Beyoncé and Jay-Z won the 2019 Brit Award for Best International Group on Wednesday. Though the Carters were not present in person to accept their award, they recorded a clever acceptance speech in a video that paid tribute to Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, the American wife who is married …
Read More »Thalía on Embracing Girl Power, Turning the Tables in Latin Pop
For the vast majority of her time on Earth, Thalía has navigated the public gaze with ease and grace. The former child prodigy first garnered global fame in the Eighties as a vocalist inTimbiriche, a teen pop supergroup that also produced internationally acclaimed stars likePaulina Rubio. In the following decade, …
Read More »Watch Ariana Grande Surprise Filipino Boy Band TNT Boys on 'Corden'
Ariana Grande surprised the burgeoning Filipino boy band TNT Boys, joining them for a performance of the Dreamgirls torch song, “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” on The Late Late Show Tuesday. Over the past few years, TNT Boys have solidified their viral status with performances of hit songs …
Read More »Bernie Enters the 2020 Race With Defiant Anti-Trump Rhetoric
It’s official. The Bern is in. Ending a lengthy period of deliberation, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who won over 1,800 delegates and captured 43 percent of the Democratic Party vote in 2016, announced his candidacy in an email to supporters this morning. “Brothers and Sisters,” Sanders writes. “I have …
Read More »See Gary Clark Jr.'s Vision of Rural America in 'What About Us' Video
Gary Clark Jr. has released a black-and-white music video for his latest single “What About Us,”which features on the guitarist’s forthcoming politically charged albumThis Land. The video for the trackwas directed bySavanah Leaf and showcases a group of people living and spending time in a trailer park: a black father …
Read More »Will Kimbrough Previews New Album With 'Alabama (For Michael Donald)' and 'Hey Trouble'
Nashville singer-guitarist Will Kimbrough has announced plans to release his new album I Like It Down Here on April 19th, his first solo LP since 2014’s Sideshow Love. Today, the Americana Award-winning performer is previewing the release with a pair of new songs: the haunting “Alabama (for Michael Donald),” which …
Read More »Hear Caroline Spence's Delicate New Song 'Sit Here and Love Me'
Caroline Spence offers her vision of supportive partnership acting as a balm in difficult times with her new song “Sit Here and Love Me.” The track appears on Spence’s upcoming Mint Condition album. Over gentle acoustic guitar that’s later joined by some echoing, sustained piano chords, Spence sings from the …
Read More »How an Obscure Anti-Nazi Propaganda Law Is Exposing Trump's Lackeys
WASHINGTON —Last year, American Media, Inc., the scandal-plagued parent company of theNational Enquirer, produced 200,000 copies of a special-edition magazine called “The New Kingdom.” On its cover was the new crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. The glossy magazine championed the young Saudi leader and touted his supposed …
Read More »Rodrigo y Gabriela Plot Spring U.S. Tour
Guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela announced a short U.S. tour for this spring. The 12-date trek will begin May 4th at Melody Theater in Austin, where the duo will perform a set for Austin City Limits Live. The guitarists will then make their way up the East Coast, capping off …
Read More »Grammys 2019: Jennifer Lopez, Smokey Robinson Lead Motown Tribute
“People say I’m the life of the party just because I say a joke or two,” Smokey Robinson sang when the 2019 Grammy Awards came back from commercials, as he and Alica Keys duetted on his “Tracks of My Tears.” Motown founder Berry Gordy smiled from ear to ear and …
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