One thing Gen-X kids used to do — other people, too, of course, but I’m talking about something specific — was hang around with friends and listen to records. You might have been skipping school, you might have been smoking weed, but it could just as well have been a Sunday afternoon with a two-liter bottle of soda. Maybe someone had a guitar or a drum kit you could mess […]
The Rolling Stones have released the brand-new song “Living in a Ghost Town” to tide fans over until they’re able to reschedule the upcoming leg of their No Filter tour. It’s their first original composition since “Doom and Gloom” and “One More Shot” came out on their 2012 compilation album GRRR!, although they did put out the blues cover collection Blues & Lonesome in 2016. In a new interview with […]
Neil Young has dug into his archives and unearthed an acoustic performance of “Cowgirl in the Sand,” filmed at the Shakespeare Theater in Stratford, Connecticut, on January 21st, 1971. The never-before-seen footage is available Monday in the Neil Young Archives. The gig took place just three days after his historic homecoming show at Massey Hall in Toronto, a performance that was released as an official live album back in 2007. “Over the […]
Noted humanitarian Mariah Carey helped to usher in the Easter long weekend Friday, with a special performance of “Hero” that she dedicated to those on the front-lines of the current coronavirus pandemic. Dressed in a “pink-yet-lavender” blouse, and seated in front of framed photos of her kids while in a makeshift home recording studio, Carey introduced the clip by saying she was doing her best to stay “festive” during the Holy Week, despite what […]
Sir Elton John may have paused his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour due to COVID-19, but you can still catch him perform this weekend from your living room. John is throwing a commercial-free televised benefit concert on Sunday evening to help support and pay tribute to the doctors, nurses, and other medical staff currently battling the pandemic on the front lines. The hour-long special, called “Fox Presents the iHeart Living […]
Anderson .Paak and Justin Timberlake have shared a new track from Trolls World Tour. The duo wrote and produced “Don’t Slack” with Ludwig Göransson. Hear the track below. Timberlake discussed the collaboration in a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music’s Beats 1. Hear that below, too. Anderson .Paak and Justin Timberlake have shared a new track from Trolls World Tour. The duo wrote and produced “Don’t Slack” with Ludwig Göransson. Hear the track below. Timberlake discussed the collaboration in […]
Plus, Ozzy Osbourne debuts at No. 5. Superstar South Korean pop septet BTS returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated March 7) to become the top musical act in the U.S. for a sixth total week, and for the first time since May 25, 2019, thanks to the group's new album, Map of the Soul: 7. The set launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 422,000 equivalent album units, according to […]
Urban will be the host of this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards Keith Urban has released his first new music of 2020, an introspective track called “God Whispered Your Name.” The song was released alongside a music visualizer video on Thursday. Over images of the Los Angeles skyline and palm trees at sunset, Urban describes how he has become a changed man through love. “Each day, I knew I needed […]
Metallica announced Monday they are canceling two headlining performances at music festivals due to frontman James Hetfield's ongoing health journey. In a written statement, Hetfield apologized to ticket-holders for the Sonic Temple Festival in Columbus, Ohio and Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky. "As part of my continuing effort to get and stay healthy, I have critical recovery events on those weekends that cannot be moved," he said. "The reality is that I […]
