Beach House have scheduled a handful of North American tour dates for this spring and summer as they continue to perform in support of their latest album, 7. The run of shows starts April 30th at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, just ahead of the group’s previously-announced set …
Read More »Why Spotify and the Global Music Business Are Banking Their Future on India
On the surface of it, the worldwide music business has good reason to prioritize other nations over India. In the latest annual league table of recorded-music revenue generation, compiled by global music-biz body IFPI in 2017, India ranked at a lowly number 19. The $130.7 million accrued by labels and …
Read More »John Mayer Launches Heart and Armor Foundation to Aid Veterans
John Mayer officially launched a new organization, the Heart and Armor Foundation, dedicated to tackling the various health issues that many combat veterans face. Though publicly announced for the first time Friday, the Heart and Armor Foundation was formed in 2012 and boasts a team of veterans, scientists and clinicians. …
Read More »Hear Selena Gomez, J Balvin Team for Thumping New Song 'I Can't Get Enough'
Benny Blanco and Tainy have tapped Selena Gomez and J Balvin for their stomping new song, “I Can’t Get Enough.” The track boasts a stripped-down beat that still provides plenty of movement as a simple vocal loop twists around hard-hitting drums. Both Balvin and Gomez let their vocals drift over …
Read More »Teddy Pendergrass' Career Was Cut Short. Now It's Being Reevaluated
Teddy Pendergrass’ voice was astounding, muscular enough to lift cars and crack granite. When paired with the elite writers, arrangers and instrumentalists at Philadelphia International Records in the Seventies, the resulting music was often magnificent. Popular, too: Pendergrass released a platinum-certified LP every year between 1977 and 1980. But thanks …
Read More »Korn, Alice in Chains Plot Co-Headlining Summer Tour
Korn and Alice in Chains will unite for a co-headlining summer tour. Underoath will open every show the 30-date trek, which launches July 18th in Austin, Texas and wraps September 4th in Mountain View, California. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, March 1st at 10 a.m. …
Read More »Ja Rule's Halftime Performance at Milwaukee Bucks Game Goes Viral
Fresh off a co-starring role in a pair of Fyre documentaries, Ja Rule took center court during halftime of Saturday’s Milwaukee Bucks game for a performance that immediately went viral. The Bucks celebrated a Nineties-themed night at the Fiserv Forum and invited Ja Rule to play halftime, even though, as …
Read More »Norah Jones Announces Experimental New Project 'Begin Again'
Norah Jones’ last album was 2016’s Day Breaks, but she hasn’t stopped putting out music since. Over the last year she has released seven songs with collaborators including Jeff Tweedy and Thomas Bartlett, tracks ranging jazz-soul to psychedelia. “I felt inspired to record and try different things,” Jones says of …
Read More »Watch Weezer's Mr. Rogers-Themed Video 'High as a Kite'
Weezer have a history of adopting classic TV shows in their music videos, from Happy Days to Sesame Street. Add another instantly-memorable video to the list: perhaps inspired by the hit documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Rivers Cuomo decided to dress up as Fred Rogers. Taking stage on the …
Read More »Hear Blues Savior Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram Duet With Buddy Guy on 'Fresh Out'
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, the 20-year-old blues prodigy from Clarksdale, Mississippi who made Rolling Stone’s Hot List last year, is already having a big 2019: He just signed to Alligator Records, with his first album, Kingfish, due in May. He’s also opening for one of his mentors, Buddy Guy, this spring, …
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