OneRepublic took The Tonight Show on Jimmy Fallon stage Thursday night to perform their latest single, “Rescue Me.” Frontman Ryan Tedder riled the crowd up with his energetic vocal performance and tambourine-playing, and the song’s house-inspired structure lent itself well to a live audience. Later, Tedder sat down with Fallon …
Read More »Watch Elton John's Delightfully Trippy '(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again' Video
Elton John takes a surreal trip down memory lane in the video for his new Rocketman song, “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again.” John wrote the song with his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin, while he performed it alongside the film’s star, Taron Egerton. Directed by Kii Arens, the “(I’m Gonna) Love …
Read More »Jeremy Ivey Channels the Beatles on New Song 'Story of a Fish'
Jeremy Ivey has long been one of Nashville’s most beloved behind-the-scenes musical magicians: as onetime member of Southern soul outfit Buffalo Clover; as a producer; occasional harmonica player in Margo Price‘s band and her frequent songwriting partner (yes, they’re also married); and low-key solo artist. Later this year, Ivey will …
Read More »Flashback: Rush Play Their Final Song as a Band at Last Concert in 2015
Not that it’s any big surprise at this point, but Geddy Lee recently re-affirmed the sad fact that Rush are over as a band in a new interview with the Toronto Sun. “Neil [Peart] insisted that [the 2015 R40 tour] was his last gig,” he said. “And you know, Alex …
Read More »Heroes and Villains Clash in Chemical Brothers' New 'Eve of Destruction' Video
Ahead of the Chemical Brothers‘ headlining gig at Glastonbury, the electronic duo have released their new video for “Eve of Destruction,” the opening track off their recent album No Geography. In the spirit of the legendary Japanese sci-fi series Ultraman, the “Eve of Destruction” video, directed by the duo’s longtime …
Read More »Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn's Friendship to Be Focus of New Biopic
This fall,Lifetime will premierePatsy & Loretta,a fictionalized account of country legends Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn‘s close friendship and interweaving careers. Directed by Callie Khouri (Nashville),the movie stars Megan Hilty (The Good Wife, 9 to 5: The Musical) as Cline and Jessie Mueller (Waitress, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) as …
Read More »See Black Sabbath-Approved Cover Song by Armenian Folk Musicians
Black Sabbath‘s songs have been covered many different ways — by soul singers, jazz combos and even a fast-food-themed parody band. But it still must have been a surprise for Tony Iommi and onetime Sabbath singer Ian Gillan (best known as the frontman for Deep Purple) when the Armenian ensemble …
Read More »See Brandi Carlile, Emmylou Harris Cover Sarah McLachlan's 'Angel'
On June 1st, Brandi Carlile played a headlining show at the Gorge Amphitheatre in her home state of Washington, which coincided with her 38th birthday. The event, dubbed Echoes Through the Canyon, included performances by Carlile’s handpicked support acts Neko Case and Emmylou Harris. In a sweet nod to one …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Announces North American Tour Dates
Fresh off his headlining set at Governors Ball, Tyler, the Creator has announced a new set of North American tour dates in support of his new albumIgor. The tour will begin Labor Day weekend at Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, with 34 stops in New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and …
Read More »Watch Brie Larson Cover Ariana Grande's 'My Everything'
In a series of Instagram stories, Brie Larson performed a cover of Ariana Grande‘s “My Everything.” In the clip, the Captain Marvel actress strums a guitar and sings a stripped down version of the pop tune. At the end of the performance Larson adds a note that reads, “Thank you …
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