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Though Gallant was only seven when Brandy‘s acclaimed R&B album Never Say Never came out, when it eventually caught up to it later on, Brandy’s sound gave him a push to pursue his own music, he said on the latest episode of Spotify‘sUnder Coverpodcast. “If Brandy ever hears this, I …

Soulful Americana outfit Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats were one of the big draws at Farm Aid 2018, kicking off a roots revival in Hartford, Connecticut, over the weekend with their rollicking set of tunes that culminated in a big, multi-artist finish. The band strutted through several of the …

Rolling Stone is happy to be the new home of “Real Life Rock Top Ten,” a monthly column by cultural critic and RS contributing editor Greil Marcus. 1 & 2. Lana Del Rey, “Mariners Apartment Complex” and “Venice Bitch” (Interscope). As a song from her announced 2019 set Norman Fucking …

Prophets of Rage guitarist and Rage Against the Machine founder Tom Morello offers a scathing take of the U.S. government in his previously unreleased cover of AC/DC’s “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.” The guitarist adds a folky spin to the 1976 hard-rock track, belting about political corruption in a Bob …

Blake Shelton is set to make a return to the silver screen in 2019 with news that he’s been cast in the upcoming animated movie Uglydolls, for which he’ll voice the character of Ox. Based on the line of plush toys launched in 2001, Uglydolls — slated for a May premiere …

Four decades after he wrote the ominous, off-kilter piano theme that added suspense to the original Halloween, filmmaker John Carpenter has reworked it for the upcoming reboot of the flick. The new version of “The Shape Returns” – masked madman Michael Myers was referred to as “The Shape” in the …

Bob Seger jumped on the farewell bandwagon this morning by announcing the Travelin’ Man tour, which kicks off November 21st in Grand Rapids, Michigan. There’s no official end date on the books, but anything besides an epic blowout in his hometown of Detroit to wrap things up would be surprising. …

The 2018 Americana Music Festival and Conference brought hundreds of artists to Nashville for six days of sweaty showcases, elbow-to-elbow day parties and probing panels. Powerful new solo voices emerged, rock bands proved their place in the genre, and the old Americana guard reinforced their legend status. Here’s the best …

Frank Ocean has responded to claims that heissued an alleged cease-and-desist letter to Travis Scott requesting that Ocean be removed from the Astroworld track “Carousel.” While TMZ initially reported that an alleged cease-and-desist letter was issued by Ocean because he supposedly didn’t like the vocals on the track, the singer …

Nine Inch Nails performed their 1992 EP Broken in its entirety during the kickoff concert of Trent Reznor and company’s Cold and Black and Infinite Tour at Phoenix, Arizona’s Comerica Theatre. As part of the unexpected Broken performance to open the concert, Nine Inch Nails played their Grammy-winning song “Happiness …