Motown Records’ 1963 audio document of the March on Washington, featuring Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, has been released digitally for the first time. Recorded on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on August 23rd, 1963, The Great March on Washington also contains …
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Jenny Lewis stopped by NPR for a Tiny Desk Concert, and the Rabbit Fur Coatsinger-songwriter had a few tricks up her sleeve. For her rendition of “Rabbit Hole,” from her latest albumOn the Line, Lewis got the entire NPR staff audience to sing along to the track’s uber-catchy chorus right …
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The first time Megan Thee Stallion was called a stallion, she wasn’t exactly pleased. “I was 15 and I was leaving a football game, and this dude — he was way older — he was like, ‘Dang, little mama, you a stallion!’” she recalls to Rolling Stone. “I was like, …
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Rappers, like wrestlers and politicians, are professional liars. By design, the genre rewards embellishment. Your average listener does not want to hear someone rap about selling a modicum of crack or taking the recommended dosage of prescription cough syrup, just like nobody wants to watch a Fast & Furious movie …
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Disclosure perform in a packed, laser-lit club in the visualizer for the electronic duo’s new song “Tondo.” The single is the second they’ve released in as many days, having dropped “Ecstasy” on Monday. The new track samples Cameroonian musician Eko Roosevelt. In the clip, the Lawrence brothers are seen behind …
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Earlier this month, Paul Simon helped launch a new music education program in New York City with a $1 million donation that will fund a fellowship for middle and high school music teachers over two years. Each year, the Paul Simon Music Fellows Program will partner 20 young music educators …
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The Black Keys will hit the road this summer on the Let’s Rock Tour, featuring Gary Clark Jr. as a special guest. The 35-date U.S. tour in support of the duo’s 2019 LP Let’s Rock kicks off July 7th at Seattle’s White River Amphitheatre and visits venues across the nation …
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Bon Jovi have revealed details about their aptly named upcoming album, Bon Jovi 2020. The follow-up to 2016’s This House Is Not for Sale is set for release on May 15th. On Friday, the band shared a music video for the album’s lead single, “Limitless,” in which Bon Jovi soundtrack a …
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Ozzy Osbourne courageously plays a game of “What’s in the Box?” in a new video from esports group/YouTube stars FaZe Clan. In the episode, taped at the singer’s mansion, Osbourne plunges his hand into an Ordinary Man-branded mystery box and must guess what creature he is touching. “It’s a fucking …
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UPDATE: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have canceled their North American tour dates for 2020 because of ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The group said they plan to return to the U.S. and Canada in 2021 and will reveal details in the fall. Refunds will be made available …
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