If anyone’s going to score a horror movie, it should be Girl in Red. Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven wrote the spooky-sweet “Kate’s Not Here” for the new Henry James adaptation The Turning, which is out Friday — along with its Nineties inspired soundtrack. Ulven’s characteristically haunted vocals implore the song’s …
Read More »Ruby Boots, Nicole Atkins to Perform at Australian Bushfire Benefit in Nashville
Several members of Nashville’s artistic community and beyond are coming together to raise money for Australian bushfire relief efforts. Aussie singer-songwriters Ruby Boots (also known as Bex Chilcott) and Jordie Lane are spearheading the event, set for February 1st at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge and presented in partnership with the Americana …
Read More »Watch the Jonas Brothers Go Day Drinking With Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers is good at getting celebrities to spill the dirt while drunk and his latest victims are none other than the Jonas Brothers. In a new segment for Late Night, Meyers takes the trio to Brooklyn’s The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club for several rounds of drinks. The group is …
Read More »Black Pumas: Rise of a Psychedelic-Soul Force
Black Pumas’ journey to the Grammys began with a potentially awkward phone call. In late 2017, long-standing Austin-based guitarist and producer Adrian Quesada needed a singer for some new instrumentals he’d been recording. On the recommendation of a mutual friend, he left a message for a local talent, Eric Burton, …
Read More »Interim Grammy Chief: 'Operations Will Proceed as Normal' After CEO Removal
On Thursday night, word spread among a shocked music biz: Deborah Dugan, the Recording Academy CEO who had been in her new position only since last August, had been removed from her post just 10 days before “Music’s Biggest Night.” Dugan was placed on administrative leave “in light of concerns …
Read More »Missy Elliott Celebrates Girl Groups Through the Decades in 'Why I Still Love You' Video
Missy Elliott leads her own girl group, Missy and the Demeanors, in her new video for “Why I Still Love You.” The clip — co-directed by Missy and Derek Blanks — starts off with a little girl looking at a portrait of a Sixties girl group leader (played by Missy) …
Read More »Doobie Brothers' 5 Greatest Songs
With the Doobie’s Hall of Fame induction, there’s never been a better time to get familiar with the captains of Yacht Rock. Their heyday was basically the entire decade of the Seventies, though a major shift occurred when frontman Tom Johnston, who wrote the majority of their hits, stepped aside …
Read More »Watch the Tina Turner Musical Cast Perform 'River Deep, Mountain High' on 'Colbert'
The cast of Broadway musical Tina: The Tina Turner Musical stopped by The Late Show to perform “River Deep, Mountain High.” Led by the musical’s star Adrienne Warren, the cast was joined for the performance by an orchestra who barely fit on host Stephen Colbert’s stage. Tina opened on Broadway …
Read More »See Slipknot's Darkly Surrealistic, 20-Minute Film 'Pollution'
Rather than make a traditional video for their five-minute song “Nero Forte,” Slipknot have made a 20-minute surrealistic short film to give you the heebie-jeebies. You can fill your time watching bugs gestate and creep around, office insulation blow from open vents, and the band members themselves perform as a …
Read More »Watch Nathaniel Rateliff Perform 'And It's Still Alright' on 'Fallon'
Nathaniel Rateliff appeared on The Tonight Show to perform his brand new track “And It’s Still Alright,” which comes off the singer-songwriter’s upcoming album by the same name. Appearing with his backing band, Rateliff let his acoustic guitar and crooning voice lead the way with the emotional number. Rateliff will …
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