The Recording Academy have made their final round of Grammy performance announcements. Gary Clark Jr. will take the stage on Sunday, January 26th at Los Angeles’ Staples Center with The Roots, performing his Grammy-nominated song “This Land.” Sheila E. and Usher will also be performing a tribute to the late …
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System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan unveiled a hard-rock reworking of Radiohead’s “Street Spirit” — featuring a searing guitar solo from Tom Morello — that will appear on his upcoming solo debut, These Grey Men, out February 28th. “This song in particular is a really touching and moving song,” …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Poolside and Amo Amo, 'Around the Sun'
Poolside and Amo Amo’s new single lands somewhere between cry-for-help and carefree jaunt. The musical bed underpinning “Around the Sun” is tailor-made for Too Slow to Disco parties — a cozy, unhurried bass line, shimmering motifs from several synthesizers, multi-tracked vocal harmonies high on the scale. Think of a Venn …
Read More »RS Charts: Roddy Ricch's 'The Box' Holds at Number One
Roddy Ricch‘s “The Box” survived a fierce challenge from Drake and Future‘s “Life Is Good” and held on to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The Compton-born rapper won the week thanks to 57.1 million streams, while Drake and Future pulled in 46.8 million. “The Box” …
Read More »After a False Start, A Thousand Horses Regain Their Footing on New Album With Dave Cobb
A Thousand Horses charged out of the gate when they released their debut country single “Smoke” in 2015. The mid-tempo ballad about an addictive relationship climbed to Number One and teed up the band to be Nashville stars: they did TV, toured with Darius Rucker, played Bonnaroo. But just like …
Read More »Demi Lovato Will Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl LIV
Demi Lovato will sing the National Anthem before kickoff at Super Bowl LIV, taking place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on February 2nd. The news comes shortly after she was announced as a performer for the 62nd Grammy Awards on January 26th. The singer confirmed the news on Instagram, …
Read More »Demi Lovato Announces She'll Be Performing at the Grammys
Demi Lovatoannounced that she’ll be performing at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 26th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. “I told you the next time you’d hear from me I’d be singing,” she wrote on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7TtBPxB5a8/ This will mark Lovato’s first performance since overdosing in July …
Read More »The 1975 Push Back Release Date for 'Notes on a Conditional Form'
The 1975’s Matt Healy confirmed on Monday that the release date for the band’s new album, Notes on a Conditional Form, has been pushed back. The album was originally set to drop February 21st, and will now likely be out on April 24th. Healy announced the news on Instagram Live, …
Read More »How Neil Peart's Perfectionism Set Him Free
“Subdivisions,” one of Rush‘s most beloved songs, is also one of their simplest. Geddy Lee’s insistent synth riff gives the track — a fan favorite from 1982’s Signals — a muted, almost drone-y quality. So you might hear it 100 times before you realize what’s going on just underneath the …
Read More »How G Flip Used Pop Music to Conquer Her Fears
“Everything happened so quick,” G Flip says. “I actually had a whole month of panic attacks while on tour. I just fully neglected remembering to eat and drink. Then I wasn’t sleeping. I was extremely unhealthy and stressed. It felt like the Hulk punching me in the chest.” The singer, …
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