Banks

Not only did Young Thug make his TV debut last night (August 7), thanks to T.I., but Banks also scored her first television gig, despite conquering the blog demo over the past year-plus. The Los Angeles singer performed a pair of tracks from her forthcoming debut Goddess on Jimmy Kimmel Live's outdoor stage: latest single "Beggin for Thread" and her breakout (and stolen) hit "Waitin

California singer BANKS has been prepping the September 9 release of her debut LP Goddess, most recently dropping the "Beggin for Thread" video. But her rollout hit a snag today when she realized Neon Jungle's just-released debut album Welcome to the Jungle has an apparently uncredited cover of one of her first (and biggest) songs, "Waiting Game...

BANKS has premiered the video for her latest Goddess single, "Beggin for Thread," and it's consistent with the black-and-white-with-a-shock-of-red visuals she has employed for the rest of the album rollout, including the "Brain" and "Drowning" videos...

Nobody does quietly spiteful R&B better than BANKS right now, and her simmering streak is alive on "Beggin for Thread" — although this time she makes sure to work in some self-critiques as well ("I know my disposition gets confusing," she sings, among other admissions). ...