Stereogum — I mean… sure. Why not? Via Instagram, appliance manufacturer Whirlpool is giving away a limited edition Front Load Washer (capitalization theirs) that plays Outkast’s Stankonia hit “So Fresh, So Clean.” Get it? Ha ha. Big Boi, the far th... more info

Stereogum — Next month, the Seattle jazz drummer and bandleader Kassa Overall will release a new album called CREAM. It’s a cool idea for an album: A collection of instrumental jazz versions of rap classics. Since so many of those rap classics are built on ... more info

Stereogum — Kassa Overall is a jazz drummer and bandleader, and he has also dabbled in rapping and beatmaking. Later this year, he’ll follow his guest-heavy 2023 album ANIMALS with CREAM, a new instrumental collection of rap covers. On this one, Kassa Ove... more info

Stereogum — There’s a new band called WOOM, and it seems to have nothing to do with the other WOOM, a Fertile Crescent side project who got a Stereogum post in 2010. I guess “WOOM” is too good of a name to sit vacant for more than 15 years. The latest m... more info

Stereogum — The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has unveiled its latest class of inductees, again on an episode of American Idol. (Hall Of Famer James Taylor was the show’s guest judge tonight.) Seven artists are heading into the Hall as performers in 2025, and ... more info

New York Post — The rock hall is making the diva cool her high heels. more info

New York Post — Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish are some the 2025 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a list that also includes two sets of musical brothers who have had public feuds and recent reunions — the ... more info

Stereogum — It’s that time again. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has unveiled the list of 14 artist who are nominated for this year’s induction ceremony. Artists are eligible for inclusion 25 years after their first release, so anyone who put out a debut ... more info

Stereogum — The Grammy nominations were revealed on Friday (Nov. 8), and one of the most interesting nods is André 3000’s flute album New Blue Sun for Album Of The Year, sitting amongst Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Chappell Roan’s The Rise And Fall Of A M... more info

Stereogum — Legendary iconoclasts André 3000 and Erykah Badu have a long history together. In 1997, André and Badu met and fell into a brief romance, and Badu gave birth to their son Seven Sirius Benjamin. The two didn’t remain together as a couple, and B... more info