Kendrick Lamar, who is helmingBlack Panther: The Albumalongside TDE’s Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, teams up with TDE labelmate Jay Rock for a new song from the soundtrack, “King’s Dead.” The new tune also features Future and James Blake. Produced by Mike Will Made-It and Teddy Walton, the beat-shifting track features …
Read More »Hear Dan + Shay's Forlorn New Song 'Tequila'
With a song title like “Tequila,” it would certainly be easy to assume there’s a party about to pour forth for the next three minutes. But what the newly released track from silky smooth duo Dan + Shay unleashes instead is a nostalgic tale of heartbreak and regret, lamenting the …
Read More »The Last Word: Erykah Badu
Who are your heroes? My grandmothers, Thelma Gipson and Viola Wilson. They’re both 90. They keep me grounded. Thelma was a principal’s assistant at an elementary school. She made sure my siblings and I were properly fed, even when she was really tired. Viola worked for Rockwell International, which built …
Read More »How Bob Dylan Crafted a Minimal New Sound on 'John Wesley Harding'
In the autumn of 1967, Bob Dylan took a mysterious trip to Nashville. “As I recall, it was just on a kind of whim that Bob went down,” Robbie Robertson, who had spent much of that summer wood shedding with Dylan and the rest of the Band in upstate New …
Read More »Velvet Underground Prep 50th Anniversary Vinyl Box Set
The Velvet Underground will continue to celebrate their 50th anniversary into 2018 with a limited edition vinyl box set that collects four of the iconic rock band’s studio albums along with a reconstruction of their “lost” 1969 LP. The six-album 50th anniversary box set also includes 1967’s The Velvet Underground …
Read More »'The Voice': See Brooke Simpson's Stunning 'O Holy Night'
With three opportunities apiece to show America what they were made of, the final four contestants on The Voice took the stage on the first night of the two-part finale for a theme that was, in coach Miley Cyrus’ words, “coming full circle.” She ought to say so, because finalist …
Read More »Watch Future Islands' Cinematic New 'Beauty of the Road' Video
Future Islands capture their enthralling live performances in the new video for “Beauty of the Road.” The track appears on the indie group’s latest album, The Far Field. The Jay Buim-directed clip arrives as Future Islands wrap up their extensive 2017 touring schedule, at the end of which they’ll have …
Read More »Flashback: See Shania Twain's 'Man! I Feel Like a Woman!' in Las Vegas
Having mounted her last concert tour in 2004, for the next several years Shania Twain endured personal heartache, including her divorce from producer-husband Mutt Lange. But there was also the delay of new music due, in part, to her battle with dysphonia, a condition that affects vocal-cord control, brought on …
Read More »Flashback: Stone Temple Pilots Play Their Final Gig With Scott Weiland
In late 2012, Stone Temple Pilots once again found themselves in an impossible situation. They’d been gigging with Scott Weiland for four years at this point and even managed to cut a new album with him in 2010, but he’d begun showing up very late for concerts and acting erratically …
Read More »See Bono Sing Sinatra Classic With Chris Martin, Sean Penn on 'Kimmel'
U2‘s Bono delivered a smoky rendition of the Frank Sinatra classic “One for My Baby” with help from Coldplay‘s Chris Martin and Sean Penn on Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The episode was devoted to (Red)’s efforts to raise money and awareness for the fight against AIDS. Shot in black-and-white aside …
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