Cody Simpson has collaborated on a new music video with his partner Miley Cyrus while the pair are stuck in their Los Angeles home for quarantine. The song, “Captain’s Dance With the Devil,” uses a sailor metaphor to tell the story of a teenage heroin addict. In the visual, Simpson dresses …
Read More »Mary J. Blige Shares 'Can't Be Life' From the Film 'Body Cam'
Mary J. Blige has dropped a new single, “Can’t Be Life,” featured on the soundtrack to the film Body Cam. Blige penned the song with frequent collaborators Denise Rich, Chucky Thompson, Stacy Barthe, Aaron Philips and Jimmy Cozier; it was produced by Chucky Thompson. “I’ve been torn down like a …
Read More »Authorized Buddy Holly Biopic 'Clear Lake' in the Works
Buddy Holly and his efforts to break racial barriers through music will be the subject of an upcoming authorized biopic helmed by the director of Driving Miss Daisy. Clear Lake, developed in association with Holly’s widow Maria Elena Holly and the Holly estate, focuses on Holly’s 1958 Biggest Show of …
Read More »Hear Built to Spill's Wistful Cover of Daniel Johnston's 'Tell Me Now'
Built to Spill dropped a cover of Daniel Johnston‘s “Tell Me Now” Friday, off their upcoming LP Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston, out June 12th. Released off the late cult artist’s 1991 album Artistic Vice, the song gets a more subtle rendition from Built to Spill. …
Read More »Paul McCartney: 'I Owe a Lot of What I Do to Little Richard'
Paul McCartney, who learned “everything he knows” from Little Richard, penned a tribute to the rock pioneer Sunday following Little Richard’s death at the age of 87. “From ‘Tutti Frutti’ to ‘Long Tall Sally’ to ‘Good Golly, Miss Molly’ to ‘Lucille’, Little Richard came screaming into my life when I …
Read More »Cut Copy Return With Immersive New Song 'Love Is All We Share'
Australian electro-pop outfit Cut Copy have returned with an enthralling new song, “Love Is All We Share.” The meditative and immersive song is built out of a simple electronic drum beat and an array of synths that drip, sway and spiral around Dan Whitford’s soft vocals. “Can you feel it …
Read More »Flashback: Bob Seger Performs a Moving 'Against the Wind' in 1980
Bob Seger turned 75 on Wednesday, but in his typical low-key style he didn’t commemorate the landmark birthday with a social-media post or a public declaration of any sort. He’s basically been living off the grid since the conclusion of his farewell tour on November 1st, 2019, which turned out …
Read More »Jamie xx Filmed the 'Idontknow' Music Video the Night Before Lockdown
Jamie xx has released the one-take visual for his latest club track, “Idontknow.” The video stars Belfast dancer and choreographer Oona Doherty, who also co-directed the clip with Luca Truffarelli. Filmed in Belfast in March 2020 — the night before Northern Ireland went into lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic …
Read More »Barbra Streisand Shares 'You'll Never Walk Alone' Clip in Tribute to Healthcare Workers
Barbra Streisand has released a new music video for “You’ll Never Walk Alone” as a tribute to healthcare workers and in support of COVID-19 relief. The song, written for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicalCarousel in 1945, was first recorded by Streisand in 1997, but her most famous rendition of the …
Read More »Drake Releases 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes,' Announces Summer 2020 Album
Drake is known for his prolific streaks. Since 2009, he hasn’t gone longer than two years between projects and his catalog is filled with a vault’s worth of thrown off songs and features. In the worst-case scenario, some of these songs are released unofficially. To combat this, Drake has decided …
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