Thanks to the popularity of Yellowstone, everyone seems to have Montana fever these days. The Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, in the northwest corner of Montana, combines sweeping views of the state that give the TV drama its grandeur with some of the most rough-hewn and cutting-edge artists …
Read More »Ari Lennox Delivers An R&B Gem With 'Age/Sex/Location'
When you hear the hip-hop-styled piano rhythm of “POF,” the opening cut on Ari Lennox’s second album age/sex/location, the first thing you’ll notice is her voice, flowing full and wry like Erykah Badu circa “On & On.” Yes, this is a real, honest-to-God soul singer: no autotune effects, no flattening …
Read More »Warren Haynes, Jamey Johnson, Don Was Return for the Last Waltz Tour 2022
The Last Waltz Tour, a live celebration of The Band’s 1976 farewell concert, will return to the road this fall. The all-star tour first debuted in 2017 with Warren Haynes, Don Was, and Jamey Johnson atop the bill. All three of those artists return this time to re-create key moments …
Read More »Judge Denies Taylor Swift's Last-Ditch Request to Spike 'Shake It Off' Copyright Lawsuit
Nearly nine months after Taylor Swift filed a Hail Mary motion asking a judge to reverse one of his own key rulings and cast aside a copyright infringement lawsuit centered on her biggest-ever hit “Shake It Off,” the judge issued his decision from the bench on Monday. U.S. District Judge …
Read More »Watch Pearl Jam Play 'Rockin' In The Free World' With Chad Smith at Madison Square Garden
Just one day after playing a special show at the Apollo Theater for SiriusXM, Pearl Jam returned to their natural habitat of Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. It was their first time playing the New York venue in six years, and they packed the set with classics like “Given …
Read More »My Chemical Romance Brings Back Brooding Emo Angst at Barclays Reunion Show
My Chemical Romance formed on September 12, 2001. The date was no accident: They’ve long credited their formation to the events that happened on 9/11. Singer Gerard Way was working at Cartoon Network in New York City and experienced the aftermath firsthand, inspiring him to create something that could change …
Read More »New Route 91 Documentary Features Jason Aldean Interview, Bodycam Footage of Las Vegas Massacre
Next month marks the five-year anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting in Las Vegas, which killed 58 people and injured more than 800 on Oct. 1, 2017. A new four-part docuseries, 11 Minutes, streaming Sept. 27 on Paramount+, looks at the massacre via cell phone video and Las …
Read More »Usher Plots 'My Way' 25th Anniversary Commemorative YouTube Documentary and Expanded Deluxe Edition
As the 25th anniversary of his seminal sophomore album My Way approaches, Usher is setting a slate of celebrations in motion while looking back on the past two and a half decades since its release. “It was the first time as an artist that I just felt confident enough to …
Read More »Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers, Turnpike Troubadours Set for Stagecoach 2023
Stagecoach, the three-day country music festival in Indio, California, has announced its 2023 lineup. As in years past, it’s typically eclectic, with not-quite-country artists like Bryan Adams, Melissa Etheridge, and ZZ Top joining headliners Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, and Chris Stapleton. Sunday’s lineup, headlined by Stapleton, should be particularly appealing …
Read More »Lewis Capaldi Busts Out the White Speedo and Recreates Wham!'s 'Club Tropicana' Video for 'Forget Me'
Lewis Capaldi strips down in the name of recreating Wham!’s “Club Tropicana” music video, shot-for-shot, in the new visual for his latest single, “Forget Me.” Directed by Louis Bhose, the “Forget Me” video was filmed at the Pikes Hotel in Ibiza, the same sun-soaked spot George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley …
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