Robert Plant announced a spring tour with his new band Saving Grace, marking their performance debut in North America. Plant formed Saving Grace — vocalist Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson and guitarists Tony Kelsey and Matt Worley — last year, playing several shows in the U.K. The band also unveiled …
Read More »Lady Gaga Announces New Album 'Chromatica'
Lady Gaga‘s “little monsters” are rarely wrong, and, on Monday, the Oscar winner confirmed that their guesses were right when it comes to her new album title: Chromatica. She will release the album on April 10th, and it’s currently available for preorder. Gaga’s fans first noticed the title in small …
Read More »Jessie Reyez Talks New Album, Morbidness of Love
Jessie Reyez’s interview onThe Daily Show Thursday night was a surprisingly profound one. When host Trevor Noah asked Reyez why she had named her upcoming album Before Love Came to Kill Us, he got a pretty morbid answer. “Sad songs have a little love, and even love songs have a …
Read More »Gorillaz Team With Malian Star Fatoumata Diawara for New Song 'Désolé'
Gorillaz and Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara venture to scenic Lake Como in Italy in the new video for their collaboration, “Désolé.” The track and video mark the second installment of the animated outfit’s “Song Machine” series. “Désolé,” which means “sorry” in French, boasts a simmering groove that takes a delightfully …
Read More »Norah Jones Sets U.S. Tour With Mavis Staples
Seven months after collaborating on a song together, Norah Jones and Mavis Staples will embark on a joint U.S. tour. The singers, who partnered in October 2019 for the new track “I’ll Be Gone,” will kick off the first half of their U.S. tour on May 10th in Spicewood, Texas, …
Read More »How the Chilean Uprising Fueled Francisca Valenzuela's Feminist Opus, 'La Fortaleza'
It’s been nearly five months since a wave of austerity measures, proposed by Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, sent Chile spiraling into civil unrest. Outside the grounds of the 60th annual Viña del Mar International Song Festival on Monday night — the longest-running music festival in Latin America — up to …
Read More »5 Seconds of Summer Look Back in 'Old Me'
5 Seconds of Summer reflect on their youth in “Old Me.” The track is the latest single from their upcoming album Calm, out March 27th on Interscope Records. “Shout out to the old me/And everything you showed me,” lead singer Luke Hemmings declares in the chorus before he transitions into …
Read More »Viral Newcomer Breland Takes Country-Trap From Moment to Movement
Breland is not yet a household name, but he and his recently assembled Atlantic Records team are confident that will change quickly. Earlier this month, “My Truck,” the singer-rapper’s country-trap ode to the titular vehicle, reached Number One on Spotify’s Viral 50 chart. His Spotify profile has more than 1.2 …
Read More »Rising Rapper Pop Smoke Shot Dead in L.A.
Pop Smoke, the rising New York rapper whose gruff-voiced style made fans of stars like Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, was shot and killed in Los Angeles on Wednesday. A representative for the LAPD confirmed the rapper’s death to Rolling Stone. The Los Angeles police responded to an emergency call …
Read More »Luck Reunion 2020 Lineup: Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Orville Peck Set to Perform
The 2020 edition of the Luck Reunion has announced its lineup. Lucinda Williams, Orville Peck, Margo Price, and perennial Luck headliner Willie Nelson are all set to perform at the daylong festival held on Nelson’s Luck Ranch outside of Austin. Slated for March 19th, the Luck Reunion brings together left-of-center …
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