James Blake recently took to social media to talk about the economics of the music industry. The posting started after Blake responded to a quote of his discussing his cover of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed” that came out in 2020 — Blake also helped produce and write the original 2016 track. Blake originally pos...

“Musicians should be able to generate income via their music. Do you want good music or do you want what you paid for?”The post James Blake on TikTok and fairness for artists: “The brainwashing worked and now people think music is free” appeared first on NME.

"This project is so left for both of us"The post Lil Yachty and James Blake prepare collaborative album ‘Bad Cameo’: “This is real” appeared first on NME.

In 2023 Lil Yachty pivoted from rap to psychedelic rock with his polarizing record Let’s Start Here. This year, in addition to his own non-album singles, he’s appeared on tracks with Faye Webster, Fred Again.., Kid Cudi, and Chief Keef. Now the prolific rapper is teasing a collaborative album with James Blake called Bad Cameo.

Last night, Don Toliver performed at the California edition of Rolling Loud and brought out some special guests. Justin Bieber, fresh off his Justice world tour cancelation, came out to do their recent collab “Landing Strip.” James Blake also got on stage to do his feature on “Let Her Go.” And Kali Uchis, ...