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Press Play At Home: South Korean Boy Band SEVENTEEN Performs A High-Octane Version Of "VERY NICE"

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, the joyous South Korean boy band SEVENTEEN performs an irresistible version of "VERY NICE"
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
Apr 8, 2021 - 12:56 pm

K-pop has had an explosive few years, and so far, 2021 is proving to be no different. 

SEVENTEEN, an ebullient South Korean boy band consisting of S.COUPS, JEONGHAN, JOSHUA, JUN, HOSHI, WONWOO, WOOZI, THE 8, MINGYU, DK, SEUNGKWAN, VERNON and DINO, is one of the young groups leading the charge.

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, check out a high-energy performance of "VERY NICE." S.COUPS, WOOZI and VERNON wrote the track along with their producer, BUMZU.

Watch the video above and watch more episodes of Press Play At Home here.

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Press Play At Home: Ashe Finds Universality In The Small Things In "Me Without You" Performance

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, Ashe performs a pindrop version of “Me With You,” her ballad about taking stock of her surroundings and moving on after a breakup
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
May 6, 2021 - 9:57 am

Call it the John Prine approach: Make the verses tangible and specific and the chorus universal. Singer/songwriter Ashe begins her song “Me Without You” with everyday images: red velvet wallpaper, cigarette smoke, a passenger’s seat.

But something is amiss. The smoke is breathed by other lovers. The car drives into a wall. When the chorus picks up, it’s not hopeless or helpless at such developments. “I can be me without you/I don't feel lost without you,” Ashe sings, flipping the song’s theme from self-pity to self-actualization.

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, watch Ashe perform an intimate version of “Me Without You,” alone at an electric piano, letting her poetic words bloom on their own merits.

Watch the pindrop performance above and click here to enjoy more episodes of GRAMMY.com’s Press Play At Home.

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Press Play At Home: Watch Dodie Perform A Morning-After Version Of "Four Tequilas Down"

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, singer/songwriter dodie conjures a bleary last call in a hushed performance of "Four Tequilas Down"
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
Jun 24, 2021 - 8:38 am

"Four Tequilas Down" is as much a song as it is a memory—a half-remembered one. "Did you make your eyes blur?/So that in the dark, I'd look like her?" dodie, the song's writer and performer, asks. To almost anyone who's engaged in a buzzed rebound, that detail alone should elicit a wince of recognition.

Such is dodie's beyond-her-years mastery of her craft: Over a simple, spare chord progression, she can use an economy of words to twist the knife. "So just hold me like you mean it," dodie sings at the song's end. "We'll pretend because we need it."

In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, watch dodie stretch her songwriting muscles while conjuring a chemically altered Saturday night—and the Sunday morning full of regrets, too.

Watch Dodie Perform A Bleary "Four Tequilas Down"

Check out dodie's hushed-yet-intense performance of "Four Tequilas Down" above and click here to enjoy more episodes of Press Play At Home.

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Press Play At Home: Tune-Yards Perform A Glitched-Out Version Of "nowhere, man"

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, the Oakland, California, art-pop band Tune-Yards perform an abstracted version of their song "nowhere, man," from their 2021 album, 'sketchy'
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
May 13, 2021 - 10:12 am

Tune-Yards' new track, "nowhere, man," fires up like a scratched CD—in the best way possible. "People want to hear you sing," frontwoman Merrill Garbus repeats at the top—and repeats and repeats—as the arrangement staggers to its feet.

Far from being an inscrutable art project, though, "nowhere, man" hooks you early, with an off-kilter sense of pop structure. Plus, it’s a response to a real-life reproductive rights issue: a 2019 Alabama law that banned abortion under any circumstances.

"I felt constrained and terrified," Garbus told The Independent in 2021. "I am aware that people will call it an 'angry song' but it was more complicated than just anger. Anger sounds like a flattening word. It was me questioning: What do I have control over?"

Tune-Yards Perform Art-Pop Track "nowhere, man"

In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, listeners can feel the might of "nowhere, man," which is featured on Tune-Yards' 2021 album, sketchy.

Check out the heaving, psychedelic performance above and click here to enjoy more episodes of Press Play At Home.

Press Play At Home: Techy Fatule Performs A Charismatic, Otherworldly Version Of "Tu Me Quieres Más"

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Press Play At Home: Techy Fatule Performs A Charismatic, Otherworldly Version Of "Tu Me Quieres Más"

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, the Dominican pop star Techy Fatule performs Tu Me Quieres Más," a song brimming with confidence and dense atmosphere
Morgan Enos
GRAMMYs
Apr 29, 2021 - 10:49 am

Some performers become visibly gun-shy when a camera's on them; Techy Fatule is the opposite. She's a born singer and performer, firmly in control of her stage presence. 

It doesn't hurt to have excellent production, either: "Tu Me Quieres Más" (or, "You Love Me More") embellishes Fatule's words with a glitchy, droning soundscape that adds mystery and sophistication.

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In the latest episode of Press Play At Home, watch the Dominican pop star and actor deliver a compelling performance of "Tu Me Quieres Más," owning the spotlight with her band in tow.

Watch the atmospheric performance above and click here to enjoy more episodes of Press Play At Home.

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