Black Pumas have released a new live-in-studio version of their song “Confines” that will appear on the upcoming deluxe edition of the band’s debut album, out August 28th via ATO Records. The new version of the song finds Black Pumas tapering back the quick soul skip of the original into …
Read More »New York Department of Health Investigating Chainsmokers Concert in Southampton
The New York State Department of Health is investigating a concert headlined by the Chainsmokers in the Hamptons over the weekend, which appeared to violate social distancing and other COVID-19 guidelines. The Safe and Sound charity event was touted as a drive-in concert where guests would be allowed to sit …
Read More »Rilo Kiley to Reissue Rare Self-Titled 1999 Album for First Time
Rilo Kiley will reissue their rare self-titled 1999 debut album on vinyl and digital for the first time this October. The long-out-of-print album — which contained the song “Frug,” featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 film Desert Blue — was previously only available on CDs that Jenny Lewis and …
Read More »Nick Cave Thrives in Solitude in Socially Distanced 'Idiot Prayer' Concert Film
For decades, Nick Cave has flanked himself at concerts with at least half a dozen members of his band, the Bad Seeds. Dressed in black leisure suits with widely flayed collars, like a gang of 1970s accountants out on the town, they always appeared to have his back — not …
Read More »Who Loses Big in the Great Streaming Wars? The User
After the launch of the NBCUniversal-backed streaming service Peacock, the number of available streamers on the market right now is approximately a billion. (Note: This is only an estimate. The actual number may be higher.) As Peacock joins Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+, CBS All Access, Apple …
Read More »Spotify Just Scored Universal Music's Support for Its 'Two-Sided Marketplace'
Spotify and Universal Music Group announced a new licensing partnership Wednesday that could align the world’s biggest music label with the streaming service’s long-awaited “two-sided marketplace” — which would funnel additional money back from the record industry into Spotify’s pockets. The new multiyear global contract “further aligns [our] efforts to …
Read More »Dave Mason Remakes 'Feelin' Alright' With Sammy Hagar, Mick Fleetwood and the Doobie Brothers
Dave Mason has rerecorded his 1968 Traffic classic “Feelin’ Alright’” for the quarantine age with help from Sammy Hagar, Mick Fleetwood, Michael McDonald and the Doobie Brothers. The song wasn’t a huge hit when it appeared on the first Traffic record, but it’s since been covered by everyone from Joe …
Read More »Hear Chris Cornell's Previously Unreleased Cover of Guns N' Roses' 'Patience'
To mark what would have been his 56th birthday (July 20th), the Chris Cornell estate has shared the musician’s previously unreleased cover of Guns N’ Roses’ classic 1989 ballad, “Patience.” Cornell doesn’t stray too far from the original as he breaks out the acoustic guitar for the cover, but his …
Read More »Dame D.O.L.L.A. Reps His 'Home Team' on NBA Star's New Song
Damian Lillard aka Dame D.O.L.L.A reps his “Home Team” — his family, friends and his late loved ones — in the Portland Trail Blazers star’s latest song. Arriving just days after Lillard turned 30, the rapper “celebrates the strength and resilience ofblack families in America” with a visual that focuses …
Read More »Keith Urban Has His A-ha Moment in Animated 'Superman' Video
Keith Urban has his A-ha moment with the video for his new song “Superman.” Featuring a pencil-drawn flipbook caricature of the guitarist, the clip evokes the groundbreaking 1985 animation of “Take on Me.” “Superman” the song is equally Eighties. Like in his 2017 hit “The Fighter,” Urban embraces synth and …
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