Jon Pardi brought fiddle and steel guitar, the hallmarks of traditional country music, to Late Night With Seth Meyers on Tuesday evening for a performance of “Heartache Medication.” The title track of the California country singer’s new album, the song is a salute to the type of shot that can …
Read More »Animal Collective's Avey Tare Teases New EP With Three Psychedelic Songs
Animal Collective’s Avey Tare will release a new EP, Conference of Birds/Birds in Disguise, on December 5th via Domino Records. He previewed the five-track set, available to pre-order on 12-inch vinyl, by streaming the first three songs: “Midnight Special,” “Red Light Water Show” and “Disc One.” The ambient “Midnight Special” …
Read More »Watch Ozzy Osbourne, Post Malone, Travis Scott Play 'Take What You Want' on AMAs
Ozzy Osbourne returned to the stage after a tumultuous year for a flame-filled performance of “Take What You Want,” joining Post Malone and Travis Scott on Sunday at the American Music Awards. The former Black Sabbath singer, who has spent much of 2019 recovering from health issues and surgeries, stayed …
Read More »Biden: 'Lindsey Graham Is About to Go Down in a Way' He'll 'Regret His Whole Life'
On Thursday, yielding to Trump once again, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, launched a probe into the baseless claims alleging Joe Biden was involved with corruption in Ukraine. On Friday, the presidential candidate spoke with CNN’s Don Lemon and expressed anger and disappointment in his …
Read More »10 Best Country and Americana Songs to Hear Now: Kacey Musgraves, Lindsay Ell
Kristian Bush’s new band Dark Water, the Eagles’ Timothy B. Schmit (with a cameo by Sheryl Crow), and Kansas City upstart Sara Morgan all have songs you should listen to this week. Dustbowl Revival, “Mirror” For years, Dustbowl Revival’s songs have occupied the intersection between bluegrass, hot jazz, gospel, and …
Read More »Beck Talks The Time Prince Whispered His Name
Beck spoke to Apple Music’s Matt Wilkinson this week and shared his 5 Best Songs — a.k.a. five favorites of his that are available on the platform. Beck chose Velvet Underground’s “Sunday Morning,” Prince‘s “The Beautiful Ones,” Aphex Twin‘s “Window Licker,” The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” and Tame Impala‘s …
Read More »See Carrie Underwood's Stylish 'Drinking Alone' Video
Carrie Underwood adopts a swanky club vibe in the video “Drinking Alone,” which was released on Wednesday. Last week, Underwood wowed the CMA Awards audience with a performance of the song that featured period dress and tricky choreography, elements of which remain in the video and its steamy narrative about …
Read More »Did GOP Rep. Devin Nunes Just Try to Out the Trump-Ukraine Whistleblower on Live TV?
WASHINGTON — There was a moment of confusion just after the two-hour mark in Tuesday’s public impeachment hearing, featuring witnesses Jennifer Williams, an aide to the vice president, and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, an Iraq war veteran and Purple Heart recipient who is the top Ukraine expert on the National …
Read More »Trump Scraps Vape Ban After Uproar from E-Cigarette Lobby
Back in September, President Donald Trump announced that he planned to roll out a federal ban of most flavored e-cigarette products, in light of rising teen vaping rates and a nationwide epidemic of vaping-related lung injuries. The proposed policy won accolades from many parents and public health advocates; even Senate …
Read More »Taylor Swift Claims She Can't Play Hits at AMAs Unless She Ceases Rerecording Her Masters
Taylor Swift will be honored with the Artist of the Decade Award at this year’s American Music Awards on November 24th, but it’s not clear whether she’ll actually be able to perform any of her hits. On Thursday night, Swift took to Tumblr to claim that Big Machine Label Group’s …
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