Ty Dolla $ign and YG unveiled a vibrant new video for “Ex,” their collaboration from theR&B star’s 2017 album, Beach House 3. “Ex” boasts a throwback Nineties beat based around a sample of 112’s “Only You” featuring the Notorious B.I.G. and Mase. The David Camarena-directed clip fittingly finds Ty Dolla …
Read More »'Greatest Love Story' Band Lanco on Debut Album, Writing 'Truck' Songs
For Lanco, the five-piece country outfit who took a jangling small-town epic called “Greatest Love Story” to Number One late in 2017, a single word in the song’s first verse solidified their go-your-own-way spirit and laid out a path for their buzzworthy debut album Hallelujah Nights. That word? It was …
Read More »See Black Eyed Peas' Robust 'Street Livin'' Performance on 'Colbert'
The Black Eyed Peas brought new single “Street Livin,’” a clear-eyed denunciation of American racism, to The Late Show on Monday. The track is sample-based hip-hop, but the Black Eyed Peas used live musicians to recreate the original loop on The Late Show. The bassist played stubby riffs, while a …
Read More »Johnny Cash's 'At Folsom Prison': Rosanne Cash Recalls Iconic Live Album
Fifty years ago Johnny Cash strode into Folsom State Prison in Represa, California, behind a truckload of recording equipment and emerged with an eternal album. The union of Cash and his hungry, jailhouse audience communicated a startling authenticity, a singular moment that remains elusive to musicians who would try to …
Read More »See Star-Studded 'The Promise' PSA Featuring Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell, his children Toni and Christopher, and a bevy of stars pledge their dedication to speak out against genocide and other human rights violations in a new PSA for The Promise campaign. Variety premiered the video on Wednesday. The clip features Cornell’s “The Promise,” which he wrote and recorded …
Read More »Radiohead Publisher Issues Statement Refuting Lana Del Rey Lawsuit
A spokesperson for Radiohead‘s publisher, Warner/Chappell, disputedLana Del Rey‘s claim that the band has filed a lawsuit against the singerover alleged similarities between her Lust for Lifesong, “Get Free,” and the band’s hit, “Creep.” On Sunday, several British tabloids reported on a pending legal fight between Del Rey and Radiohead. …
Read More »Rod Stewart Sets 2018 Summer Tour With Cyndi Lauper
Rod Stewart is set to spend another summer on the road as the two-time Rock Hall singer announced a 22-date North American tour. Like Stewart’s 2017 trek, Cyndi Lauper will once again serve as special guest on the tour, which begins June 25th at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl. A month …
Read More »Watch First Aid Kit Go to Prom in Mysterious 'Fireworks' Video
First Aid Kit add a dash of the supernatural to their new “Fireworks” video, which stars sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg at an Eighties-style high school prom. The musicians look like rivals from a coming-of-age movie: Klara plays the classic nerd, wearing oversized glasses; Johanna, with her frizzy hair and …
Read More »See Lindsay Ell, Kelleigh Bannen, Kalie Shorr's Taylor Swift Cover
CMT’s Next Women of Country is, year after year, a cross-section of the best and brightest voices in the genre that just happen to be female. And at their annual showcase in Nashville last month, two former classmates – Kelleigh Bannen and Lindsay Ell – joined one of the newest …
Read More »Fleet Foxes Plot 2018 U.S. Tour
Fleet Foxes will embark on a U.S. tour next spring in support of their most recent album, Crack-Up. The trek begins March 1st at the Ritz Ybor in Tampa, Florida and includes shows around the South in cities like Miami, Jackson, Mississippi, Memphis, Tennessee and Mobile, Alabama. While the tour …
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