When Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story hit Netflix earlier this year, many viewers didn’t seem to understand why the real-life footage of the 1975 tour was mixed with actors like Sharon Stone pretending they were a part of it. In a new interview with the British Film Institute, …
Read More »Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison Detail 2020 Tour
Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have rolled out dates for a massive 2020 tour that will take them to stadiums all over North America. It kicks off July 7th at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium and wraps up September 5th at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium. …
Read More »M. Night Shyamalan Just Wanted the Score for 'Servant' to Be Weird
M. Night Shyamalan had one note for composer Trevor Gureckis when it came to the music for his new Apple+ series Servant: “That’s not weird enough.” “The instrumentation came through a lot of experimentation with Night,” Gureckis tells Rolling Stone. “It wasn’t different for different’s sake; I wanted to create …
Read More »Slipknot Cancel Knotfest Mexico Show After Broken Barricade Sparks Safety Concerns
Slipknot canceled their headlining set at Knotfest Mexico Saturday after a broken barricade sparked safety concerts at the festival. Evanescence’s set preceding Slipknot was also impacted by the barricade problem, which began after the security barriers were pushed down during Behemoth’s set, Revolver reports. Despite multiple attempts, organizers were unable …
Read More »'The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show' Is Campy, Weird, Retro Fun
In late 2016, Kacey Musgraves put together a brief but full-scale tour to accompany the release of A Very Kacey Christmas, her first holiday album. Coming on the heels of the singer’s second LP Pageant Material, the tour’s set list was a mixture of cuts from that record as well …
Read More »Austin Jenckes Recruits Jaren Johnston, Lauren Jenkins to Raise Mental Health Awareness
When Austin Jenckes was just a teenager, his father committed suicide. Naturally, it was a tragedy that has shaped the Washington State songwriter’s life and informed his music. But the loss also turned Jenckes into a passionate proponent of mental health awareness. On December 2nd, he’ll host a benefit concert …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Becca Stevens, 'Good Stuff'
Dance music has always embraced empowerment pop anthems — think “I Will Survive,” “I’m Every Woman,” and “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough),” each a classic of rhythm and roar. In and of themselves, those relentless disco beats serve as a forceful riposte to feelings of suppression. Becca Stevens’ “Good …
Read More »Jewel Returns With Emotional Ballad 'No More Tears'
Jewel has returned with her first new song in four years, the emotional piano ballad “No More Tears.” The track is for documentary Lost in America, which explores youth homelessness. “No More Tears” offers a hopeful look at trauma and showcases the resilience of someone who has dealt with immense …
Read More »2020 Next Women of Country: Hailey Whitters, Madison Kozak Among New Class
As part of its ongoing campaign to shine a light on up-and-coming female artists, CMT has assembled the 2020 roster of the Next Women of Country. The 11 names run the gamut from independent artists to those with recent record label deals. Hailey Whitters, Abbey Cone, Renee Blair, and Tiera …
Read More »A Tale of Two Singles: How 'Roxanne' and 'Yellow Hearts' Went Viral
Arizona Zervas’ “Roxanne” soared this week, jumping to Number Six on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart on the strength of 15.3 million audio streams. The song also took the top spot on the Trending 25, which ranks new songs that are seeing the greatest gains in on-demand …
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