In the aftermath of Juice WRLD’s sudden death at 21, fans of the Chicago rapper streamed his genre-blending hip-hop by the millions, launching him to Number One in both streams and song sales on Sunday. Juice WRLD‘s on-demand audio streams spiked 487 percent on Sunday to over 38.2 million in …
Read More »Martin Scorsese Hasn't Spoken to Bob Dylan in Twenty Years
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 »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 »See Lana Del Rey Perform With Lucy Dacus, Best Coast in Chicago
Lana Del Rey brought out Lucy Dacus and Best Coast‘s Bethany Cosentino to perform alongside her during her concert at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom Friday night. Dacus, who opened the show, joined Del Rey onstage to perform a duet of “Night Shift” from her 2018 sophomore album Historian. Del Rey then …
Read More »Hear Prince's Unreleased 'Don't Let Him Fool Ya' From '1999' Reissue
The Prince estate has revealed a previously unreleased song titled “Don’t Let Him Fool Ya,” one of two-dozen unearthed-from-the-vault tracks that appear on the upcoming reissue of Prince’s 1999. “Don’t Let Him Fool Ya” is a classic funk work-up stylistically in the vein of 1999; the song was recorded in …
Read More »Watch Little Steven Perform 'Freeze Frame' With Peter Wolf
Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul wrapped up their 2019 Summer of Sorcery tour at New York’s Beacon Theater on Wednesday night, playing a set that mixed Southside Johnny classics like “Trapped Again” with Little Steven solo tunes like “I Am a Patriot” and even a cover of Bruce …
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