Stormzy does not suffer fools gladly in his new video for “Audacity” featuring Headie One. The song will appear on Stormzy’s upcoming Heavy is the Head album, which is due on Friday. In the Taz Tron Delix-directed clip, Stormzy hits the freeway, riding on top of semi-trailer truck as motorcycles …
Read More »Juice WRLD Becomes the Most-Streamed Artist in the U.S. Following His Death
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 »Yola Is Priceless on Cover of Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'
British country-soul singer Yola caps an exceptional 2019 with the release of a deluxe edition of her shimmering Walk Through Fire album, adding a cover of enthusiastic fan Elton John’s 1973 classic “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” to the LP. Having already been performing the song on tour, Yola imbues the …
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 »'The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show' Is Campy, Weird, Retro Fun
In late 2016, Kacey Musgraves put together a brief but full-scale tour to accompany the release of A Very Kacey Christmas, her first holiday album. Coming on the heels of the singer’s second LP Pageant Material, the tour’s set list was a mixture of cuts from that record as well …
Read More »Austin Jenckes Recruits Jaren Johnston, Lauren Jenkins to Raise Mental Health Awareness
When Austin Jenckes was just a teenager, his father committed suicide. Naturally, it was a tragedy that has shaped the Washington State songwriter’s life and informed his music. But the loss also turned Jenckes into a passionate proponent of mental health awareness. On December 2nd, he’ll host a benefit concert …
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 …
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