Dillon Carmichael switches into full-on power ballad mode in his new song “Dancing Away With My Heart,” the latest track to be released from his upcoming Dave Cobb-produced debut album Hell on an Angel. Mixing Carmichael’s burly baritone with the defiant spirit of a late-night Lynyrd Skynyrd sing-along, “Dancing Away …
Read More »See Donovan Woods' Raw 'Next Year' Video
Canadian singer-songwriter Donovan Woods closed out his 2018 album Both Ways with “Next Year,” a straightforward, urgent message about the myriad ways we tend to put things off until it’s too late. In the song’s new video, there’s no distraction from that message — just Woods performing straight to the camera …
Read More »Watch Iggy Pop Casually Eat a Hamburger in New Death Valley Girls Video
Los Angeles punks Death Valley Girls tasked Iggy Pop with eating a hamburger in the video for their new song, “Disaster (Is What We’re After).” The Kansas Bowling-directed clip is a direct homage to a scene in Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth’s 1982 film, 66 Scenes of America, in which Andy …
Read More »Ariana Grande, James Corden Perform 'Titanic' With Foo Fighters, Lady Gaga Songs
Ariana Grande appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Monday where she and the host remade the soundtrack to Titanic with new songs in a breathless five minutes. The pair spanned 13 songs in nine sets for a one-shot take. They launched their boat adventure with the …
Read More »Watch Pearl Jam Cover Chris Cornell's 'Missing' at Seattle Stadium Gig
Pearl Jam paid tribute to Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell Friday night at Seattle’s Safeco Field, with the band’s second Home Shows stadium gig also serving as an all-star celebration of the city’s grunge scene. During the main set, Pearl Jam debuted their rendition of the obscure Cornell track “Missing,” from …
Read More »Demi Lovato Cancels Remainder of 'Tell Me You Love Me' Fall Tour
Demi Lovato has canceled the remaining dates of her ‘Tell Me You Love’ Me fall tour following her hospitalization for an alleged overdose last month, Deadline reports. Lovato was originally scheduled to perform two dates in Mexico in September as well as a run of dates in South America beginning …
Read More »Meet yMusic, Paul Simon's Genre-Crossing Chamber Ensemble of Choice
Paul Simon‘s upcoming 14th solo album, In the Blue Light, features the iconic songwriter’s deep cuts reworked, rearranged and rethought. On three of its tracks, Simon appears alongside New York chamber ensemble yMusic, a sextet notable for blurring the lines between classical-minded indie rockers and accessible bouts of 21st-century composition. …
Read More »Beastie Boys: Inside Adam Yauch's Oscilloscope Laboratories Studio
Oscilloscope Laboratories is honoring the musical, cinematic and philanthropic work of late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch with “The House That Yauch Built,” an interactive, multi-media tour of his recording studio and film production headquarters. The website – which launched Friday, three days before what would have been the musician’s …
Read More »The Stakes for Travis Scott Are Higher Than Ever With 'Astroworld' – and So Are the Potential Rewards
Ask a casual fan what they like about Travis Scott, and you’re likely to hear one thing again and again: “He has the best live show in hip-hop.” It’s a cliché, a familiar refrain that hints at Scott’s talents without giving him his full due. Ultimately it’s a backhanded compliment …
Read More »Meet The Barbz: The Nicki Minaj Fandom Fighting the 'Nicki Hate Train'
The Barbz — the nickname given to Nicki Minaj’s army of online fans — are a force of nature. If Nicki is their queen bee, each member is a buzzing worker bee intent on protecting her majesty at any cost. No jab, swipe or Twitter critique escapes their purview. You …
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