Dillon Carmichael has generated buzz with the classic-leaning country music he’s been previewing off his upcoming debut album, Hell on an Angel. Now with the music video for the LP’s lead single “It’s Simple,” he offers a glimpse into the upbringings that he and many of us often romanticize. Filmed …
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The original demo for Julee Cruise’s song “Floating” sounds radically different from the version that would appear on her 1989 debut, Floating Into the Night. The track, which will appear on the upcoming Julee Cruise release Three Demos, features the vocalist crooning over beds of fuzzy synth without any of …
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On Friday, Dan + Shay released the video for their romantic new song “Speechless” and shared full details for their self-titled third album, due out June 22nd. “Speechless,” which features footage from members Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney’s real-life weddings in the video, is the third song to be released …
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“Brothers Osborne performing in a weed dispensary” is about as 2018 of a tag line as one can hope to find, and a tiny sliver of joy in otherwise dark times. The Maryland siblings recently released video of them performing “Shoot Me Straight” at a Colorado dispensary and now they’ve …
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Sam Hunt returns from a self-imposed break with the new single “Downtown’s Dead,” another romantically charged fusion of country, pop and hip-hop. Released on Wednesday, the slow-burning anthem begins with a woozy Latin guitar riff, and continues on with a hungover narrative about a city that no longer holds the …
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Arctic Monkeys performed “She Looks Like Fun” on TV for the first time during their appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Monday. The song hails from their sixth album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. Frontman Alex Turner played up the darkly whimsical vibe of the off-kilter …
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Chance the Rapper delivered the commencement speech to graduates of New Orleans’ Dillard University, where the rapper also received an honorary degree for his philanthropy and continued service to the youth Saturday. The 22-minute speech was inspired in part by Beyoncé‘s revelatory, now-legendary Coachella performance; “With that performance, I realized …
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Beach House have spent the last decade-plus making music that hums with feverish intensity even at its most quiet. The Baltimore duo’s albums inspire cult-like devotion from fans, which makes sense: Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally are less a band than a two-person mystical order, endlessly searching for new secrets …
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Common, Sheryl Crow, producer Jimmy Jam, soul singer Andra Day and country-pop artist Cam have joined the Recording Academy’s newly-mintedtask force for diversity and female inclusion. The group includes industry executives, managers and journalists, both women and men,Variety reports. Panel leader Tina Tchen, the former chief of staff to Michelle …
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Hot on the heels of releasing their new LP Free Yourself Up, Lake Street Dive visited The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday night to rip through their latest soul-burning single “Good Kisser.” Fleshed out by the keys work of the Boston ensemble’s newest full-time member Akie Bermiss, the band’s …
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