Robyn
Watch the Boston Red Sox Rage to Robyn and Tiësto After Playoff Win
What happens in the locker room stays in the locker room, right? Apparently, all bets are off when Robyn is involved. This week, the Boston Red Sox got down to a version of the iconic dance music artist’s timeless 2010 hit, “Dancing On My Own,” in a viral video. Cause for celebration was their October 11th win against the Tampa Bay Rays, clinching their upcoming appearance in the American League Championship Series. “Bonkers,” Robyn stated simply in a quote tweet. The specific song version was Tiësto‘s remix of a 2016 cover by Calum Scott. In the clip, the team can be seen euphorically singing the lyrics, which they know by heart, to the electro-pop classic. They’re even wearing yellow ski goggles to shield their eyes from a n...
Rolling Stone Has a New “500 Best Songs of All Time” List for All of Us to Complain About
This is an opinion column. The thoughts and viewpoints expressed are those of the author, Phil Scilippa. It’s been 17 long years since Rolling Stone published a list of the “500 Best Songs of All Time.” 17 years is quite a stretch of time to update the previous version, which many readers took issue with. That’s to be expected, though—after all, calling anything the “best” is subjective and entirely based on personal opinions. But the issue is: some people’s opinions are wrong. So after 17 years of moaning and complaining about the previous list, I took a gander at the new version released yesterday with a glimmer of hope in my eyes. But now I’m not sure why I bothered. Surely there should have been enough great music in t...
Kaytranada, Tycho, More to Perform at 2020 Virtual Adult Swim Festival: See the Full Lineup
As the live music industry continues its manic spiral into the virtual concert space thanks to the impact of COVID-19, the prospect of physical shows remains dubious. Ergo, the 2020 edition of Adult Swim‘s annual music festival will be a virtual affair, and organizers have shared the event’s sensational musical lineup. Joining dance music icon Robyn, who was previously announced as one of the festival’s headliners, are Kaytranada, Tycho, Thundercat, Loraine James, Mt. Joy, Rico Nasty, J.I.D, and more. The fest also promises exclusive streams with talent from Rick and Morty and The Eric Andre Show, among other popular Adult Swim titles. Fans can expect comedy segments, panels, and meet-and-greets, and brand new merchandise drops. Fans of hip-hop su...
Robyn Announced as Musical Headliner of Upcoming Adult Swim Virtual Festival
Electronic music icon Robyn is one of a bevy of artists set to appear at Adult Swim‘s upcoming virtual festival. In addition to the fabled “Dancing On My Own” artist, whose musical performance is slated as “Robyn Presents Club Domo,” the fest will include heavy metal band Mastodon as well as exclusive livestreams with talent from Rick and Morty and The Eric Andre Show. Fans can also expect comedy, panels, and meet-and-greets as well as exclusive festival merchandise and “unexpected surprises,” according to Deadline. Adult Swim Fans of hip-hop super duo Run the Jewels are also in for a treat. The Adult Swim Festival will feature the exclusive world premiere of the Run The Jewels x Cyberpunk 2077 musi...
Mastodon and Robyn Set to Headline Adult Swim Festival
Today, Adult Swim announced the 2020 edition of its annual festival, and like so many other events this year, it’s going virtual. The global livestream takes place next month and boasts performances from Robyn and Mastodon, as well as exclusive live streams with talent from Rick and Morty and The Eric Andre Show, a world premiere of Run the Jewels x Cyberpunk 2077 music video, a special edition of Toonami where hosts Tom and Sarah will give you the scoop on the new Playstation PS5. More than 20 additional musical acts and live streams are set to be announced closer to the event. The festival’s merchandise store is going virtual too, offering items like Power to the People face masks — designed in partnership with Run the Jewels with proceeds benefiting the ACLU — Adult ...
Saturday Night Live: 20 of Biggest Breakthrough Musical Performances Since 2000
Saturday Night Live is back! The late-night sketch comedy returns to NBC for the start of its 46th season on Saturday. After spending half of last season shooting at-home episodes due to the pandemic, promos for the show have revealed the cast is back at 30 Rock’s Studio H8 and ready to put on a show. Former SNL cast member Chris Rock (’90-’93) will host the season premiere, which also features the debut performance of hip-hop’s woman of the moment – Megan Thee Stallion. Over the years, the long-running late-night series has featured some iconic performances, usually bringing in artists at a pivotal moment in their career and giving them a legendary platform to transfix America. And so, in that spirit (and because it’s 2020), SPIN looks back at some of the biggest breakthrough pe...
Listen to a Preview of Robyn’s Upcoming Collaboration With Jónsi, “Salt Licorice”
Fresh off the 10-year anniversary of her iconic single “Dancing On My Own,” Robyn is releasing some brand new music. The renowned Swedish singer-songwriter and dance music producer has teamed up with fellow contemporary music icon Jónsi for “Salt Licorice,” a collaborative single scheduled for release on Wednesday, September 30th. Jónsi, who is the frontman of fabled Icelandic band Sigur Rós, posted a preview of the track via social media, sharing a short teaser wherein fans can get a taste of honey before the release of the hive. The clip features quirky sound design, highlighted by funky bells and menacing, distorted basslines. The madcap music is set against an eerie visual backdrop, which features polychromatic, zombie-like fig...
Members of Spirit Adrift, Royal Thunder Cover Robyn’s ‘Ever Again’
Two Minutes to Late Night closed out Labor Day Weekend with an unexpected cover of Robyn’s “Ever Again,” off her 2018 LP, Honey. Drawing inspiration from Thin Lizzy, 2M2LN host Jordan Olds, aka Gwarsenio Hall, took on guitar duties, bringing in Nate Garrett of Spirit Adrift, Troy Sanders (Mastodon, Killer Be Killed and Gone Is Gone) on bass and Ben Koller (Killer Be Killed, Converge, Mutoid Man and All Pigs Must Die), who took his place at the drumkit. Royal Thunder’s Mlny Parsonz returns with “another fake mustache” as the cover’s singer. “Call your girlfriend, the boys are back in town! We covered Robyn as if it were a Thin Lizzy song and Mlny’s back with another fake mustache,” Two Minutes to Late Night captioned the video. Two Minutes to Late Night has done a number of other notab...
SG Lewis Teams Up with Channel Tres and Robyn to Make a Major “Impact”
SG Lewis also announced his debut album coming later this year. SG Lewis is here to make an “Impact” alongside Channel Tres and Robyn. When three artists of this caliber come together on a track, you know magic is on the way. Together they deliver a single you’ll be dancing to long after summer is over. “Impact is possibly my favorite record I’ve ever been a part of,” said SG Lewis in a press release. “The chemistry between Channel and Robyn is so powerful, and creates something so unique. Channel is an artist I believe will go on to create a musical legacy as important as the one Robyn has already created, and to have the two of them on this record together is insane.” “Working with my good friend TEED again on the production is a...
The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s
Why now? Because — and there’s no reason to ignore the elephant in the room: SPIN stewardship has changed hands many, many times since we made the online jump — we got our chance. Because plenty of our favorite albums of the last 10 years could still use a boost. Because some of the already unanimously beloved music on this list still merits further praise. Because we relish excuses to sound off on the music that’s affected us the most and to enlist some of our favorite writers to do so. Because the works of art below serve as a reminder that the 2010s weren’t all bad. Because lord knows we need the distraction. Because it’s fun. There’s a lot of music that isn’t on this list. Which, duh, but plenty of artists whose work defined the decade for many, many people, including many of us, ...
Watch Robyn Use a Selfie Stick to Rock Out to “Dancing On My Own” in Quarantine Video
A little over ten years ago, the music world was rocked when Robyn released “Dancing On My Own.” The song would go on to become an unofficial anthem for the LGBTQ+ community, universally uniting those who’ve felt cast away to the shadows through the themes of isolation and loneliness. To this day you can’t go to a Pride parade and not hear this track being belt out by the masses. The song now comes with a different meaning due to the unwavering stay at home ordinances in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and its beauty has now been reignited by the queen herself. She recently shared a quarantine video, which is directed by Crille Forsberg, Maria ‘Decida’ Wahlberg, and Robyn herself, in which she performs “Dancing On My Own”...
Robyn Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Iconic Single “Dancing On My Own”
Since its release on May 28th, 2010, Robyn‘s iconic single “Dancing On My Own” has stood the test of time as one of the singer’s most influential songs. To celebrate the monumental ten-year anniversary of her seminal single, Robyn sat down with BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat to look back on “Dancing On My Own” and reflect on the person she was when she released it. “‘Dancing On My Own’ sometimes felt like a teenage version of me that I was happy to let go of,” she said. “I went through a lot of therapy, worked on myself and healed myself. Now I’m back loving it. I don’t feel conflicted and I love performing it and playing it live.” The Grammy-nominated dance music treasure has been quite candid as of l...
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