Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll are looking like the new faces of country music. Wilson, with nine, and Jelly Roll, with five, led all nominees when the nominations for the 2023 CMA Awards were announced Thursday morning. For Wilson, her multiple nominations cement her status as the genre’s next superstar: …
Read More »Jimmy Buffett's Daughter Pens Touching Tribute to Her Father: 'A Man Whose Spirit Could Not Be Broken'
Jimmy Buffett’s daughter Delaney penned a touching tribute to her father and thanked Parrotheads for their words of support following his death at the age of 76. “I knew my dad my whole life, but in his final days, I saw who he was: a man whose spirit could not …
Read More »Brian Dunne Faces Off With His Inner Child in 'The Kids Are All Grown'
Brian Dunne’s Loser on the Ropes is one of the sleeper albums of the year, a collection of melodic yet punky dissertations on finding the perseverance to grow old — if not up. “The Kids Are All Grown,” about facing your inner child, is a standout, but its sharp arrangement …
Read More »Joni Mitchell Unearths Never-Heard Song 'Like Veils Said Lorraine' From 'Archives Vol. 3'
Joni Mitchell has shared her never-heard song “Like Veils Said Lorraine” from the upcoming third volume of her vault-opening Archives series. The two-minute piano demo, recorded in either late 1971 or early 1972 at Hollywood’s A&M Studios, was inspired by “a piece of dialogue that happened with the real-estate woman …
Read More »RZA to Go Medieval With '36 Chambers' Orchestral Concerts
Always one to balk in the face of convention, RZA this fall will turn the orchestral concept of “chamber music” — small ensembles playing ornate works — into “chambers music”: a symphony orchestra interpreting Wu-Tang Clan‘s blockbuster 1993 debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) live onstage. The performances will take …
Read More »Post Malone Is Playing a Country Set at Stagecoach 2024
The one thing country fans all want is for Post Malone to record and release a country music album. For now, we’ll settle for the next best thing: Posty crooning his way through a set of country covers at the 2024 Stagecoach Festival. Set for April 26 through 28 at …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Decided to Divorce Liam Hemsworth Moments Before Glastonbury Performance
This has been a year of major self-reflection for Miley Cyrus. Over the past few months, she’s set new boundaries around her personal life, adjusted her perspective on the judgment she received in her early twenties, and registered her own comfort as a priority over returning to a grueling tour …
Read More »Bob Dylan's Famed 1978 Tokyo Shows to Be Reissued in Full as 'The Complete Budokan'
Bob Dylan will mark the 45th anniversary of his famed 1978 concerts in Tokyo — immortalized on the live album Bob Dylan at Budokan — with a reissue boasting two complete gigs from his Nippon Budokan Hall stand. The Complete Budokan 1978 features the entire February 28 and March 1 …
Read More »Ethan Hawke Jokes Flirting With Rihanna Has 'Been to the Family Shame'
Ethan Hawke is sorry/not sorry he tried to flirt with Rihanna at the 2015 NBA All-Star game. In an interview with Variety alongside his daughter Maya Hawke, the actor recalled the moment, which was famously captured on camera. “I’ve been caught by the paparazzi openly flirting with Rihanna,” Hawke admitted …
Read More »Snow Patrol Loses Two Longtime Members Amid Backstage Tension: Report
After Snow Patrol parted ways with two members last week, an apparent behind-the-scenes rift has surfaced online. People reports that in social media posts, Mariane Quinn, the wife of the band’s now-former drummer Jonny, pointed to discord as her husband and bassist Paul “Pablo” Wilson left the band. Quinn had …
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