So, How Was Your 2020? is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Before she found herself making bagels at home, Sharon Van Etten was scheduled to embark …
Read More »Bad Bunny Belts Alt-Rock Break-Up Ballad 'Te Deseo Lo Mejor' on 'Corden'
Bad Bunny performed his new song, “Te Deseo Lo Mejor,” on The Late Late Show With James Corden, Wednesday, December 2nd. Bad Bunny recorded the performance in a small space with a patchwork curtain and glowing hanging lights. The intimate atmosphere perfectly fit the aching, alt-rock balladry of “Te Deseo …
Read More »Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Questlove?
So, How Was Your 2020?is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. To say this was a low-key transformative year for Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson would be an understatement. …
Read More »Musicians on Musicians: Roddy Ricch & Future
G rowing up in Compton in the 2010s, Roddy Ricch listened more to the Atlanta rap hymns of Future than to his iconic West Coast forebears. (“I was born in ’98,” he has said. “What do you expect me to rap like?”) He’s since become one of the most popular …
Read More »Bad Bunny Is Predictably Unpredictable on 'El Último Tour del Mundo'
Bad Bunny has always looked ahead. When his sophomore effort YHLQMDLG dropped last February, the Puerto Rican rapper already had his mind on his next project. On YHLQMDLG‘s final track, “<3,” he announced that he’d be back in nine months with a follow-up release that would likely be his last. …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen, Morgan Wallen, Dua Lipa to Perform on 'Saturday Night Live'
Saturday Night Live announced the host and musical guest lineups for its run of December shows, which will feature Morgan Wallen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and Dua Lipa. Wallen will perform December 5th with host Jason Bateman; Springsteen and the E Street Band will play December 12th …
Read More »Flashback: Survivor Perform 'Eye of the Tiger' With Both Lead Singers in 2013
Rumors of a Van Halen super tour with both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar fronting the band circulated frequently during the past few years, often egged on by Hagar himself. But it wasn’t until after Eddie Van Halen died that the world learned that the trek was actually in …
Read More »John Boyega Struggles to Change the London Police Force From Within in 'Red, White and Blue' Trailer
John Boyega plays a London police officer who believes he can effect change from inside the organization in the new trailer for Steve McQueen’s Red, White and Blue, premiering December 4th on Amazon Prime Video. The film is based on the true story of Larry Logan, a forensic scientist who …
Read More »Kany Garcia, Camilo Perform Stirring Medley at Latin Grammys
Puerto Rico’s Kany García — the most nominated woman of the night — took to the Latin Grammy Awards stage Thursday to perform a medley of her hits with Argentine musician Nahuel Pennisi and Colombian upstart Camilo. Her Boricua Pedro Capó later joined the set that highlighted the singer-songwriters. García, …
Read More »Sam Smith Shares New Christmas Song 'The Lighthouse Keeper'
Sam Smith has released a new Christmas song, “The Lighthouse Keeper,” written and produced by Labrinth. This is the second time Smith has worked with Labrinth, who produced the eponymous title track for their new albumLove Goes. “If any year could make me look forward to the sounds of Christmas, …
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