EDM artists like Tiësto, Kaskade, Armin Van Buuren and Steve Aoki all remembered Avicii on Sirius XM’s BPM channel following the DJ-producer born Tim Bergling’s death at the age of 28. “I knew him from the beginning, he used to send me mash-ups,” Tiesto said of Bergling. “I met him …
Read More »Hear J. Cole's New 'KOD' Album
J. Cole has released his new LP, KOD. His fifth studio album is the follow-up to 2016’s 4 Your Eyez Only, which was his fourth consecutive Number One album. A few hours before the album dropped late Thursday, the album’s title was given some context via an album trailer. As …
Read More »Why Brothers Osborne Are Country Music's New Working-Class Heroes
TJ Osborne was just settling into his seat on a recent flight to Milwaukee with his brother John when a fan recognized the duo and asked for a picture. “Are you guys famous or something?” a woman seated nearby asked TJ. “Maybe in some circles we are,” he replied, offering …
Read More »Lenny Kravitz Talks Overcoming Dry Spell for New Album 'Raise Vibration'
After wrapping up his world tour three years ago, Lenny Kravitz found himself in a place he’d never been — the dreaded land of uncertainty. “I really wasn’t sure where I was going musically,” he tells Rolling Stone. “After doing this for 30 years, I wasn’t feeling it. I’d never …
Read More »#Beychella: Beyonce Schools Festivalgoers in Her Triumphant Return
“Thank you for letting me be the first black woman to headline Coachella,” said Beyoncé on Saturday night. “Ain’t that ’bout a bitch?” An unprecedented move in the luxe festival’s 19-year history, one-third of this year’s lineup is comprised of female artists – and at the helm of this progress …
Read More »Hear Jerry Garcia Perform Rare 'Deep Elem Blues' From New Garcia Box Set
Those well-versed in Grateful Dead history know that the band, in the early days of their Northern California life, first went by the Warlocks, but that wasn’t actually the beginning of their story. Before becoming the leader of one of the most iconic groups of all time, Jerry Garcia was …
Read More »See Kacey Musgraves, Ruston Kelly Sing Johnny Cash Poem
Forever Words, the new collection of Johnny Cash writings assembled by his son John Carter Cash, is all about juxtapositions — both with the Man in Black’s younger and older selves, and with the other artists who set his poems to music. But there may be no more poignant pairing …
Read More »Watch Ed Sheeran, Josh Homme Talk Elton John Tribute Album 'Revamp'
Ed Sheeran, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and more discuss Elton John‘s legacy and his impact on today’s music in a trailer for Revamp, the all-star tribute album that was released today. “I’ve listened to Elton John from before I could remember listening to Elton …
Read More »Hear Old Crow Medicine Show's Persistent New Song 'Whirlwind'
Life in a touring string band is a balance of uncertainty, excitement and commitment. No one knows the insides of the curves on that road better than Ketch Secor, the frontman and main songwriter of Old Crow Medicine Show. On “Whirlwind” – the latest song premiered from Volunteer, the group’s …
Read More »'Westworld' Composer Talks 'Epic' 'Heart-Shaped Box' From New Trailer
Westworld composer Ramin Djawadi’s timeless renditions of modern rock songs were a fan favorite staple of the series’ first season, with the composer reimagining tracks by Radiohead, Soundgarden and the Rolling Stones for the futuristic theme park’s automaton saloon piano. In the latest trailer for the series’ second season, Djawadi …
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