Stereogum — Blood Orange and Samantha Urbani were the musical guests on last night’s Kimmel, and they brought four backup dancers with them. They sang Cupid Deluxe track “It Is What It Is” and gave a thoroughly mesmerizing performance with some very involv... more info

Perez Hilton — We loved the raw realness of Britney Jean… But did you know tons of songs slated for albums get lost in the musical abyss?! So that's why we were thrilled when two demo tracks (looked at for Britney Spears' latest LP) surfaced online this week! T... more info

Stereogum — If you’ve never lived in New York, you may have never experienced the whole secret-show rush: You find out about a famous band playing in some way-too-small club tonight, you freak out, you rush to the venue, you pull every string available to get ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Julian Casablancas @ Shea Stadium (via thedirtygrand) Blood Orange @ Shea Stadium (via noahisawesome) As predicted, Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas played a secret show with his new band The Voidz at cozy Brooklyn DIY joint Shea Stadium tonight (... more info

Stereogum — As Blood Orange, Dev Hynes is an underground pop star unto himself. As a songwriter and producer, he helped Solange and Sky Ferreira find their own kinds of cool-kid stardom, and he’s worked with a ton of very good artists in the past few years. Br... more info

Stereogum — The Chairlift frontwoman Caroline Polachek has been very busy in the last 12 months: Writing for Beyoncé, singing with Blood Orange and SBTRKT, and releasing her own solo album as Ramona Lisa. She’s also put together a Ramona Lisa live show that i... more info

Stereogum — The list of stars on the new Arthur Russell tribute, Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell, is pretty blinding, but even among acts like Blood Orange, Sufjan Stevens, and Hot Chip, Robyn shines pretty brightly. So too does her cover of Russell’s “... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Dominick Mastrangelo Outkast / Janelle Monae / Blood Orange Earlier this month, we sent longtime BrooklynVegan contributor Dominick Mastrangelo to the three-day 2014 Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland. Here's his report and photos from Day 3... Th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Adela Loconte The Strokes at The Chelsea / Interpol at Boulevard Pool in Las Vegas last week The 2014 FYF Fest wraps up in Los Angeles today (8/24) with sets from The Strokes, Darkside, Blood Orange, Built to... more info

Stereogum — Blood Orange singer Dev Hynes and his girlfriend Samantha Urbani (formerly of Friends) were assaulted by security guards after their set at Lollapalooza several weeks ago, during which they spoke about racism and police brutality and wore homemade sh... more info