Earlier this week, Brenda Lee became the oldest person to earn a new No. 1 hit as “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart 65 years after its original release. The singer celebrated the accolade with a performance on NBC’s Christmas at the Opry special, where …
Read More »System of a Down's Serj Tankian, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Team for New Charity Single
System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, who recorded the song “Patterns” together in 2000, have reunited for a new song that will help raise money for imperiled Armenians. The tune was the brainchild of Cesar Gueikian, CEO of Gibson Brands. Gueikian, an Argentine …
Read More »Mariah Carey Celebrates Her Lambs With New Video for 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'
With two weeks to go before Christmas, Mariah Carey delivered an early gift to fans Friday with a new video for “All I Want for Christmas Is You” that focuses on her “Lambs” fanbase. The visual culls footage from Carey’s current “Merry Christmas One and All!” tour, with an added …
Read More »How Mitski Scored Her First-Ever Chart Hit
Have you looked at the Billboard Hot 100 lately? If not, you’re in for a treat.The Christmas classics have flooded in and shaken everything up, making for one slightly surreal snow globe that features Doja Cat, Bing Crosby, Burl Ives, and Gunna all rocking around the same tree. Speaking of …
Read More »Lindsay Lou Is Poised to Be the Next Bluegrass Queen
It’s one of the first cold fall nights in the mountains of East Tennessee and Lindsay Lou is tightening her winter coat as she prepares to take the outdoor stage at CaveFest, an Americana and bluegrass gathering held southeast of Nashville at the Caverns, an underground venue with an aboveground …
Read More »Alec Benjamin Starts a Self-Help Chain Reaction on 'I Sent My Therapist to Therapy'
Singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin weaves a wild self-help yarn on his new song, “I Sent My Therapist to Therapy.” The title is basically the conceit of the song, but Benjamin fills the verses with intricate storytelling, culminating in the chorus, “He said, I’ll tell you what I’m sorry but I thought …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Is the Highest-Grossing of All Time and First-Ever to Hit $1 Billion
Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour is the highest-grossing concert tour of all time, according to data from live music trade publication Pollstar, with the tour becoming the first ever to gross at least $1 billion. Swift dethrones Elton John’s years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour for the top spot. In a …
Read More »Tems Doesn't Hold Back on New Single 'Not an Angel'
Tems is closing out 2023 with the sound of new music as the Nigerian singer has shared “Not an Angel,” her second single in as many months. “This song is about knowing your worth and moving on in life from anything holding you back,” Tems said of the track, which …
Read More »Meet Rubio, the Chilean Artist Making Icy Sounds for Existentialists
There’s a word in Spanish that the Chilean musician Francisca Straube frequently uses to describe herself: inquieta. It translates closest to “restless,” and it captures her creative spirit perfectly. For years, Straube was a drummer in several punk bands and indie acts, like the beloved outfit Miss Garrison. And then, …
Read More »Diplo Accused of Distributing Revenge Porn: Report
A police report with the Los Angeles Police Department was filed against Diplo in August by a woman accusing him of distributing nude photographs of her without her consent, Pitchfork reports. According to the outlet, the LAPD submitted her case to the Los Angeles city attorney’s office in November, and …
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