Last April, Colombian pop star Karol G teased the arrival of her fourth studio album with the delicately layered “Provenza,” one of the most gorgeous and evocative Latin songs in recent years. In the visual, shot on the rugged Spanish island of Lanzarote, a group of women has fun by …
Read More »Karol G & Shakira, The Kid Laroi, Halsey, And All The Songs You Need To Know This Week
WELCOME TO OUR WEEKLY rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week stellar collabs from The Weeknd and Ariana Grande, Karol G and Shakira; a track from Yeat’s latest project; Halsey’s coveted B-side; and the first single …
Read More »Halsey Puts Years-Long Emotional Ride to Rest on 'Die 4 Me' Extended Version
Halsey wasn’t finished. Back in 2019, the singer was invited to contribute a verse to Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding deep cut “Die For Me” alongside himself and Future. The singer had worked on popular collaborations up to that point, including “Him & I” with G-Eazy,” though rarely anything that utilized …
Read More »Nick Carter Rape Accuser Claims He's Trying to 'Harass' and 'Silence' Her
A woman who accused Nick Carter of raping her back in 2001 when she was 17 claims in a new legal filing that the Backstreet Boy singer’s countersuit is an attempt to “silence” her. The new filing from Shannon “Shay” Ruth, who alleged Carter raped her during the boy band’s …
Read More »Iris DeMent's 'Workin' on a World' Is a Stirring Political Statement in Desperate Times
Iris DeMent doesn’t want to get adjusted to this world. She’s been telling us as much for 30 years. The 62-year-old singer-songwriter has spent her life in song, striving toward a sacred sense of purpose in a modern world intent on the exact opposite. From the opening notes of her …
Read More »Maxo Needed Time (and Some Hallucinogens) To Heal
Last year, Maxo took a trip that changed his outlook. It was an ayahuasca ritual, which his mother had recommended as a way of unpacking the intergenerational trauma that forms a backdrop to his music. After drinking the psychoactive and entheogenic brew, Maxo grounded himself in order to begin the …
Read More »Bono and the Edge Take Dave Letterman Back to the Start in 'A Sort of Homecoming' Trailer: '
David Letterman landed the best possible tour guides for his first visit to Dublin. Captured in an upcoming documentary special, titled Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming, with Dave Letterman, the interview maestro gets to see the view of the city from U2‘s Bono and the Edge – …
Read More »Jimin Shares 'Face' Tracklist — Featuring a Song Writing Collab With His BTS Bandmate RM
BTS‘ Jimin will release his debut solo album, Face, on March 24. Ahead of its release, the singer has shared the complete tracklist for the record. The project will feature six songs in total. A graphic unveiling the song titles and collaborators featured notes relating to the album’s themes. “Circle …
Read More »R. Kelly Sentenced to One Additional Year in Prison for Federal Child Pornography Trial
Chicago, IL— R. Kelly was sentenced to only one additionalyear in prison over federal child pornography charges in Chicago on Thursday. Last September, a federal jury convicted the disgraced singer on six of 13 counts, including three counts each of producing child pornography and enticing minors into illegal sexual activity. …
Read More »Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally Offer First Taste of New Musical 'Shucked'
Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally offer a succinct exploration of the agonies and joys of the heart in “Maybe Love,” the first taste of their upcoming Broadway musical, Shucked. The show begins previews on March 8 at the Nederlander Theatre in New York. “Maybe Love” bears some hallmarks of Clark …
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