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August Alsina says that he is no longer speaking to Trey Songz after collaborating on his song "I Love This S**t" due to Songz "ego and attitude." Read More »
Tupac's message transcends color, time, and boarders. All the way from California to Sweden Tupac's influence is uncanny. Icona Pop's new single "Girlfriend" is an example of Pac's influence as the Swedish duo revealed to Page 31, that Tupac was on their mind while in the studio. Read More »
Swedish duo Icona Pop is following up their international hit, "I Love It" with "All Night," the second single off their forthcoming debut album, This Is...Icona Pop. Read More »
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Robin Thicke recently broke into the world of top 40 with his smash hit "Blurred Lines." In an interesting twist, he has decided to return to his roots (sultry bedroom jams) by taking another summertime smash (for those who didn't get their fill of it last summer), Icona Pop's "I Love It", and turning it into a panty-dropper. Read More »
Florence Welch and Dev Hynes have put a new spin on a pop megahit. At a Human Rights Campaign benefit, the Florence + The Machine singer covered Icona Pop's "I Love It," and the result is equal parts beautiful and haunting. Read More »
I've been lucky enough to see Swedish DJ duo Icona Pop's gradual move up the charts (and subsequent "holy crap this song is everywhere" explosion) over the last year on the strength of their song "I Love It." I first encountered the track as part of a "songs of summer 2012" playlist (I did not yet know that it would become a "song of summer 2013"). After that, I heard the song start to get spins on Sirius' indie station XMU. The song eventually made the jump to alt rock stations before becoming a bona fide Top 40 smash/shoe commercial anthem. Obviously, they needed another well-timed jam to capitalize on that success. "Girlfriend" is that jam, a hook-heavy blast that builds off of a 2Pac line most fans will recognize from Beyonce & Jay-Z's "'03 Bonnie and Clyde." Read More »
