Leon Bridges performed a soulful version of his single “Beyond” on Thursday’s Late Late Show. The singer opened with a breathy tone, clipping off the ends of his vocal phrases and relying heavily on his backing vocalists. Toward the song’s climax, he unleashed a series of swooping falsetto runs. “Space and …
Read More »
Samantha Bee gathered with her fellow “Muelliacs” on Wednesday’s Full Frontal, celebrating Special Counsel Robert Mueller‘s latest legal moves connected to President Trump’s associates in the Russia investigation.“Lying to federal investigators [is] a crime,” the host said. “We don’t know if any of this will come back on Trump in …
Read More »
Bruce Springsteen clarified his plans for 2019, saying he would not be touring with the E Street Band next year and would instead be focusing on finishing a handful of recording projects. “Just a note to quell some of the rumors over here on E Street,” Springsteen said in a …
Read More »
Lindsay Ell and Jimmie Allen are among the five artists selected to perform during the 2019 New Faces show, the event that closes out the annual music industry confab Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. Also performing at the showcase will be Lanco, Dylan Scott and Russell Dickerson. Each of the …
Read More »
Vice President Mike Pence tweeted, and soon deleted, a photo on Friday showing him with a police officer who wore a patch with a “Q” patch, signaling belief in the QAnon conspiracy, prominently displayed on his uniform. QAnon is an internet-based baseless anti-government conspiracy theory that has been pushing the …
Read More »
It’s been a busy year for the Decemberists, who stirred some synth-pop into their folk-rock sound with this spring’s I’ll Be Your Girl and revived their Traveler’s Rest festival for a second year in Missoula, Montana in August. They’re not done yet, either: On December 14th, the Oregon group will …
Read More »
Yola’s thoughts take a dark turn in the music video for her sunny new song “Ride Out in the Country,” the first to be released from her debut LP Walk Through Fire, produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. The British singer-songwriter — born Yolanda Quartey, then known as …
Read More »
Keith Richards seems genuinely moved that, after 57 years as a band, the Rolling Stones will be playing to stadium crowds this spring in the U.S. – the country he calls the band’s “original hunting ground.” “I really can’t put words on it,” he tells Rolling Stone, when asked what …
Read More »
Bob Dylan and Neil Young just announced that they’re going to headline an enormous concert in London’s Hyde Park on July 12th of next year. They haven’t appeared on the same bill since Desert Trip in 2016, though they played on different days of that festival. They haven’t actually performed …
Read More »
Rising pop star/rapper Bryce Vine and British singer Dan Caplen have joined French DJ/producer Feder for the upbeat new song, “Control.” The cut finds Vine and Caplen spitting and singing over a snappy groove laced with synths that grow from a mellow throb to a striking pulse. In an enticing …
Read More »