Drake returned to the top of Rolling Stone‘s Artists 500 chart after temporarily ceding the Number One spot to Ed Sheeran, who fell to Number Four for the week of July 19th through July 25th. Drake netted 101.2 million song streams, with his latest single “Money In the Grave” bringing …
Read More »Watch the Highwomen Play Their First Full Concert at Newport Folk Festival
“We’re the Highwomen, we sing of stories still untold,” sang Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby at their first full-concert performance as the Highwomen Friday evening at the Newport Folk Festival. The supergroup was also backed by a band that included Jason Isbell and the Hanseroth Twins …
Read More »Liam Gallagher Meditates on Regret on Emotional Single 'Once'
Liam Gallagher has released another track off his upcoming solo album Why Me? Why Not.The new single, “Once,” is a poignant acoustic ballad about regret and making the most of your one shot. The poetic lyrics take center stage on the song, with Gallagher crooning, “I think it’s true what …
Read More »Hear Laurie Anderson's Song From Tibetan Book of the Dead Project
Laurie Anderson reads from the Bardo Thodol, the Tibetan “Book of the Dead,” against a backdrop of flute, piano and percussion on “Lotus Born, No Need to Fear.” The track will appear on Songs From the Bardo, an upcoming release on Smithsonian Folkways, that highlights her 80-minute collaboration with Tibetan …
Read More »The Vivian Girls Come Out Swinging
All three Vivian Girls miss the rain. “It replenishes,” says Cassie Ramone, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. “It nourishes life!” The band, who grew up and made their name on the East Coast, live in Los Angeles now. It’s far from the New Jersey basement shows, the 24-hour diners they frequented …
Read More »Hear Mark Lanegan Band Go New Wave With New Song 'Letter Never Sent'
The Mark Lanegan Band’s new single, “Letter Never Sent,” is a dusky, synth-laden New Wave number on which Lanegan sings about “painful reflection,” “sad introspection” and skulls in close proximity to tire irons. The melody and incessant drum machine makes it sound deceptively upbeat, and it all leads up to …
Read More »Rapper Tay-K Convicted of Murder and Aggravated Robbery
Tay-K, the rapper who went viral thanks to video for “The Race” in 2017, was found guilty of murder and three counts of aggravated robbery, according to Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Fox 4 News. The rapper, whose real name is Taymore McIntyre, is looking at five to 99 years in …
Read More »See the Grateful Dead Perform 'Eyes of the World' in 1991
To say the Grateful Dead had a terrible Nineties would be an understatement. Keyboardist Brent Mydland died of an overdose in 1990, followed by Jerry Garcia’s fatal heart attack five years later after years of abusing his own body. The years in-between challenged the band like few eras had before. …
Read More »Post Malone Announces Runaway Tour in North America
Post Malone has announced the Runaway Tour, a set of North American tour dates beginning on September 14th in Tacoma, WA, and wrapping up November 20th at The Forum in Los Angeles. “Sunflower” collaborator Swae Lee and Tyla Yaweh will open on most dates. The tour will include a headlining …
Read More »Chris Young, Lauren Alaina Duet on New Breakup Song 'Town Ain't Big Enough'
Chris Young has a pretty solid track record when it comes to duets: his last two, “Think of You” with Cassadee Pope and “Sober Saturday Night” with Vince Gill, were both chart-topping hits. So expectations are high for his latest collaboration, “Town Ain’t Big Enough” with Lauren Alaina. Like “Think …
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