Carrie Underwood hosts a vibrant, colorful party for unity in the new “Love Wins” video. The hopeful song is the latest single from Underwood’s upcoming album Cry Pretty, which will be released Friday, September 14th. “Love Wins” aims to be a balm in divisive times, with Underwood reaching across the …
Read More »'You Did This To Him': Ariana Grande, Mac Miller and the Demonization of Women in Toxic Relationships
Mac Miller and Ariana Grande‘s relationship fell unusually under the tabloid radar for the majority of their two-year run. It was their breakup in May that finally captured public attention, especially since it was followed eight days later by Miller crashing his car while intoxicated and, just weeks after that, …
Read More »Hear John Hiatt Explore Aging in Funky New Song 'Over the Hill'
With “Over the Hill,” the latest track to be released from John Hiatt‘s upcoming LP, The Eclipse Sessions, the 66-year-old songwriting legend offers craggy bits of wisdom and wit on aging, singing, “I’m long in the tooth, what can I say / I take huge bites of life and I …
Read More »Kings of Leon Recruit Sheryl Crow, Little Big Town for Nashville Food Festival
Kings of Leon will pay tribute to the disco hits of the Seventies and Eighties when they headline the 2018 Harvest Night at Music City Food + Wine Festival in Nashville, which will also feature performances by Sheryl Crow and Little Big Town. Set for September 15th, Harvest Night promises …
Read More »Aretha Franklin's Family Rebukes Reverend's 'Distasteful' Eulogy
The family of Aretha Franklin denounced Rev. Jasper Williams Jr.’s eulogy at the late singer’s funeral as “offensive and distasteful.” Williams Jr. delivered a nearly 50-minute eulogy at Franklin’s service last Friday, causing an uproar on social media with comments about the Black Lives Matter movement, black-on-black crime and the …
Read More »Alice in Chains Recruit the Doors' Robby Krieger to Perform 'Rooster' in Los Angeles
Alice in Chains enlisted the Doors guitarist Robby Krieger for a special performance of the grunge band’s classic “Rooster” during their concert Wednesday at the Palladium in Los Angeles, California. Krieger added bluesy, atmospheric fills to the Dirt song, countering Jerry Cantrell‘s wild wah-wah leads. The psych-rock veteran visibly smiled …
Read More »Kate Bush Mourns 'Truly Original' Dancer and Bowie Collaborator Lindsay Kemp
Kate Bush issued a heartfelt statement about the late Lindsay Kemp, referring to the British dancer and choreographer – with whom she once studied and collaborated – as “truly original” and a “great artist of the stage.” “To call him a mime artist is like calling Mozart a pianist,” she …
Read More »Cardi B Apologizes for 'Real Housewives of the Civil Rights Movement' Skit
Cardi B has apologized for appearing in a controversial comedy sketch called “The Real Housewives of the Civil Rights Movement.” The rapper played Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow Coretta Scott King in the skit, a preview of comedian Rip Michaels’ upcoming series Off the Rip. In the piece, which TMZ …
Read More »Review: Budding Latin-Pop Superstar Ozuna's Buoyant, Eclectic 'Aura'
The “Te Bote” remix, by Nio Garcia, Casper Magico, Darrell, Bad Bunny, Nicky Jam and Ozuna, is one of the most indispensable songs released this year in any genre — a hit in both old-fashioned media like radio as well as the warp-speed world of YouTube, where it has more …
Read More »Flashback: See Lauryn Hill Perform Lush Version of 'Lost Ones' at MTV VMAs
Lauryn Hill‘s solo debut — and as yet, sole album —The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, was a critical sensation shortly after its release 20 years ago today. A passionate heartbreak record played with a seamless blend of hip-hop, rock and soul, it was showered with awards and accolades: The first …
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