Popdust Staff

Popdust Staff

Follow us on twitter @popdust

Exclusive Interview: Weiming Wang on the Future of Film, Vertical Storytelling, and Bridging Art & Algorithms

Exclusive Interview: Weiming Wang on the Future of Film, Vertical Storytelling, and Bridging Art & Algorithms

Cinema is evolving faster than ever. Between streaming wars, the rise of short-form storytelling, and the resurgence of festival-driven art films, the boundaries between screen and story are dissolving. Audiences want intimacy and immediacy — a film that feels handcrafted but scrollable, profound but shareable. From TikTok thrillers to Sundance indies, we’re living in a […]

Patoranking Reconnects With Galala On ‘No Jonze’ Setting The Tone For A New Chapter

Patoranking Reconnects With Galala On ‘No Jonze’ Setting The Tone For A New Chapter

Patoranking opens a new era with “No Jonze,” a brisk, street-steeped single that looks backward and forward at once. According to the release, the track is built on late ‘90s and early 2000s Galala, the Ajegunle-born, dance-led strain that has long informed his Afro-dancehall approach, then tightened with contemporary low-end and chant-ready hooks. Lyrically, “No […]

LaserAway’s Black Friday Sale Is Wild — 75% Off Laser Hair Removal & More

LaserAway’s Black Friday Sale Is Wild — 75% Off Laser Hair Removal & More

This article includes affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you make a purchase, with no extra cost to you. The holidays are basically here, everyone’s calendars are melting, and your inbox is overflowing with fake “doorbusters.” But every once in a while, the universe drops an actual, real-life, don’t-play-with-me deal. LaserAway just launched […]

MUD\WTR's Biggest Sale Of The Year Is Here - Save Up To 50% OFF

MUD\WTR's Biggest Sale Of The Year Is Here - Save Up To 50% OFF

Exhaustion has basically become the new normal. Between early mornings, endless to-do lists, and caffeine dependency that leaves you crashing by mid-morning, it’s easy to feel drained before the day even starts. Coffee promises energy but often delivers jitters, crashes, and leaves you reaching for more. Enter MUD\WTR — a mushroom-powered, adaptogen-loaded coffee alternative that […]

Shizzi And Tayor Link For Slick Afrofusion Snapshot Of Love In The Spotlight ‘Famous’

Shizzi And Tayor Link For Slick Afrofusion Snapshot Of Love In The Spotlight ‘Famous’

“Famous” introduces a new artist–producer partnership in plain view. GRAMMY-nominated hitmaker Shizzi, whose catalog stretches from Davido and Wizkid to Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran, teams with OBG Records signee Tayor on a track that treats sudden visibility as both fuel and friction. According to the release, the song took shape in Johannesburg: Shizzi found […]

Lavaud Levels Up on ‘Change Clothes’ with Pardison Fontaine

Lavaud Levels Up on ‘Change Clothes’ with Pardison Fontaine

Lavaud returns with “Change Clothes,” a drill-R&B hybrid that positions the British Mauritian artist at an inflection point between local grit and global polish. Produced by Trakmatik and Hvstle, the track anchors Lavaud’s elegant, stacked harmonies to hypnotic drum programming and a dark, cinematic low-end. Lyrically, she reframes a simple phrase as a boundary-setting mantra, […]

Wormy Shares "27 Days" Single + Video

Wormy Shares

New York singer-songwriter Wormy (aka Noah Rauchwerk) today has shared his new single “27 Days” the latest track from his forthcoming LP Shark River, out January 16th via Rose Garden. The textured, wintry track follows lead single “Give Up,” which was co-produced by Samia and Renny Conti–both of whom Rauchwerk is a touring drummer for. “I wrote this about a […]