Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water Festival has been canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The second annual festival was to be held in his hometown of Virginia Beach on April 24th through 26th, with a lineup that included Missy Elliot, Janelle Monáe, Migos, Travis Scott and others. “Please use …
Read More »The Killers Unveil New Single, 'Caution,' Featuring Lindsey Buckingham
Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham appears on the new Killers’ song, “Caution.” The track is the lead single from the band’s upcoming album, Imploding the Mirage, out May 29th on Island Records. “Let me introduce you to the featherweight queen,” frontman Brandon Flowers belts. “She got Hollywood eyes, but she can’t shoot …
Read More »Sorry, Bernie. You Can't Win the Democratic Nomination Without Loyal Black Voters
WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders was well on his way to winning the Democratic Party nomination … and then black voters had their turn. It began with Joe Biden‘s decisive victory in the South Carolina primary, where a strong turnout by a predominantly black electorate performed life support on Biden’s …
Read More »No Malarkey: It's Probably Going to Be Joe Biden
Inevitability is in the air. Joe Biden scored a series of victories Tuesday night, building a delegate lead over Bernie Sanders and putting himself on course to become the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee. Biden won by large margins in Mississippi and Missouri, where he was expected to do well. More …
Read More »Pearl Jam Tapped for 2020 Ohana Festival
Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, Pretenders, and My Morning Jacket will perform at Eddie Vedder‘s Ohana Festival, held on September 25th through the 27th in Dana Point, California. Vedder is also slated to perform as a solo headliner. The fifth annual festival will also include Maggie Rogers, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien …
Read More »Motown's 'Great March on Washington' LP Gets First-Ever Digital Release
Motown Records’ 1963 audio document of the March on Washington, featuring Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, has been released digitally for the first time. Recorded on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on August 23rd, 1963, The Great March on Washington also contains …
Read More »'We Are the World': A Minute-by-Minute Breakdown
“Check your egos at the door” read the sign on the front door of A&M Studios in Los Angeles on the night of January 28th, 1985. Producer Quincy Jones had placed it there because dozens of the nation’s biggest singers were walking through that door, and he had exactly one …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Perfume Genius, 'Describe'
What might emptiness sound like? That’s what Mike Hadreas, who records as Perfume Genius, sought out with producer Blake Mills on “Describe,” his latest single. The song takes on a simple premise: the narrator is struggling in the midst of a tough episode, asking a loved one to help render …
Read More »Dixie Chicks Burn It All Down With New Song 'Gaslighter'
Update (6/11): The Dixie Chicks have announced a new date for their album Gaslighter. The country trio will release the LP on July 17th. *** Update (4/21): The Dixie Chicks have postponed the release of their new album Gaslighter. The trio’s first LP since 2006 was originally slated to arrive …
Read More »See Lido Pimienta, Bomba Estéreo's Li Saumet in New 'Nada' Video
Colombian artist Lido Pimienta invites her fellow countrywoman, Bomba Estéreo vocalist Li Saumet, to reflect on both the power and strain of motherhood in their new single, “Nada.” It’s the third single off Pimienta’s upcoming album, MissColombia, out April 17th on ANTI. Both commanding, trailblazing musicians in their own right, …
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