Now that RCA has dropped R&B singer R. Kelly, who has faced decades of allegations of sexual misconduct, the activists who have petitioned the labels to drop him are calling it a victory. In the summer of 2017, around the time that Buzzfeed News reported that the R&B singer was …
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Bluegrass titan and longtime Grand Ole Opry member Del McCoury, who turns 80 years old next month, will be celebrated with a special Opry tribute featuring fellow musicians Sam Bush, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart and the Travelin’ McCourys. Set for February 13th, the Wednesday night event, dubbed “Grand …
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As the morning rush gained momentum at a Gregorys Coffee outlet in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, a small group of activists and organizers gathered to prepare for the day’s work. They discussed strategy, stacked flyers and assembled cardboard boxes. On each box, they taped a sign that read, “RCA Records: …
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It only takes the first two seconds of the first song on their first record for Led Zeppelin to make crystal clear exactly what they intend to do — and exactly what they intend to do to you. In the opening to “Good Times Bad Times,” the band drops a …
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R&B star Khalid is joined by pop-country sensation Kane Brown on a new remix of his song “Saturday Nights,” released on Friday. The original version appears on Khalid’s 2018 Suncity EP. With its electric guitar arpeggios, “Learning to Fly” chord progression and narrative lyrics, “Saturday Nights” seemed readymade for country …
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Authorities in Chicago and Atlanta are investigating allegations of sexual and physical abuse against R. Kelly in the wake of the Lifetime docuseries, Surviving R. Kelly, The New York Times reports. Prosecutors in both cities are looking to speak with potential victims and witnesses. In Atlanta, the district attorney’s office …
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Sharon Van Etten‘s Remind Me Tomorrow won’t be out for another 10 days, but it’s already shaping up as a major moment in the singer-songwriter’s career, boosting the emotional clarity of her past work with a new pop power. Take “Seventeen,” the synth-buzzed stunner that Van Etten released today as …
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At last September’s International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, also known as the “Hillbilly Grammys,” the smart money was on Jerry Douglas’ Earls of Leicester to win the Entertainer of the Year grand prize. Formed to pay tribute to bluegrass forefathers Flatt & Scruggs, the Earls were reigning champions for the …
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In December, the singer Jacquees declared himself the “King of R&B” for his generation, eliciting a string of dismissive reactions from luminaries like P. Diddy and Keith Sweat. The debate was silly: Not long ago, people were declaring R&B dead, and there is no pure singer right now putting up …
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Washington state officials passed a bill to rename a post office nearJimi Hendrix‘s hometown of Seattle to honor the guitar god. Both of Washington’s U.S. senators, Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, supported Rep. Adam Smith’s bill to rechristen Renton Highlands Post Office as the James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix Post Office. …
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