Sting took the stage with the cast of The Last Ship on The Late Late Show to perform the song by the same name from the hit musical. The show — which originated in the U.K. before moving to Broadway and opened at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles earlier …
Read More »Demi Lovato Premieres 'Anyone' at the Grammys
Demi Lovato performed live for the first time in nearly two years at the 62nd Grammy Awards on Sunday. She debuted a new song, “Anyone,” which she wrote and recorded just four days before suffering an overdose in July 2018. The single will reportedly be included on Lovato’s upcoming album. …
Read More »Are Music Companies Hiring Enough People Who Think Differently?
Florence Welch doesn’t find numbers easy. The Florence and the Machine star was diagnosed with both dyslexia and dyscalculia in her youth — two sets of “learning difficulties,” as she often heard them described, inaccurately, during her school years. As she describes in the foreword to “Creative Differences” — a …
Read More »Metallica's Kirk Hammett on Napster: 'We Didn't Make a Difference'
Although Metallica were the most outspoken about the dangers of file-sharing with the advent of Napster — garnering a lot of bad press for allegedly wanting to sue their fans — Kirk Hammett now says the group had no effect on the outcome of the crisis. “We didn’t make a …
Read More »Flashback: Rush Resurrect 1975's 'Anthem' at Kickoff of Final Tour
The news that Neil Peart died of brain cancer on January 7th is still sending waves of shock and grief throughout the rock community. Nobody but his tightest circle of friends knew he was sick, making this one of the more unexpected rock deaths in recent memory. The outpouring of …
Read More »Pearl Jam Detail Tracklist for New Album 'Gigaton'
Pearl Jam revealed the tracklist for their upcoming 11th studio album, Gigaton. The long-awaited 12-track LP, which follows 2013’s Lightning Bolt, features upcoming single “Dance of the Clairvoyants.” Notably, it does not include their most recent song, 2018’s “Can’t Deny Me,” released as part of their Ten Club fan club. …
Read More »Hear Best Coast Preview New Album With 'Everything Has Changed'
Best Coast will release their fourth album, Always Tomorrow, on February 21st via Concord Records. The Los Angeles duo have previewed the release with a new single, “Everything Has Changed,” and an accompanying music video directed by Ryan Baxley and starring cast members from Vanderpump Rules. Always Tomorrow was produced …
Read More »Tainy, Dalex, and Álvaro Díaz Take a Joy Ride in New 'Mera' Video
Puerto Rican producer Tainy spent all of 2019 crafting experimental urbano-pop hits with the likes of J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Selena Gomez, and others. Yet he shifts gears in his latest release, “Mera,” which is the lead single off his upcoming EP, The Kids That Grew Up On Reggaeton: Neon …
Read More »Margo Price Cuts Down Critics on Defiant New Song 'Stone Me'
“Call me a bitch, then call me baby/you don’t know me, you don’t own me,” sings Margo Price in the chorus of “Stone Me,” her first new music in two years. The Nashville country and soul singer debuted the song with a live performance on Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. …
Read More »2020 Grammys: Jonas Brothers, Tyler the Creator, Camila Cabello to Perform
Jonas Brothers, Camila Cabello and Tyler, the Creator and have been added as performers at the 62nd Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced Wednesday. The awards will take place on January 26th. Rosalía, H.E.R. and Charlie Wilson will also take the stage on Music’s Biggest Night, while Bonnie Raitt will …
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