Music

Shania Twain, who is currently in the midst of her Now Tour, was the musical performer on Monday’s episode ofThe Late Late Show With James Corden. Twain, dressed in her ubiquitous animal-print suit, took the stage for a bubbly, banjo-accompanied performance of her single, “Life’s About to Get Good.” The …

As anyone who’s seen the excellent 2012 documentary Beware of Mr. Baker knows, the wildman Cream drummer isn’t the easiest person to get along with. He’s moody, easy to anger, extremely opinionated and prone to sudden flashes of violence. It’s therefore not very surprising that his son Kofi doesn’t hold …

It’s a big week for country music as CMA Music Festival gets underway and, hot on the heels of the CMT Music Awards, Nashville returned to the network Thursday night to finish up its five-season run with the show’s last-ever episodes. And even though Juliette remains MIA, presumably still in …

On what would have been his 60th birthday, the Prince estate announced Thursday that it is prepping a new album of previously unreleased home recordings, Piano and a Microphone 1983, set to arrive September 21st. The LP’s nine tracks were culled from cassette recordings Prince made at his piano at …

Texas country-rock firebrand Cody Jinks, who has built a grassroots following for his rebellious brand of country music, has announced the artists performing at his first-ever Loud and Heavy Fest. Set for August 18th in Jinks’ hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, the festival features a lineup curated by the former …

Kamasi Washington creates his own version of a boxer’s entrance song on “Street Fighter Mas,” a new track inspired by the saxophonist’s childhood experiences at the arcade. The song will appear on Washington’s upcoming sophomore album, Heaven and Earth. “Street Fighter Mas” would fit easily on a Seventies movie score. …

BJ Barham knows his way around a hangover. He partied with Jason Isbell right before the former Drive-By Trucker stopped partying, which is to say he partied pretty damn hard. But nothing could have prepared him for the headache November 9th, 2016, hath wrought. A handle of Jameson couldn’t have …

With the release of their heart-pounding new single, “Love Ain’t,” the Eli Young Band dive deep into the difference between healthy and destructive relationships, presenting a bold, country-rocking anthem for those who’ve found “the one” – even if they don’t quite know it yet. Released on Friday, the track marks …

More than three decades have passed since Matthew Sweet broke out of Athens, Georgia with pining alt-rock songs about bad romances. Judging from his 13th LP, he still appears to be most comfortable writing about shitty, unworkable relationships (even though he’s settled down and married). There’s the lovers he’s unable …

A relative of American folk hero Davey Crockett, Charley Crockett has become the king of his own wild frontier, carving out a blues-based sound that nods to his unconventional background – including busking gigs in New Orleans, subway performances in New York City and a string of Copenhagen shows as …