Kaytranada: Last News

IDK and Kaytranada have joined forces on a new track called ‘Taco’ – listen to it below.It’s the first single to be released from the Maryland rapper’s upcoming new album ‘Simple’, and it marks his first new music since the release of his 2021 project, ‘USEE4YOURSELF’.“And I don’t mean the truck, boy/ They comin’ with the dicks for fuckboys/ They playin’ with clips like ‘fuck toys’/ With the silence on the tip like ‘fuck noise’,” IDK raps on the song’s chorus, underscored by a jazzy breakbeat and stomping kick drums.‘Taco’ is accompanied by a video directed by IDK and Anthony Sylvester. You can watch it below.The collaboration between the pair was first teased last month when IDK shared some behind-the-scenes footage of the song’s music video on his TikTok, recorded in a neighbourhood in Southeast Washington DC.Earlier this month, IDK issued a poll for his fans to choose between ‘Taco’ or another track, ‘Breathe’, to be his first single, both with Kaytranada production, resulting in ‘Taco’ spearheading the project.In a four-star review of IDK’s ‘USEE4YOURSELF’, NME‘s Kyann-Sian Williams wrote: “Despite turning down a deal with Kanye West’s label, the strictly independent star proves that producer-rapper hybrids are still a force to be reckoned with in the rap game.

Arlo Parks has shared her cover of Kaytranada‘s ‘You’re The One’ – you can hear her rendition below.The cover has been recorded for a special edition of the Spotify Singles series which is celebrating the Best New Artist category at this year’s Grammys, which will take place on Sunday (April 3).Parks has been nominated in the category, one of two nods for the London singer/songwriter at this year’s ceremony (she’s also up for Best Alternative Music Album for her debut LP ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’), along with the likes of Glass Animals, Baby Keem and Finneas.As well as her rendition of Kaytranada’s ‘You’re The One’ – originally a collaboration with Syd which featured on the producer’s 2016 album ‘99.9%’ – Parks has also shared a new version of her most recent single ‘Softly’. Both tracks, which you can hear below, were recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.“Why it was such a joy to record my Spotify Singles session in the studio, I felt somehow part of the legend,” Parks said in a statement about the songs.“Syd’s voice in ‘You’re the One’ always had this effortless beauty to it in my eyes and I wanted to cover it to expose the romance and yearning behind the lyrics.

Almost a year after the release of her enchanting debut album Overgrown, Joyce Wrice has returned with a new song. It's called "Iced Tea," and it was produced by Kaytranada, who joined up with the San Diego singer on Overgrown's "Kaytra's Interlude." The new song doesn't mess around with the formula they established too much—"Iced Tea" is a refreshing jam for anyone that's been eager to hit the dance floor.

FADER cover stars Kaytranada and Big Boi are headlining Major League Soccer's All-Star Concert presented by Heineken next Tuesday (August 24) at the Torch, on the doorstep of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The 21+ show is one of many fan experiences in the lead-up to this year's showpiece, which will see the MLS All-Stars face off against their counterparts from Mexico's Liga MX.

Kaytranada is announcing a new run of North American tour dates. On an unrelated note, it's easier and more crucial than ever for you to get a COVID-19 vaccination.

At the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, which were held last night (March 14), a slew of LGBTQ artists and performers, including many women, took home awards.