“It didn’t feel like a modern movie, but it didn’t feel like a nostalgia trip, either,” says writer-director Cameron Crowe, reflecting on his classic autobiographical film Almost Famous. “I wanted the musical to have a similar elixir to it.” After five years of work with some pandemic-induced delays, rapturously received …
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Bruce Springsteen’s soul covers record Only The Strong Survive lands November 11, and he’s just shared a video for “Don’t Play That Song,” which you can check out right here. The 1962 song was written by Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun and Betty Nelson, the wife of Ben E. King. …
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The five richest acts in hip-hop have amassed a combined wealth of $3.8 billion, according to a new report from former Forbes entertainment editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg, who now covers the business of music at Substack. It’s a few million more than the $3.17 billion pre-pandemic total, but the distribution …
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It’s official: Nearly seven years after releasing her album Anti, Rihanna has returned to music with the release of “Lift Me Up,” her musical contribution to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The track allows Rihanna’s impressive vocals to shine as she’s backed by a piano and minimal string instruments. The emotionally …
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Some of country music’s coolest names will pay tribute to the world’s most dangerous band on Stoned Cold Country — a tribute to the Rolling Stones. Eric Church, Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne, and Ashley McBryde are set to tackle Jagger/Richards songs like “Gimme Shelter,” “Dead Flowers,” “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ …
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Two years after SZA first teased her song “Shirt,” the song is finally out. On Friday, SZA released the track — teased originally as “Bloodstain/Shirt.” “Bloodstain on my shirt/New bitch on my nerves/Old n—a got curved/Going back on my word/Damn, bitch, you like thirty,” SZA sings in the chorus. “Stealing …
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Shania Twain will release her sixth studio album Queen of Me on Feb. 3, her first full-length record in nearly six years. Alongside her Republic Nashville debut, the country icon will embark on a global arena tour spanning 49 dates, including stops at Nashville’s Geodis Park on June 7 and …
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Fifty years after it was left off Holland, the Beach Boys have finally released “Carry Me Home,” a longtime fan favorite written and sung by Dennis Wilson. The late Beach Boy, who died in 1983, shares vocals with Blondie Chaplin over serene pedal steel and piano. The poignant track tells …
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We’ve reinvented our Songs You Need to Know franchise as a weekly playlist of the best new music — featuring the week’s biggest new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week we’ve got the feverishly awaited return of Rihanna, as well as must-hear new songs from …
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The first time that brothers Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez sat down to play guitar together, something just clicked. The two had been living in different places when Alejandro invited Estevan to visit him in Zurich. “We were just hanging out in my apartment and we just played together,” Alejandro says, …
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