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 …
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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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Nancy Wilson‘s upcoming solo LP You And Me (out May 7th) is a mixture of original tunes and cover songs, like Pearl Jam’s “Daughter” and Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising.” It wraps up with “4 Edward,” which Wilson wrote as a tribute to Eddie Van Halen. “When Heart toured with Van …
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Morrissey’s manager called The Simpsons’ mockery of the former Smiths frontman “insulting” in an interview with Rolling Stone. On Sunday, The Simpsons aired an episode called “Panic On the Streets of Springfield,” in which Lisa becomes enamored with a brooding, militant vegan British musician named Quilloughby (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch), …
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L.A.-based songwriter Lawrence Rothman addresses childhood abuse and trauma head on in their stunning new song and video “Thrash the West.” The moody, atmospheric track features Amanda Shires on harmony vocals. “Thrash the West” is the latest preview of Rothman’s upcoming album, Good Morning America, due July 16th. The project …
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Ringo Starr, Flea, Slash, the Edge, and more appear in the new trailer for Dave Grohl‘s What Drives Us, out April 30th. Directed by Grohl and produced by Foo Fighters, the trailer features Radkey and Starcrawler — two young bands currently on the road — as a bevy of notable …
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Fitz brought his single “Congratulations” to Jimmy Kimmel Live with the help of Bryce Vine. The musician, ofFitz and the Tantrums, performed the track in the bleachers and on the football field of Hollywood High School, joined by two backing musicians and some fireworks. “Congratulations” comes off Fitz’s debut solo …
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Malcolm Cecil, producer of several classic Stevie Wonder albums and co-designer of the world’s largest analog synth, known as TONTO, died Sunday, March 28th. He was 84. The Bob Moog Foundation confirmed Cecil’s death, saying his son, Milton, had informed the organization of the news. An official cause of death …
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David Bowie’s Brilliant Live Adventures— an archival series that collected six of the late singer’s Nineties concerts — will conclude with David Bowie at the Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99), due out April 2nd. The 12-song performance was originally recorded on November 12th, 1999 at the small venue …
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Black Pumas performed their psychedelic soul favorite, “Colors,” on the Grammy Awards Sunday, March 14th. Backed by a full band, Black Pumas took the stage after an interview segment highlighted their nomination in the Record of the Year category. Singer Eric Burton gave an impassioned take on the song, belting …
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