D-I-V-O-R-C-E never sounded as fun as it does on the Pistol Annies‘ new track “Got My Name Changed Back,” and now make even a trip to the DMV look glamorous in the song’s riotous new music video. With Miranda Lambert as the ringleader, she and fellow Annies Angaleena Presley and …
Read More »Makaya McCraven Isn't Interested in Saving Jazz
“‘Is jazz dead?’ is a stupid question,” says drummer and bandleader Makaya McCraven over beers at a Lower East Side bar that is, fittingly, playing a selection of 1930s and ’40s-era jazz cuts. “If you have to ask the same question for 50 years, it becomes a rhetorical question. When …
Read More »Watch Lauren Jauregui's Sultry Video for Debut Solo Song 'Expectations'
Fifth Harmony‘s Lauren Jauregui released her debut single “Expectations.” Along with the guitar-driven song comes a dramatic, black-and-white music video. Jauregui teamed up with Kid Harpoon (Harry Styles, Jessie Ware) for the slow-burning, guitar-heavy track. Hitting the deeper end of her range, she reflects on why she should “have no …
Read More »Flashback: Billy Joel Plays 'Movin' Out' on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test'
Billy Joel recently announced the first 2019 date of his Madison Square Garden residency, which will mark his 60th concert at the New York arena since his began his monthly residence there five years ago. He’s played to capacity crowds at every single concert, and he’s tried to make each …
Read More »Divorce, Ghosts and Macro-Doses: How Elle King Got Her Groove Back
After a bad breakup, some girls would call on their friends for consolation. Some would prefer the company of a total stranger, foraged from the local dive bar; others a pint of ice cream and Netflix. Elle King ordered three pianos to her home in Los Angeles. “I was so …
Read More »Rihanna Rejected Super Bowl Halftime Show in Support of Colin Kaepernick
Rihanna turned down an opportunity to headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LIII in a show of support to Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who has been exiled from the NFL following his anthem protests. The news was first reported byUs Weeklythat the Anti singer was …
Read More »See Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile's Epic 'Natural Woman' at 'CMT Artists of the Year'
With the 2018 CMT Artists of the Year special Wednesday night dedicated solely to honoring female country artists, a tribute to one of the greatest women in any musical genre was, well, a natural. Aretha Franklin, who died in August after battling pancreatic cancer, influenced generations of women, transcending genres …
Read More »Brandi Carlile Enlists Sam Smith for 'Party of One' Duet
Brandi Carlile teams up with U.K. singer-songwriter Sam Smith for a new duet version of her song “Party of One.” A graceful piano ballad, the original appears as the final track on Carlile’s latest album,By the Way, I Forgive You. Carlile and Smith recorded the song with producer Dave Cobb …
Read More »Kanye West Posts Video Rant Decrying 'Mind Control,' Publishing Rights
Kanye West ended his social media hiatus on Saturday with several videos posted from Africa, including one nine-minute rant dubbed “Mind Control.” The video, live-streamed over Periscope, featured the rapper’s signature stream-of-consciousness delivery, touching on mind control, “positive energy” and social media.The rant also centered on the rapper’s desire to …
Read More »Watch Brockhampton Turn Alicia Keys' 'Un-Thinkable' Into Sinister Jam
Brockhampton took a momentary break from being America’s sweetest boy band to shine a light on the solo talents of Bearface. On Triple J’s latest “Like A Version,” Ciarán McDonald aka Bearface covers Alicia Key’s 2010 classic, “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready),” as the rest of Brockhampton lay quietly on the floor …
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