Drake held on at Number One on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, while J. Cole cracked the Top 10 for the first time. Drake pulled in 128.1 million song streams for the week of May 7th through May 13th, while Taylor Swift once again landed right behind him at …
Read More »Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh Talk Updating 'Rugrats' Music for Cartoon's Revival
When Rugrats, the classic Nineties Nickelodeon cartoon, returns later this month, it will have a new CGI animated look, but much of the show will be familiar. Several members of the original cast will be reprising their roles on the show, while brothers Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh will also be …
Read More »St. Vincent Looks Through the Past Darkly on 'Daddy's Home'
Annie Clark has framed her frenetic and unabashedly retro new album Daddy’s Home as a kind of reckoning. Her father has returned home from prison, where he served 12 years for his involvement in a multi-million-dollar stock manipulation scheme; in the meantime, Clark radically transformed her St. Vincent music persona, …
Read More »Beck, Flea Pay Tribute to Sparks in 'The Sparks Brothers' Trailer
Focus Features has released the trailer for The Sparks Brothers, a new documentary by Edgar Wright that explores the legacy of the band Sparks. The film opens in theaters on June 18th. Since forming in 1967, Sparks — consisting of brothers Ron and Russell Mael — have been one of the …
Read More »Phish Announce Summer and Fall 2021 Combined Tour
Phish will be putting on their legendary live shows once again this summer and fall in one gigantic tour, the band announced on Tuesday. The tour kicks off July 28th with a single show at Walmart AMP in Rogers, Arkansas, followed by a July 30th show at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre …
Read More »J. Cole Talks About Fighting Complacency in New Documentary 'Applying Pressure'
J. Cole has released a new documentary, Applying Pressure, which offers some insight into his upcoming album, The Off-Season. The clip opens with Cole chatting with 21 Savage, explaining that his new album was borne out of the same impulses that spurred his early mixtapes like 2009’s The Warm Up …
Read More »The Flatlanders Reunite for New Album 'Treasure of Love'
Back in 2009, the Flatlanders released Hills and Valleys, their last album of original recordings. A dozen years later, the Texas trio of Butch Hancock, Joe Ely, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore reunite for a new record: Treasure of Love will be released July 9th. The LP is technically the follow-up …
Read More »Meek Mill Drops Video for His Take on Drake and Rick Ross' 'Lemon Pepper Freestyle'
Meek Mill has dropped the video for his take on Drake and Rick Ross’ hit single “Lemon Pepper Freestyle.” The Carters Vision-directed visual finds the rapper in his native Philadelphia laying down his version of the Scary Hours 2 track, popping into jewelry stores and motorcycling through the streets of …
Read More »Anitta Celebrates Her Hometown on New Song 'Girl From Rio'
Brazilian pop star Anitta has released a new song, “Girl From Rio,” along with an accompanying music video. The track finds Anitta putting her own spin on the Brazilian bossa nova classic, “The Girl From Ipanema,” first singing over the song’s iconic acoustic guitar line before the track opens up …
Read More »Maroon 5 Detail New Album 'Jordi,' a Tribute to Band's Late Manager
Maroon 5 have announced that they’ll be releasing their latest studio album, Jordi, on June 11th via 222/Interscope. The album is named after the band’s late manager Jordan Feldstein, who died in 2017 from a heart attack. Maroon 5 has made several tributes to Feldstein in subsequent years, including the …
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