Ariana Grande appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Monday where she and the host remade the soundtrack to Titanic with new songs in a breathless five minutes. The pair spanned 13 songs in nine sets for a one-shot take. They launched their boat adventure with the …
Read More »Watch Pearl Jam Cover Chris Cornell's 'Missing' at Seattle Stadium Gig
Pearl Jam paid tribute to Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell Friday night at Seattle’s Safeco Field, with the band’s second Home Shows stadium gig also serving as an all-star celebration of the city’s grunge scene. During the main set, Pearl Jam debuted their rendition of the obscure Cornell track “Missing,” from …
Read More »Demi Lovato Cancels Remainder of 'Tell Me You Love Me' Fall Tour
Demi Lovato has canceled the remaining dates of her ‘Tell Me You Love’ Me fall tour following her hospitalization for an alleged overdose last month, Deadline reports. Lovato was originally scheduled to perform two dates in Mexico in September as well as a run of dates in South America beginning …
Read More »Meet yMusic, Paul Simon's Genre-Crossing Chamber Ensemble of Choice
Paul Simon‘s upcoming 14th solo album, In the Blue Light, features the iconic songwriter’s deep cuts reworked, rearranged and rethought. On three of its tracks, Simon appears alongside New York chamber ensemble yMusic, a sextet notable for blurring the lines between classical-minded indie rockers and accessible bouts of 21st-century composition. …
Read More »Beastie Boys: Inside Adam Yauch's Oscilloscope Laboratories Studio
Oscilloscope Laboratories is honoring the musical, cinematic and philanthropic work of late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch with “The House That Yauch Built,” an interactive, multi-media tour of his recording studio and film production headquarters. The website – which launched Friday, three days before what would have been the musician’s …
Read More »The Stakes for Travis Scott Are Higher Than Ever With 'Astroworld' – and So Are the Potential Rewards
Ask a casual fan what they like about Travis Scott, and you’re likely to hear one thing again and again: “He has the best live show in hip-hop.” It’s a cliché, a familiar refrain that hints at Scott’s talents without giving him his full due. Ultimately it’s a backhanded compliment …
Read More »Meet The Barbz: The Nicki Minaj Fandom Fighting the 'Nicki Hate Train'
The Barbz — the nickname given to Nicki Minaj’s army of online fans — are a force of nature. If Nicki is their queen bee, each member is a buzzing worker bee intent on protecting her majesty at any cost. No jab, swipe or Twitter critique escapes their purview. You …
Read More »Pusha-T Cancels Nine U.S. Concerts
Pusha-T has canceled nine shows on theupcoming tour in support of his new album, Daytona, Complex reports. The axed dates include stops in St. Louis, Missouri, Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio, as well as San Antonio and Dallas, Texas. The rapper has yet to explain the cancellations, and it’s unclear whether …
Read More »See Neil Diamond Surprise Colorado Firefighters With Impromptu Performance
Six months Neil Diamond retired from touring due to Parkinson’s disease, the singer made a surprise return to the stage to perform a private mini-concert for firefighters battling a Colorado wildfire. On Saturday, Diamond and his wife Katie McNeill visited the Incident Command post in Basalt, Colorado – near where …
Read More »UK Funk Outfit Jungle Preview New LP 'For Ever' With Two Songs
British funk collective Jungle unveiled two new songs, “Heavy, California” and “Cherry” from their forthcoming second album, For Ever, out September 14th via XL Recordings. The two tracks find Jungle exploring different edges of the neo-soul spectrum. On “Heavy, California,” the group crafts an uptempo dance tune awash in sparkling …
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