When Early James took the stage as a guest on Marcus King’s Last Waltz tribute show, which aired as a paid stream from Nashville this week, he wasn’t entirely sure of himself. “I was terrified,” says the Alabama singer-songwriter, 26. “I had to have a little bit of liquid courage …
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Tennessee-based band Cordovas have announced plans for their new album Destiny Hotel, which follows the group’s 2018 ATO Records debut, That Santa Fe Channel. Set for release via ATO on October 16th, the album’s easygoing lead single “High Feeling” is out now. Infused with the same sun-kissed energy that powers …
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More than 150 independent venues in New York have formed a new group, the New York Independent Venue Association, as part of an ongoing fight to secure federal COVID-19 relief. NYIVA is affiliated with the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), and its ranks include notable NYC spots like the Bitter …
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Zac Brown Band call back to their breeziest country hits with the new song “You and Islands,” released on Friday. It’s the group’s second digital single of 2020, following “The Man Who Loves You the Most.” Written by Brown with Ben Simonetti and Adam James, “You and Islands” was recorded …
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On July 21, Lil Uzi Vert and Future revealed a rumored collaboration was incoming in 10 days. Yet when major streaming services were updated on Friday morning, a Lil Uzi Vert and Future song was nowhere to be found. But leave it to Baby Pluto and non-infant Pluto to make …
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Less than a week after releasing her surprise new album Folklore, Taylor Swift continues to explore the woods with a “Cabin in Candlelight” version of “Cardigan.“ Using behind-the-scenes footage from the Folklore cover shoot, the clip features Swift sauntering through fields, leaning against trees and sitting on a swing. The …
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FREE I.H.: This Is Not the One You’ve Been Waiting For, the new album-length mixtape from Illuminati Hotties (a.k.a. Los Angeles studio wiz Sarah Tudzin), is one of 2020’s most outrageously idea-stuffed releases to date. The self-produced songs whirl by in one- or two-minute bursts of melody and noise, creating …
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When the Beatles played Detroit’s Olympia Stadium on August 13th, 1966, a seven-year-old aspiring drummer named Gregg Bissonette sat high up in the nosebleeds, rapturously soaking up every second of the experience. “I spent the whole night focused on Ringo,” he says. “He was keeping the whole thing together. It …
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Lollapalooza 2020 may be canceled due to the pandemic, but a four-night broadcast event will take place from July 30th through August 2nd instead. Lolla2020 will feature past headlining sets from Paul McCartney, Outkast, Chance the Rapper and Arcade Fire — who will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album …
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For a few moments back in 2010, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson were failed talent-show contestants. But the U.K.’s The X Factor couldn’t let them go, and they instantly re-entered the competition as a group, which turned out to be a pretty smart idea, …
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