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Lizzo Covered Adele’s ‘Someone Like You’ In An 8-Year-Old Youtube Video And...

Lizzo has risen to stardom when her 2017 song, “Truth Hurts,” gained popularity after being featured in the Netflix original movie, Someone Great. After breaking out into the mainstream, the singer...

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Cat Power’s ‘Covers’ Album Features Songs By Everybody From Ryan Gosling To...

Cat Power dropped her latest album, Wanderer, in 2018, and now she’s ready to follow it up. Instead of a set of originals, though, the new project is a covers collection. The album, appropriately...

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Watch Cat Power’s Video For Her Cover Of ‘Pa Pa Power’ By The Ryan...

Cat Power’s new album of cover songs (aptly-titled, Covers) has already yielded dashing renditions of Frank Ocean’s “Bad Religion” and “A Pair Of Brown Eyes” by The Pogues. Today, she dropped the video...

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Cat Power Previews Her ‘Covers’ Album With A Billie Holiday Track And A...

A couple months ago now, Cat Power (aka Chan Marshall) announced Covers, a new album consisting of, yes, cover versions of other artists’ songs. (This release is not to be confused with her 2000 covers...

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This Version Of ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’ Created On An iPad Does Not Need...

Most people go directly to the Saturday Night Live “Cow Bell” sketch when they hear Blue Oyster Cult’s classic “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper.” Hell, I did with my image choices and headline and so did the...

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This Rendition Of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Is Utterly Horrifying

There is no better way to explain what you’re watching than to simply write three words: gingers, mouths, and beat-boxing. Those three things are supposed to remain separate at all times, yet one...

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This 1920s-Style Cover Of ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Is Way Smoother Than Bootleg...

Postmodern Jukebox does a lot of cool covers, taking some popular hits and flipping genres to something jazzier and vintage. That worked out especially well for this Valentine’s Day Massacre-inspired...

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Let This Banjo Cover Of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ Ease You Into The Week

Still trying to start the work week? Here’s a little metal classic to get you going, but it’s all banjos, so it won’t shock you into a headache. Banjo Guy Ollie put together a fantastic arrangement of...

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This Official Look At Vision From ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Contains A Nod To...

We’ve had some peeks at The Vision from Avengers: Age of Ultron in the past, but nothing too official has bubbled to the top to give us a glimpse at the heroic android. Luckily Entertainment Weekly’s...

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Thirteen Years Later, Ryan Adams Gives Us The Bryan Adams Cover We’ve Waited For

Almost 13 years ago, during a Ryan Adams concert at Nashville’s famous Ryman Auditorium, a fan yelled out the request of Bryan Adams’ “Summer of ’69.” Then he did it again, and again, and again until...

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In Honor Of Mother’s Day, Here Are 5 Covers Of Danzig’s ‘Mother’

Nothing says Mother’s Day like Danzig. (This is not true even a little bit, but just go with it.) And since Sunday is Mother’s Day, and we like to promote any opportunity to post Danzig-related...

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Slap Da Bass Along With These Essential YouTube Covers Of Rush’s ‘Tom Sawyer’

Rush fandom drives people to some insane lengths. Case in point: Back in April, we introduced you to RicKy Syers and his puppet Chopsy doing a cover of “Tom Sawyer” by Rush on a drumset made of tin...

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Michael Shannon Covered Two Songs By The Smiths, And It Wasn’t Creepy At All

Michael Shannon spends most of his existence creeping audiences out in movies like The Iceman and shows like Boardwalk Empire, but he changed course to deliver his best Charming Man impression on...

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Here Are Some Of The Freshest ‘Fresh Prince’ Theme Song Covers On YouTube

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air has been off the air since 1996 – long before Will Smith’s hair-whipping daughter Willow was even conceived – but its iconic theme song lives on. Yesterday, we showed you a...

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Wait, Zayn Malik Released A Cover Of Rae Sremmurd’s ‘No Type’?

In his post-One Direction existence, Zayn Malik has kept a low profile. Well, except for when his former bandmates took a swipe at him on social media. Now the world is getting a glance at what he may...

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Celebrate The 15th Anniversary Of ‘Thong Song’ With These Interesting Covers

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Sisqo’s Earth-shattering summertime hit, “Thong Song,” Baltimore radio station WTMD asked seven bands to cover the track. The result is… very interesting to say...

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This Is The Best Cover Of Crowded House’s ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ You’ll Hear...

Jenn Wasner is primarily known for her work with Wye Oak, but recently she has been staking out on her own with a solo project called Flock of Dimes. You may also know Wasner from the fact she’s...

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This Guy Utterly Nailed A Karaoke Version Of Whitney Houston’s ‘I Have Nothing’

There are a lot of great karaoke singers out there, and most of them don’t get to surf the supreme wave of momentary internet fame. Most of them can recall the uplifting sound of Whitney Houston...

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GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS: Marvel puts women front-and-center in their new line-up

Marvel unveiled the seismic shift coming to their universe this October with the release of their ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT preview magazine, featuring a whopping forty-five brand-new titles launching this...

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Watch Some Guy Cover Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood’ In 20 Different Styles

A gentleman by the name of Anthony Vincent has a series on YouTube called “Ten Second Songs.” In these videos, Vincent does covers of popular songs in a variety of different “styles.” He’s not a...

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Taylor Swift Bestowed Her Approval Upon Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Blank Space’ Cover

Kelly Clarkson covered Blank Space and YES. http://t.co/qwhXSxPOEx — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 26, 2015 On Saturday night, Kelly Clarkson performed to a packed house in Toronto. She included...

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Mark Ronson And Some Other Really Good Musicians Covered Queens Of The Stone Age

Mark Ronson, who has had himself a fine year on the strength of “Uptown Funk,” was a guest on Australian radio station Triple J’s show “Like a Version,” where he was joined by Kiran J. Callinan, Tame...

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Exclusive: Gotham’s ladies are ready to fight on BATGIRL #46 & GOTHAM ACADEMY...

When most people think “Gotham” they think of Batman. But a city housing millions of people doesn”t revolve around one eccentric billionaire with a penchant for vigilante justice. There”s also...

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Listen To Titus Andronicus’ Patrick Stickles Cover The Weeknd’s ‘The Hills’

Punk rockers Titus Andronicus and R&B sleazemeister The Weeknd both had new albums come out recently. Titus Andronicus’ The Most Lamentable Tragedy is a sprawling, ambitious concept album that...

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10 Sasha Banks Theme Remixes, Mashups, And Covers To Get You Through The Rest...

Happy Wednesday, folks! For most of us, that means we’re at the halfway mark in our work week, and need something to help power us through those strenuous last few days. For me, it was the idea that...

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Listen To An Orchestral Cover Of Guns N’ Roses

There are rumors swirling about a Guns N’ Roses reunion. A good reunion, with the band members you care about, not the one involving, you know, the version with Buckethead or whatever. However, let’s...

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Exclusive: Archie’s a fool for Lodge in ARCHIE #7 while JUGHEAD #5 saves Pop!

Next March, a brand-new chapter begins in Riverdale as Archie Andrews moves on from his childhood sweetheart Betty Cooper now that the terrible #LipstickIncident that tore their love asunder has been...

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Exclusive: Take a gander at the covers for ARCHIE #8 and JUGHEAD #6

If you”ve been paying attention to Archie Comics rebooted Riverdale universe, you know some things never change. You can update the clothes. You can modernize the plots with social media hashtag...

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These Modern Day Sam Cooke Covers Will Help You Fully Appreciate The King Of...

Getty/Uproxx Sam Cooke only lived for 33 years before he was tragically killed in 1964. But, by then, he had already left enough of an impact on music to be considered the King of Soul. After crossing...

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Justin Timberlake Totally Kills It With His Cover Of Bel Biv DeVoe’s Classic...

We are at the point where Justin Timberlake is essentially a musical force and can’t be stopped. He’s been through the boy band process, he’s gone solo to great acclaim, he’s shown he has chops to go...

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Justin Bieber’s ‘Sorry’ Gets Taken For A Spin In The Style Of Selena Gomez,...

Justin Bieber‘s recent-ish smash “Sorry” can be ticked off as a verified pop success. How do we know this? The tune’s gotten the Ten Second Songs treatment, which tends to be a reliable metric these...

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Shinsuke Nakamura’s NXT Theme Is Already Spawning Some Great Covers

Former IWGP Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura made his highly-anticipated WWE debut back at NXT TakeOver: Dallas. The King of Strong Style made a memorable and impressive first outing,...

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This Senator’s Cringe-Worthy ‘She Works Hard For The Money’ Cover Ruins A...

WATCH: Senator leads @HillaryClinton supporters in rendition of “She Works Hard for the Money.”https://t.co/FMrIAAfgLu — ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 25, 2016 While Republican presidential...

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Dixie Chicks Cover Beyonce’s ‘Daddy Lessons’ After A Country Music Critic...

Hey, Big City Girl With Country Superstar Dreams. Throw away that guitar because unless you’re recording that achy breaky heart love song at a Tennessee studio, it’s not actually country music, so...

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Exclusive: Betty is ready to fight Veronica (on stage) in ARCHIE #11

Breaking up is easy. Moving on? Not so much. Even with It-Couple Archie Andrews and Betty Cooper calling it quits months ago, untangling a relationship that”s lasted most of your life isn”t easy....

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This 68-Year-Old Scottish Woman Covering Drake’s Hottest Lines Is The Reason...

There are two things you need to know about 68-year-old Bette Reynolds: She loves Drake because he’s “good to his mom” and she uses Vine better than most people do their actual jobs. And the Scottish...

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Car Seat Headrest Drenched Frank Ocean’s ‘Ivy’ In Indie Rock Angst

Car Seat Headrest are catnip for people who look around and wonder where all of indie music’s guitars went. But far from going full Alex Turner and becoming the granddad preaching about real rock n’...

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Local Natives Do Their Best To Not Anger The Hive With Their Cover Of...

Local Natives‘ decision to cover Beyoncé is risky as all hell. On the one hand, you might draw the attention of the The BeyHive, a group that can turn your life into a living hell of emojis and...

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Watch Little Big Town Electrify Alicia Keys’‘Fallin’ With Country Harmonies

Alicia Keys‘ “Fallin'” doesn’t need a signal boost from anyone. It was a mega-hit at the time of its release, won three Grammys and established Keys as a star. That being said, beloved country act...

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Rae Sremmurd’s ‘Black Beatles’ Sounds Just As Incredible As A Violin...

You might have missed it if you were awash in a wave of Kermit and Joe Biden memes. But people who were hanging around the Rae Sremmurd-y part of the internet last week — unable to leave, almost like...

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Watch Lorde Emotionally Cover Robyn’s ‘Hang With Me’ In Support Of Queer Youth

Lorde’s star-making debut came out over three years ago. And since then fans have been longing for a follow-up while the young Kiwi singer has kept a relatively low profile. But she made a rare...

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National Geographic Puts Trans Person On The Cover For First Time In Its...

National Geographic is known for its iconic covers. And in the 130 years the yellow-bound magazine has been publishing, it’s printed more than 1,500 of them, all featuring jaw-dropping and important...

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Chris Martin Showed Up To A Tiny New York Venue To Cover Prince, Leonard...

It can be hard to believe, wrapped up cozily in your proper music opinions from the correct magazines and blogs, but Coldplay has hella fans. There are tons of people in the world for whom Coldplay is...

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Matthew E. White And Flo Morrissey Made A Frank Ocean Cover That’s Actually...

All Frank Ocean covers should be approached with a certain baseline of respect. Covering someone who carries his most-famous songs largely via the otherworldy power of his voice is just asking to crash...

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The 1975 Superfan Lorde Covers ‘Somebody Else,’ Her ‘Most-Listened-To Song’...

2016 could be considered the year of The 1975, at least if you’re Lorde, that is. She seems to have discovered the band last summer and tweeted that July that even though she hasn’t “listened to very...

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Metallica Leads Manchester In An Emotional Rendition Of Oasis’‘Don’t Look...

What a moment!! ?Goosebumps..??#wearemanchester#westandtogether#welovemcr#metinmanchester #dontlookbackinanger pic.twitter.com/dSvxqj81tU — Lars Ulrich (@larsulrich) October 29, 2017 After May’s...

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Get Ready For The Long-Rumored Car Seat Headrest And Smash Mouth Collaboration

Debuting This Thursday on XMU! @siriusxmu @SIRIUSXM @carseatheadrest @GregCampMusic @jennylsq @soundmanagement @Steveharwell #CarSmash pic.twitter.com/TFNaAkVMP2 — Smash Mouth (@smashmouth) February...

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Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst, And Soccer Mommy Covered Sheryl Crow In A...

Phoebe Bridgers and Soccer Mommy sold out both of their shows at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn this week, which is not surprising in the least. Bridgers’ 2017 album Stranger in the Alps...

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Charlotte Gainsbourg Performed An Airy Cover Of Kanye West’s ‘Runaway’

Tout de suite @cgainsbourg nous offre une reprise de "Runaway" de Kanye West. #Taratata pic.twitter.com/m1iOuTg1sy — Taratata Officiel (@Taratata) February 23, 2018 French-British singer Charlotte...

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Car Seat Headrest Covered Frank Ocean’s ‘White Ferrari’ And It Was Beautiful

Getty Image Car Seat Headrest frontman Will Toledo is just like us. And by that we mean he is also obsessed with Frank Ocean. Toledo has hinted to his love of the singer-songwriter and creator of the...

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