Nicole Atkins was forced to cancel a tour supporting her new album, Italian Ice, but she is continuing to play live — from the safety of her Nashville home. Atkins is the latest artist to take part in “In My Room,” our new IGTV series in which artists perform in …
Read More »Quincy Jones Parties With Travis Scott, Young Thug in 'Out West' Video
Quincy Jones parties with Travis Scott and Young Thug in the video for “Out West,” a track off Scott’s recent RS Charts-topping JackBoys compilation. The video opens with Scott receiving a phone call from someone and inviting them over to a house party he’s throwing that night. The party is …
Read More »Songs About Coronavirus Are About to Become Big Business
The spread of COVID-19 is boosting a trio of songs across Latin America this week: Mister Cumbia’s brassy “La Cumbia Del Coronavirus,” Kaseeno’s hard-charging “Coronavirus,” and Yofrangel and Fraga’s darting “Corona Virus” are performing well on the Spotify viral charts in multiple countries. This is both bizarre — who needs …
Read More »Nobody Go to the Discotek: Sech, Dalex, Justin Quiles Announce YouTube Concerts
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the planet, Latin music’s biggest names, from Juanes to Alejandro Sanz, have urged their fans to stay home. But Puerto Rican MC Darell said it best when he tweeted on Tuesday: “NOBODY GO TO THE DISCOTEK. EVERYBODY GO HOME.” Now, with U.S. …
Read More »Why Are Y'all Arguing About Jay-Z Washing Jay Electronica? The World Is Ending
As a pandemic besieges the globe, hip-hop fans are the only group asking the important questions: Did Jay-Z wash Jay Electronica on the latter’s debut album? Last Friday, Jay Electronica finally released his debut album — it came after a decade of rap bloggers hailing “Exhibit C” as the second …
Read More »Elton John Postpones Tour Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Elton John is postponing the upcoming North American leg of his goodbye tour, Farewell Yellow Brick Road, due to concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus. The musician’s next round of dates was scheduled to kick off March 26th in Indianapolis, Indiana, and wrap May 2nd in Detroit, Michigan. …
Read More »U.N. Certifies Grouplove as Climate Positive
Grouplove have become the first band in the U.S. to be certified climate positive by the United Nations. The Los Angeles indie-pop group achieved this by partnering with Chooose, a company that offers subscriptions to reduce CO2, for their upcoming tour. The shows are in support of their new LP, …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Makeup Artist Reveals Transformation Behind 'The Man'
Taylor Swift fooled nearly everyone in her latest music video (and directorial debut), “The Man,” in which she dressed up as her own male alter ego “Tyler Swift” to demonstrate toxic masculinity in the workplace. It was quite an impressive drag persona, so much so that it was hard to …
Read More »'Here Comes Hope!': The Winding 30-Year Journey of Wilson Phillips' 'Hold On'
At age 19, Chynna Phillips was just trying to get well. The singer, who formed Wilson Phillips in 1986 with Carnie and Wendy Wilson, had struggled with drug and alcohol addiction throughout high school. As the trio cultivated their sound, learning together how to turn beautiful harmonies into thoughtful, original …
Read More »Hear Celine Dion Cover 'Wicked Game' With Chris Isaak
Celine Dion is the latest artist to participate in a Spotify Singles release, where artists share a new version of one of their signature tracks along with a cover of a song by another artist. For her track, Dion chose “Imperfections,” one of the singles from her November 2019 album …
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