Demi Lovato opened up about how she came to experiment with opiates as a teenager and described how her management team exacerbated her eating disorder in a new interview on the Spotify podcast Call Her Daddy. Lovato — who just released a new album, Holy Fvck — explained that she …
Read More »Tegan and Sara Get Nostalgic on New Ballad 'Faded Like a Feeling'
Tegan and Sara have shared the video for their new ballad “Faded Like a Feeling,” the latest single off the twin duo’s upcoming 10th studio album Crybaby. The nostalgic visual for the track finds the Quin sisters on a swing set at a riverside park, staring pensively out toward the …
Read More »Harry Styles Wrote a Key Song for 'Don't Worry Darling' in Just Five Minutes
Harry Styles contributed a key bit of music to Olivia Wilde’s upcoming psychological drama, Don’t Worry Darling, in which the musician stars alongside Florence Pugh. In the film, Pugh and Styles play Alice and Jack Chambers, a seemingly happy couple living in a seemingly idyllic company town operated by the …
Read More »Joni Mitchell Got an Honorary Doctorate From Berklee College of Music — and a Matching 'Dr. Joni' Beret
Joni Mitchell was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music at a small ceremony Tuesday night, Aug. 23. Berklee shared a handful of photos from the event on Instagram, including a great shot of Mitchell alongside her friends and occasional collaborators, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Mitchell …
Read More »Capitol Records Drops Its First Virtual Rapper After Just Over a Week
Eleven days ago, Capitol Records, the 80-year-old music institution, announced that it had broken into the metaverse by becoming the first major label to “sign” a virtual rapper named FN Meka. Today, it has ended its partnership with the A.I. emcee after major online backlash against an act that many …
Read More »Watch Tedeschi Trucks Band Perform 'Soul Sweet Song,' 'La Di Da' on 'Kimmel'
Tedeschi Trucks Band appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform four of their songs, “Soul Sweet Song,” “La Di Da,” “Playing With My Emotions,” and “I Am the Moon.” The rock ensemble showcased several of the tracks off-air in an exclusive online live stream. Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by Susan …
Read More »See Sleater-Kinney, Courtney Barnett, Fred Armisen Cover Olivia Newton-John's 'Physical'
During a stop on Courtney Barnett’s touring festival Here and There, the musician took the stage with Sleater-Kinney and Fred Armisen to pay tribute to Olivia Newton-John with a cover of her 1981 single “Physical.” For the energetic cover, the group donned ’80s headbands and Armisen showed off his best …
Read More »Watch Demi Lovato's Vulnerable Live Performance of Recent Single '29' for Vevo
Demi Lovato has reimagined her latest single, “29,” for a Vevo live performance. The musician collaborated with Vevo’s team to create a completely bespoke set to film the clip, which sees Lovato singing in a moody room with a low ceiling. “My new albumHoly Fvckis a deeply personal journey that …
Read More »A Decade After 'Call Me Maybe,' Carly Rae Jepsen's Future Looks Brighter Than Ever
People keep asking Carly Rae Jepsen how she’s doing. After all, between the pandemic and the three-year gap since her last proper album, we haven’t heard much from the pop star lately. “It’s a loaded question,” she says, “and my answer has been complicated.” Jepsen admits she struggled to adjust …
Read More »Freedy Johnston Loves the Muzak Versions of His Old Hits — And He's Still Striving for Perfection
Among singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston’s prized possessions is a cassette tape featuring Muzak renditions of songs off of his 1994 major label debut, This Perfect World — which earned a glowing review from this very publication. Apparently, the Muzak people were also fans of the man Rolling Stone called an “American …
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