The trailer for Donna Summer: Love to Love You, a new documentary about the late disco legend, focuses on the identity crisis she felt, juggling stardom, motherhood, and just who she wanted to be. “My approach to singing, I approach it as an actress,” she says in an archival interview. …
Read More »Connie Converse Was 'the Female Bob Dylan.' Then She Disappeared
In 2010, I was at a friend’s party when a song came up on the house speakers — one that sounded both entirely new to me and as familiar as my own skin. A woman was singing in a plaintive tone about “a place they call Lonesome.” I couldn’t place …
Read More »Anarchy In the U.K.: Brits Belligerent Over Ticketmaster Coronation Cock-Up
Ticketmaster has managed to rile up another rabid fanbase — not of any major pop stars, but those who remain particularly attached to the, uh, British monarchy. Individuals trying to secure tickets to a special concert celebrating King Charles III’s coronation were left frustrated over what appeared to be confusing …
Read More »Gaslight Anthem Kick Out the Optimistic Jams in New Song 'Positive Charge'
Heart-on-their-sleeve rockers the Gaslight Anthem reunited last year and launched their first tour in four years. Now they’re dropping new music: “Positive Charge” is the New Jersey group’s first new song in nine years. And as its title suggests, it’s electrifying. Opening with a stomping drumbeat and a skronky guitar …
Read More »Labrinth Packs a Lifetime of Moods, Feels, and Maxed-Out Drama Into A Half-Hour of Music on 'Ends & Begins'
The third album from British composer-singer-producer Labrinth only clocks in at about 28 minutes, but it’s a megadose of mood. The LP’s darkly hued tracks about love and loneliness come wracked with so much tension it often seems as if like they—and Labrinth himself— fall apart at any moment. Labrinth’s …
Read More »Watch Bebe Rexha and Dolly Parton Mirror Each Other in New 'Seasons' Video
Bebe Rexha, 33, and Dolly Parton, 77, make sense of aging while staying young at heart on Rexha’s new single “Seasons.” “My mirror is a liar/Inside, I’m still a child,” Parton sings over a lilting acoustic guitar line, “who’s tryin’ to find her way back home.” In the same verse, …
Read More »Bonnie Raitt Postpones Tour Dates to Undergo Surgery for 'Medical Situation'
Bonnie Raitt‘s upcoming concerts in May will be put on hold until further notice as the musician undergoes a needed procedure. “Bonnie has a medical situation that requires surgery to address,” representatives for Raitt announced through her official Twitter account. “The doctors say that in order for her to heal …
Read More »Post Malone Addresses Concerns About His Weight Loss: He Isn't Doing Drugs, He's Just a Dad
If we had a nickel for every time a musician has had to address concerns about their physical appearance in the last three weeks, we would have two nickels — which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right? Similarly to Ariana Grande earlier this month, Post …
Read More »Jack Harlow Takes A Stab at Authenticity and A Step Towards Maturity on 'Jackman'
Across his two blockbuster albums, Jack Harlow had all the elements of pop-rap superstardom on full display — the chameleonic swagger, the everydude sincerity evidenced by his affinity for namechecking chain restaurants, the puppydog hearththrob confessions, and the phone numbers of the most famous guest rappers in existence. He had …
Read More »Xylø Says She Has 'Newfound Confidence' After Starting an OnlyFans to Fund Her Music
Xylø is not afraid of embracing her body in order to share her art. On Friday, the singer released the pop-perfect single “Super Sex Mona Lisa,” in which she unapologetically reflects on starting OnlyFans to help fund her music career. Doing so, she says, has given her a “newfound confidence.” …
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