Phoebe Bridgers finally officially released her cover of The Cure’s “Friday I’m In Love” via Spotify alongside a new recorded version of “Scott Street” both recorded at Spotify Studios in New York City. The back-to-back tracks arrive just shortly before the 2021 GRAMMYs where she’s in the running for Best New Artist, Best Alternative Music Album for
Punisher and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for “Kyoto.”
IDK – “Back In Blood (Freestyle)” / “Gravity (Cover)”
IDK has dropped off his own takes on Pooh Shiesty and Lil Durk’s “Back In Blood” and Brent Faiyaz and Tyler, the Creator’s “Gravity.” The covers mark his first release of 2021, following “2 Cents” in November 2020 and his
Certified Lover Boy album, Drake dropped a new EP entitled
Scary Hours 2. The three-track project features guest verses from Rick Ross and Lil Baby, and will hopefully tide some fans over until the upcoming album’s release which DJ Akademiks reported to be before April 2021.
Tyler, the Creator – “Tell Me How”
Tyler, the Creator officially released “Tell Me How” on streaming services. The track was created for a Coca-Cola commercial that debuted in late February 2021, with the artist previously sharing he played the flute for the song’s intro.
Yaw Tog x Stormzy x Kwesi Arthur – “Sore (Remix)”
Yaw Tog has enlisted Stormzy and Kwesi Arthur for a remix of his 2020 hit, “Sore.” The four-and-a-half-minute track arrives with an accompanying visual that sees the three surrounded by friends and high energy in Ghana, and is set to appear on the 19-year-old rapper’s upcoming album
Experimental pop polymath Jean Dawson dropped off his striking documentary,
BURNOUT. The seven-and-a-half-minute piece is an intimate self-portrait that chronicles his life and the world he’s created, and is complete with
Blade Runner-esque visuals and a music score from Zach Fogarty. Directed and conceived by Dawson himself,
BURNOUT sees a more vulnerable side of him as he expresses his doubts, fears and hopes.
Freddie Gibbs - ”Winter In America”
Freddie Gibbs is commemorating Black History Month with “Winter in America,” a cover of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson’s 1975 track. The solemn rendition takes listeners by surprise as they hear the artist step out of his comfort zone and beautifully sing throughout the three-and-a-half-minute track a skill he’ll hopefully incorporate more of in his future material.