The Grammy-winning, Mexican-American heartthrob Miguel Jontel Pimentel is undeniably Latino — but as an R&B star who sings in English, he’s rarely counted among the league of Latin pop stars pervading American airwaves. Yet that perception would change in 2017, after Miguel joined Mexican pop singer Natalia Lafourcade in a …
Read More »How Hailey Whitters Became Nashville's Newest Unsigned Star
Hailey Whitters’ grandfather wasn’t a songwriter, but he had a way with words — and a sense of humor — that clearly runs in the family. “My grandpa had a turf farm, and he called himself ‘the Grass Man,’” Whitters says, taking a swig of beer before standing up and …
Read More »Kane Brown, Becky G Meld Country, Reggaeton in 'Lost in the Middle of Nowhere' Remix
Kane Brown and Latin pop singer Becky G have teamed up for a Spanish-language remix of “Lost in the Middle of Nowhere,” accompanied by a new video that features the performers together. The song originally appeared on Brown’s 2018 album Experiment. That version, a pop-country tune that imagined getting “lost” …
Read More »Julia Michaels and Niall Horan's Acoustic 'What a Time' Video Hits Even Harder Than the Studio Version
Julia Michaels and Niall Horan make a convincingly heartbroken pair in “What a Time,” the duet from Michaels’ Inner Monologue Part 1 EP. But they didn’t appear together in the original video for the song, where Michaels poured her heart out to a silent lookalike for the former One Direction …
Read More »Keith Richards' Great Solo Debut, 'Talk Is Cheap,' Turns 30
During the mid Eighties, the relationship between Keith Richards and Mick Jagger hit a historic low, as Jagger tested solo waters. “Mick started to become unbearable.” Richards wrote in his 2010 memoir Life. You could hear the rift: 1983’s Undercover and 1986’s Dirty Work often sounded like lackluster attempts at …
Read More »See Diana Ross Perform 'I'm Coming Out' in Central Park From Concert Doc
A concert documentary centered on Diana Ross will be released in honor of the legendary singer’s 75th birthday, and in this exclusive clip from Diana Ross: Her Life, Love and Legacy, Ross performs “I’m Coming Out” to a rain-soaked audience at New York’s Central Park. In the clip, Ross can …
Read More »Watch Karen O, Danger Mouse's Wild 'Woman' Performance on 'Colbert'
Karen O and Danger Mouse enlisted filmmaker Spike Jonze to direct a stunning performance of their new track “Woman” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday. Filmed in black-and-white, the production featured a troupe of dancers who flanked O with intricate choreography as she tore through the thumping cut. …
Read More »How 'Leaving Neverland' Has – and Hasn't – Changed Michael Jackson's Legacy
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on March 18th, 2019.A quote from Janet Jackson regarding her brother’s legacy has been added following the story’s publication. HBO’s two-part documentary, Leaving Neverland, had all the makings of a #MeToo bombshell: Over four hours, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, two former child …
Read More »Song You Need To Know: The Good, the Bad & the Queen, 'The Truce of Twilight'
“Enjoy it while it lasts, because soon it will be different,” sings Damon Albarn in a new video for “The Truce of Twilight,” from last year’s Merrie Land by his group The Good, The Bad, and the Queen. Actually, it’s the second clip for the song. The first, released last …
Read More »Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Talks Scoring Johnny Cash Doc 'The Gift'
Earlier this year, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready completed the music for a new documentary, The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash, which premiered this week at South by Southwest. The movie, directed by Thom Zimny (Elvis Presley: The Searcher), uses archival footage and interviews with Cash’s family and friends …
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