Carly Rae Jepsen has surprised fans with the new album Dedicated: Side B. The project is a companion piece to her 2019 albumDedicated, featuring some of the hundreds of songs that did not make the LP’s final cut. Dedicated: Side B clocks in at 12 songs and features writing credits …
Read More »Flashback: Johnny Cash Sings at His High School's Graduation
As graduation ceremonies begin to take place throughout the nation — albeit under strikingly different circumstances than last year’s — we look back at one of country music’s most acclaimed graduates, J.R. Cash, who 70 years ago on this date earned his Dyess High School diploma in the tiny town …
Read More »Hear Billie Joe Armstrong Cover Eric Carmen's 'That's Rock 'n' Roll'
Over the past few weeks, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has been spending his time in self-isolation covering some of his favorite songs for a series he’s dubbed “No Fun Mondays.” His latest installment is a reverent rendition of Raspberries frontman Eric Carmen‘s solo single “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll.” …
Read More »See Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams' Hilarious 'Eurovision' Video 'Volcano Man'
Netflix will be releasing an original comedy film, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, this June, and as a teaser for the movie and its soundtrack, Arista Records has put out a hilarious music video starring two of its leads, Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams, in full Eurovision getup. …
Read More »How Rema Became Afrobeats' New Superhero
When Rema thinks about the past two years of his life, a time in which he’s rocketed from Benin City, Nigeria, to global stardom, he’s reminded of the biblical story of David. “He took care of the sheeps,” says the 19-year-old rapper and singer, citing the way he’s tried to …
Read More »DripReport's 'Skechers' Is a TikTok Hit Confounding the Music Industry
April 16 was an auspicious day for DripReport’s “Skechers,” easily the most-streamed song in history about $40 light-up sneakers. The track, which blends keening vocals with a typical trap beat, seemingly earnest infatuation (“I just can’t stop thinking about her”) with leering pubescent come-ons (“I’ll buy you the purse, only …
Read More »Beach Boys Hint at Possible 60th Anniversary Reunion Tour
The surviving members of the Beach Boys have been touring in two competing camps since the bitter conclusion of their 50th-anniversary tour in 2012, but Mike Love told Rolling Stone he is open to the idea of another reunion — this time for the 60th anniversary. “I’m not against anything …
Read More »Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck Tear Through John Lennon's 'Isolation' in New Video
Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck deliver a searing rendition of John Lennon’s “Isolation” in the new video for their recently released cover of the 1970 song. The clip pairs Depp and Beck’s studio version of the track with footage from what looks like one of the concerts they played last …
Read More »Bon Iver Drop Kaleidoscopic Animated Video for 'PDLIF'
Bon Iver have shared a vibrant and frenetic new video for their recent song, “PDLIF,” the proceeds from which have been benefiting Direct Relief, a nonprofit organization aiding the delivery of personal protective equipment to health care workers and others on the front-lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The video was …
Read More »Lenny Kravitz Remembers Andre Harrell: 'He Was Such a Wonderful Person'
Lenny Kravitz had just woken up when he saw back-to-back notifications that rock & roll architect Little Richard and influential Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell had both died. “My God, I hadn’t even gained consciousness yet,” he says, calling from his home in the Bahamas where he has been self-isolating …
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