• Grimes Shares Festive New Song 'Christmas Song II Grinch' [WATCH]

    Multi-talented instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and film director Claire Elise Boucher, better known as Grimes, is getting into the holiday spirit. In a wacky new video she posted on her YouTube channel, the "Go" singer is joined by "step bro" Jay Worthy and their siblings to make an outrageous song about the Christmas holiday.Fit with axes, random clips flashing across the screen and grainy home-movie-style visuals, the video encompasses the spirit and sloppiness at the end of a holiday night with friends and family.

  • Grimes Explains the Story Behind Her Stage Name: Claire Boucher Used MySpace to Help

    Grimes, aka Claire Boucher, took to Twitter recently to give fans the lowdown on how she got her name. Previously, the singer told journalists that the name was inspired by artist Ken Grimes and cartoon character Frank Grimes from "The Simpsons." Turns out the name actually originated as a misunderstanding on MySpace, "Consequence of Sound" notes.Here is how Grimes explains Grimes:"On myspace ur genre could be grime and u could have 3 genres so i was plural grime, b4 knowing what grime was," she tweeted. "I was originally too embarased of this story so i told journalists i was named after frank grimes, who is also very cool. Or wait, no i said i was named after someone else named grimes argh, -- see this is why you shouldnt lie to journalists."i was originally too embarased of this story so i told journalists i was named after frank grimes, who is also very cool — Clear Butcher (@Grimezsz) December 20, 2014i was very please to discover that i actually loved grime music — Clear Butcher (@Grimezsz) December 20, 2014

  • Grimes Scraps Entire New Album, Claiming "It Sucked"

    In a new interview with The New York Times, Canadian synth-pop artist Grimes revealed that she has scrapped her entire new album and "started again" following the negative response that greeted her recent single "Go."

  • Grimes Shares 'Go' Music Video, Inspired By 'Dante's Inferno' [WATCH]

    Canadian synth-pop artist Grimes, a.k.a. Claire Boucher, has shared the music video for her new single "Go," which you can check out below. Directed by Boucher and her brother Mac, the video features Boucher dancing in a few bizarre locations, including the desert and what looks like some sort of nightmarish dance club, and was apparently inspired by Dante's Inferno, according to a statement shared with Pitchfork.

  • Comic-Con Announces Musical Acts: MGMT, Linkin Park, Grimes, And More

    Although known more for being a destination for movie studios and TV networks to promote their franchises than for being a music festival, Comic-Con International has announced the musical acts for their 2014 installment. MGMT will play a live set and Grimes will DJ a party for CraveOnline on July 25.
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