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Watch Elton John, Weyes Blood, CHVRCHES, Billy Nomates, and Other Highlights from Glastonbury 2023

Plus Caroline Polachek, Manic Street Preachers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Young Fathers, Hot Chip, Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, and More

Jun 26, 2023

If you missed the Glastonbury Music Festival this last weekend, never fear. This is your one-stop shop for many of the performances, including highlights from Elton John, Weyes Blood, CHVRCHES, Billy Nomates, Caroline Polachek, Manic Street Preachers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Young Fathers, and many others. More

Jun 23, 2023

Canadian popstar Carly Rae Jepsen has shared a new song, “Shy Boy.” More

Mar 28, 2023

Boygenius, the supergroup featuring Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers, are releasing their debut full-length album, the record, this Friday via Interscope. Now they have announced some North American tour dates for this summer. A slew of openers are spread across the tour, depending on the date, including Carly Rae Jepsen, Broken Social Scene, Bartees Strange, Claud, and Illuminati Hotties. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Shares New Single “The Loneliest Time” Featuring Rufus Wainwright

The Loneliest Time Due Out October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope

Oct 07, 2022

Carly Rae Jepsen has shared a new single, “The Loneliest Time,” a duet with Rufus Wainwright. It is the latest release from Jepsen’s upcoming album of the same name, which will be out on October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Shares Video For New Single “Talking To Yourself”

The Loneliest Time Due Out October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope

Sep 16, 2022

Carly Rae Jepsen has shared a video for her new single, “Talking To Yourself.” It is the latest release from her newly-announced album, The Loneliest Time, which will be out on October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Shares New Single “Beach House”

The Loneliest Time Due Out October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope

Aug 05, 2022

Carly Rae Jepsen has shared a new single, “Beach House.” It is the latest release from her newly-announced album, The Loneliest Time, which will be out on October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Announces New Album

The Loneliest Time Due Out October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope

Aug 02, 2022

Carly Rae Jepsen has announced the release of a new album, The Loneliest Time, which will be out on October 21 via 604/Schoolboy/Interscope. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Announces North American Tour

Tickets Go On Sale This Friday

Jun 07, 2022

Carly Rae Jepsen has announced a fall North American tour. Empress Of will support tour dates from September 24 to November 5. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (June 10) at 10 a.m. local time. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Father John Misty, Arlo Parks, Phoenix, Carly Rae Jepsen, and More

Plus IAN SWEET, Angel Olsen, Tomberlin, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Aug 21, 2020

Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2020. The Democrats had a virtual Democratic National Convention and made a convincing case against reelecting Donald Trump and for electing Joe Biden. Not that we needed convincing. More

Aug 18, 2020

Pop princess Carly Rae Jepsen is back with a new single and accompanying video for “Me and the Boys in the Band,” a track all about, well, missing touring with her boys in the band (who are featured in the video). More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Madeline Kenney, Wilco, Phoebe Bridgers, Deradoorian, and More

Plus Khruangbin, Sad13, Sondre Lerche, Owen Pallett, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 22, 2020

Welcome to the nineteenth Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s another week under quarantine, the same as the last week. This week we were quite indecisive about our favorite songs and even polled our readers on Facebook and Twitter, which helped a little. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Surprise Releases New Album; Stream It Here

Dedicated: Side B Comes One year After Dedicated

May 21, 2020

Pop queen Carly Rae Jepsen delivered this morning. About a year after Jepsen released her fourth studio album, Dedicated, the singer surprised fans with Dedicated: Side B this morning. The record is a compilation of 12 tracks that didn’t make the original LP. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Shares Video for “Want You In My Room”

Dedicated Out Now via School Boy/Interscope

Sep 19, 2019

Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen released a new album, Dedicated, back in May via School Boy/Interscope (stream it here). Now she has shared a fun video for the album’s “Want You In My Room.” More

Album of the Week: The National

Alex Lahey Is the Runner-up (Plus Stream New Albums and EPs from Interpol; Carly Rae Jepsen; Tyler, The Creator; and More)

May 17, 2019

The National released a new album, I Am Easy to Find, today via 4AD and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album her, as well as on a strong runner-up that was almost our Album of the Week. There are also streams of other notable albums released today. More

May 17, 2019

Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen has released a new album, Dedicated, today via School Boy/Interscope. She has shared a video for the album’s “Too Much” and last night she performed the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Plus now that the album is out you can stream the whole album here. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Shares New Song “Too Much”

Dedicated Due Out May 17 via School Boy/Interscope

May 09, 2019

Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen is releasing a new album, Dedicated, on May 17 via School Boy/Interscope. Now she has shared another song from it, “Too Much.” More

Carly Rae Jepsen Shares New Song “Julien”

Dedicated Due Out May 17 via School Boy/Interscope

Apr 19, 2019

Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen is releasing a new album, Dedicated, on May 17 via School Boy/Interscope. Now she has shared another song from it, album opener “Julien.” More

Carly Rae Jepsen Announces New Album and Tour

Dedicated Due Out May 17 via School Boy/Interscope

Apr 01, 2019

Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen has announced a new album, Dedicated, and some summer tour dates. Dedicated is due out May 17 via School Boy/Interscope. Below is the album’s cover art and the tour dates. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Really, Really Loves Her Cat in the “Now That I Found You” Video

From Her Forthcoming New Album on School Boy/Interscope

Mar 14, 2019

Last month Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen shared two new songs: “Now That I Found You” and “No Drug Like Me.” Now she has shared a video for “Now That I Found You,” in which she really, really loves her cat (or cats). The video also references Breakfast at Tiffany’s (but thankfully without that film’s outdated Asian stereotypes). More

Feb 27, 2019

Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen has shared two new songs: “Now That I Found You” and “No Drug Like Me.” They follow “Party For One,” a new song she shared a video for back in November (it was one of our Songs of the Week). More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Andrew Bird, Deerhunter, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cass McCombs, and More

Plus Tim Heidecker, Bill Ryder-Jones, Thundercat, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Nov 02, 2018

It was shaping up to be a weak week for Songs of the Week, but then our #1 track emerged today and we dug a little deeper through the week’s songs and put together a compelling Top 10. It’s an eclectic mix of political songs, catchy mainstream pop, a strange sci-fi spoken word track, and some unapologetic guitar indie rock. More

Carly Rae Jepsen Shares a Video for New Song “Party For One”

New Single Out Now via School Boy/Interscope

Nov 01, 2018

Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen has shared a brand new song, “Party For One,” via a video for the track. Bardia Zeinali directed the video, which features Jepsen singing and dancing in her underwear in a hotel room. More

Outside Lands 2018 Lineup: Florence + The Machine, Janet Jackson, CHVRCHES, Beck, Bon Iver, and More

Plus The Weeknd, Huey Lewis and the News, Father John Misty, Broken Social Scene, Jamie xx, Mac DeMarco, Jessie Ware, Perfume Genius, Lucy Dacus, James Blake, and More

Apr 03, 2018

Outside Lands have announced their 2018 lineup. The festival goes down August 10 - 12 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The headliners are Florence + The Machine, Janet Jackson, and The Weeknd. More

Blood Orange Shares “Better Than Me” Video Featuring Carly Rae Jepsen

Blood Orange Shares “Better Than Me” Video Featuring Carly Rae Jepsen

Dec 16, 2016

Blood Orange (aka Devonté Hynes) released an acclaimed new album, Freetown Sound, back in June via Domino. Now he has shared a new video for “Better Than Me.” Hynes directed the clip, which features him and various dancers in an empty dance studio space filled with large windows. Carly Rae Jepsen, who sings on the song, also appears in the video. More

Nov 20, 2015

Personally I don’t get all the Poptimism and fuss about Carly Rae Jepsen. E•MO•TION, her album from earlier this year, was okay for a pop record, but to my ears not worthy of the praise it got in most circles. But who doesn’t like Wham!‘s “Last Christmas?” More




Reviews

Aug 09, 2023

Under the Radar went to Lollapalooza last weekend and had a blast! More

Oct 26, 2022

Carly Rae Jepsen built her career on the peripheries of love—the first move toward a crush on mega-hit “Call Me Maybe,” the Springsteenian desire to escape life’s worries with a lover on “Run Away With Me,” and the haunting daydreams of missed opportunities on “Julien.” More

Oct 17, 2022

Carly Rae Jepsen’s “The So Nice Tour” marked it’s halfway point at Denver’s Mission Ballroom last Wednesday, complete with pop anthems, confetti, and outfit changes. Our photographer Joshua Mellin was on the scene. More

Sep 07, 2015

As creator of that song—that song being one of modern pop’s greatest moments, “Call Me Maybe”—Carly Rae Jepsen‘s destiny was seemingly carved out: a one hit wonder, flash in the pan with very limited shelf life. But that’s not how things have mapped out. Today Jepsen is the pet project of a creative hipsterati that’s determined to prove pop is cooler than you, or I, could possibly ever imagine. More