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J Balvin: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Thursday, September 16, 2021

The reggaetón superstar kicks off our "El Tiny" takeover of the Tiny Desk (home) concert series.

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Injury Reserve, 'Outside'

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

"Outside" sets the tone for Injury Reserve's deeply claustrophobic, delightfully warped experimental hip-hop album.

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Lana Del Rey, 'Arcadia'

Friday, September 10, 2021

It's hard to get more SoCal than this.

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Lady Gaga, 'Babylon (Bree Runway & Jimmy Edgar Remix)'

Friday, September 03, 2021

Rising popstar Bree Runway and glitch-house producer Jimmy Edgar understand that Lady Gaga's original "Babylon" gives camp.

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Injury Reserve, 'Knees'

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Moved both by the loss of a founding member and a desire to return to the rap group's experimental roots, Injury Reserve's "Knees" feels like a musical left turn.

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Elton John & Dua Lipa, 'Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)'

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

What happens when you take one of the greatest hitmakers of all time, pop's current It Girl and an Australian dance music trio? You get a roller rink-ready jam.

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Bark Bark Disco, 'Borderline'

Monday, August 16, 2021

For Madonna's 63rd birthday, Bark Bark Disco slows down her early hit "Borderline" and invokes the personal whisper of a moonlight tryst.

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The Weeknd, 'Take My Breath'

Friday, August 06, 2021

The song highlights Tesfaye's sonic progression from origins of brooding minimalistic R&B, into the coke-fueled, Giorgio Moroder, dance-floor bombast he's dipped his foot in on previous records.

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Violet Chachki And Allie X, 'Mistress Violet'

Tuesday, August 03, 2021

The Drag Race queen returns with a synthwave track that channels the 1980s goth scene.

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Madonna, 'Open Your Heart (Extended Version)'

Friday, July 30, 2021

On a 35th anniversary edition of True Blue, a 10-minute version of "Open Your Heart" welcomes an intimate connection between the instrumental and Madonna's voice.

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Lil Nas X, 'INDUSTRY BABY'

Monday, July 26, 2021

As Lil Nas X becomes bolder in his lyrics and creative vision, he transcends confines of "The Gay Rapper" stereotype, carving out space as an unapologetic messiah for today's queer generation.

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City Girls, 'Twerkulator'

Friday, July 09, 2021

City Girls' latest single, "Twerkulator," bounces between sensually whispered hooks and bombastic verses guaranteed to induce a twitch of movement in even the grumpiest of grandfathers.

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J. Balvin, Skrillex, 'In Da Getto'

Tuesday, July 06, 2021

"In Da Getto" is relentless and bound to keep energy up through a long night on the dance floor.

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Turnstile, 'Holiday'

Thursday, July 01, 2021

The hardcore band the ability to lure even the most poptimistic listener with spectacular hooks.

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Tyler, The Creator, 'Lumberjack'

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

"Lumberjack" leans on the darker side of Tyler, the Creator's artistic spectrum; it's discomforting, expanding upon the sounds of 2019's Igor and calling back to his first two albums, Goblin and Wolf.

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Kylie Minogue, 'Marry The Night'

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Kylie Minogue's cover of Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night" is a club banger that will inevitably land on the speakers of every queer bar and block party, just in time for Pride.

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