NewNowNext music dispatch: Mason Proper, a Labelle reunion, and more!

Hey, it's Friday! And our pal Colin from NewNowNext is back to tip us off to what's hot in popular music.

Video of the Week: Mason Proper – “Lock And Key”
Olly Oxen Free, the second album from the Michigan five-man effort – with producers of TV on The Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Blonde Redhead fame – might just get your attention if their debut, Moth in Your Chest, was never on your radar. The “Lock and Key” single’s soft vocals and dark, funky instrumentation, alongside creepy mannequins in the street, are all pretty compelling.

Friendly Fires Video Interview With NewNowNext NOISE
The new British three-piece – they’ve got that rave, indie-pop, Klaxons thing going on – stopped by New York for CMJ, and NNN spoke with the boys about their favorite gay club nights and their dance floor sounds.

Churrrrrrch!

Labelle Unites After 30 Years at OUT 100 Party in New York
And could they have asked for a better audience? At the power gay affair in New York, the Labelle trio got a little emotional on stage … and served up a little “Lady Marmalade.”

More after the break!

Rihanna Video Ft. Justin Timberlake “Rehab”
The next Good Girl Gone Bad single – it keeps on giving! – is a collabo with Justin Timberlake … to be clear, J.T. wrote the song and took a shower for the music video. Major contributions.

Interview With “Underlying Feeling” Singer Sylvia Tosun
A gay man trapped in a woman’s body if there ever was one: check out NNN’s Q&A with the Juilliard-trained dance music singer – who’s no stranger to Campus Thursdays at Splash!