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 »2020 Next Women of Country: Hailey Whitters, Madison Kozak Among New Class
As part of its ongoing campaign to shine a light on up-and-coming female artists, CMT has assembled the 2020 roster of the Next Women of Country. The 11 names run the gamut from independent artists to those with recent record label deals. Hailey Whitters, Abbey Cone, Renee Blair, and Tiera …
Read More »A Tale of Two Singles: How 'Roxanne' and 'Yellow Hearts' Went Viral
Arizona Zervas’ “Roxanne” soared this week, jumping to Number Six on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart on the strength of 15.3 million audio streams. The song also took the top spot on the Trending 25, which ranks new songs that are seeing the greatest gains in on-demand …
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 …
Read More »Watch Wilco Raise Romantic Alarms With 'Love Is Everywhere (Beware)' on 'Seth Meyers'
Wilco delivered a tender rendition of their cautionary love song “Love Is Everywhere (Beware)” on Late Night With Seth Meyers Monday. The performance found the band in fine form as guitarist Nels Cline laced bright finger-tapped licks over the song’s soothing country rock sway. “Right now, right now/Love is everywhere,” …
Read More »Hear Bruce Springsteen Perform 'Shut out the Light' on New Asbury Park 1996 Live LP
Fan recordings of Bruce Springsteen‘s emotional Asbury Park show have been circling in the years since the Boss hit the stage on November 24th, 1996 for the start of a three-night stand. Now, Springsteen has just officially released the show as the latest offering from his ongoing live download series. …
Read More »In the Room at Nirvana's 'MTV Unplugged in New York'
Everyone remembers the sweater, but I mostly remember the hush. Twenty-five years ago today, Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in New Yorkarrived on CD, cassette, and VHS tape. By then, Kurt Cobain had been dead nearly seven months, and the appearance of this largely acoustic performance, taped nearly a year before, took …
Read More »Gospel Star Kirk Franklin Boycotts Dove Awards for Cutting Atatiana Jefferson Comments
Gospel star Kirk Franklin said he will boycott the Gospel Music Association’s annual Dove Awards after comments he made about Atatiana Jefferson — a 28-year-old black woman killed in her home by a white police officer — were cut from this year’s broadcast. The Dove Awards took place October 15th, …
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