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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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My Morning Jacket recently released their album The Waterfall II, a sequel to The Waterfall that’s been shelved since 2015. With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the band will have to wait a little longer to play the songs in front of a live audience, but they appeared on The Tonight Show Wednesday …
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When Shaggy released Hot Shot in the summer of 2000, many in the music industry were ready to write him off. It had been five long years since the Jamaican-born reggae artist landed high on the American charts with “Boombastic” and his follow-up LP, 1997’s Midnight Star, was such a …
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GLAAD has announced that it will host a virtual ceremony for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in place of the original ceremonies planned for earlier this year. The event will stream Thursday, July 30th at 8:00 p.m. ET via GLAAD’s Facebook and YouTube channels, and will air on Logo …
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