https://www.spin.com Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:23:49 +0000 en-US https://assets.spin.com/wp-content/themes/spin/assets/images/spin-logo_feed.png https://www.spin.com 125 40 Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More hourly 1 https://www.spin.com/2016/10/macklemore-drug-dealer-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2016/10/macklemore-drug-dealer-stream/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:17:39 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=211900 Ariana DeBoo is on hook duty. The song is a schmaltzy, piano-backed song that focuses on Macklemore's own struggles with addiction, the… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/10/macklemore-drug-dealer-stream/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2016/03/review-macklemore-ryan-lewis-are-the-best-kind-of-bleached-assholes-on-this-unruly-mess-ive-made/ https://www.spin.com/2016/03/review-macklemore-ryan-lewis-are-the-best-kind-of-bleached-assholes-on-this-unruly-mess-ive-made/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2016 19:03:58 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=184709 7SPIN Rating: 7 of 10Release Date: February 26, 2016Label: Self-releasedTwo people whom there will never be a consensus on are Kanye West and Macklemore. Their very artistic existence represents the division that imbalances us as human beings in society; they are repelling magnets, the opposite ends of a spectrum, regardless of what you think those… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/03/review-macklemore-ryan-lewis-are-the-best-kind-of-bleached-assholes-on-this-unruly-mess-ive-made/feed/ 1 https://www.spin.com/2016/02/2016-grammys-piss-people-off-kendrick-lamar-alabama-shakes-taylor-swift-lady-gaga/ https://www.spin.com/2016/02/2016-grammys-piss-people-off-kendrick-lamar-alabama-shakes-taylor-swift-lady-gaga/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 18:42:38 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=181581 the Grammys, it's probably at least their preferred mode of viewership. Because really, no one watches music-award shows to see good work rewarded, to see pop's biggest and best stars shine their brightest, and certainly not to be exposed to any previously unfamiliar… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/02/2016-grammys-piss-people-off-kendrick-lamar-alabama-shakes-taylor-swift-lady-gaga/feed/ 4 https://www.spin.com/2016/01/macklemore-ryan-lewis-white-privilege-ii-jamila-woods-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2016/01/macklemore-ryan-lewis-white-privilege-ii-jamila-woods-stream/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:44:57 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=178501 The Heist, but the Seattle pair have been gearing up for their new one – This Unruly Mess I've Made, out February 26 and self-released — with a string of (mostly middling) new singles. They've… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/01/macklemore-ryan-lewis-white-privilege-ii-jamila-woods-stream/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2015/08/macklemore-ryan-lewis-new-single-downtown-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2015/08/macklemore-ryan-lewis-new-single-downtown-stream/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2015 13:50:28 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=159525 Update 2: To be clear, the song does not — per Macklemore's reps — actually use a sample of "Safety Dance." It just sounds incredibly similar to that song. Update: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have dropped the official video for the track. Watch the sidecar, moped, and mustache-filled clip here. After dropping… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2015/08/macklemore-ryan-lewis-new-single-downtown-stream/feed/ 2 https://www.spin.com/2015/08/macklemore-ryan-lewis-new-album-sound-like/ https://www.spin.com/2015/08/macklemore-ryan-lewis-new-album-sound-like/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:39:56 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=156330 "Growing Up (Sloane's Song)," an ode to the rapper born Ben Haggerty's two-month-old daughter, laid over low-slung guitar, warm, Sunday morning piano and an "Impeach the President"-type drum stroll. It is a very nice and sweet song that will change precisely zero people's… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2015/08/macklemore-ryan-lewis-new-album-sound-like/feed/ 1 https://www.spin.com/2015/08/stream-macklemore-ryan-lewis-new-song-growing-up/ https://www.spin.com/2015/08/stream-macklemore-ryan-lewis-new-song-growing-up/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2015 16:24:53 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=156193 "Thrift Shop" rapper and Ryan Lewis have launched their comeback with a new song — a delicate and heartfelt (if a little maudlin) number titled "Growing Up." Featuring a guest chorus from Ed Sheeran, the song is directed towards Macklemore's newborn daughter, Sloane. He explained a bit of his motivation in sharing the… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2015/08/stream-macklemore-ryan-lewis-new-song-growing-up/feed/ 1 https://www.spin.com/2014/08/outside-lands-2014-spin-best-live-photos/ https://www.spin.com/2014/08/outside-lands-2014-spin-best-live-photos/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2014 16:26:17 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2014/08/outside-lands-2014-spin-best-live-photos/ Outside Lands prides itself on its sylvan aesthetic, sprinkling artisan food booths, a comedy stage, and cooking demos throughout the trees. Oh, and there's also some music too. The 2014 installment of the fest was as raucous as ever. Kanye played the hits, delivered a… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2014/08/outside-lands-2014-spin-best-live-photos/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2014/06/ryan-lewis-fallon-video-macklemore/ https://www.spin.com/2014/06/ryan-lewis-fallon-video-macklemore/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:07:11 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2014/06/ryan-lewis-fallon-video-macklemore/ debatable earnestness, public attempts at humility, and that stupid costume that many saw as anti-Semitic, it's easy to forget that he's part of a duo with producer and DJ Ryan Lewis. While the rapper is out there getting all the attention with… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2014/06/ryan-lewis-fallon-video-macklemore/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2014/03/billboard-hot-rap-songs-of-all-time-list-macklemore/ https://www.spin.com/2014/03/billboard-hot-rap-songs-of-all-time-list-macklemore/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:50:51 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2014/03/billboard-hot-rap-songs-of-all-time-list-macklemore/ Billboard released their "Top 100 Songs of All Time" list and, unsurprisingly, it's both fascinating and frustrating. Let's begin by calling attention to how this list was constructed: It is "based on on actual performance on the weekly Hot Rap Songs chart," with some… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2014/03/billboard-hot-rap-songs-of-all-time-list-macklemore/feed/ 0