The long, five-year wait is finally over: Kendrick Lamar has dropped new album, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. The 18-song set record is the follow-up to 2017’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Damn. and marks the rapper’s final LP for his longtime label, Top Dawg Entertainment. Spread over two discs, the rapper’s …
Read More »The Black Keys Perform 'Wild Child,' 'It Ain't Over' on 'Kimmel'
The Black Keys appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to showcase two of their recent singles, “Wild Child” and “It Ain’t Over.” The rock band offered a raucous, garage rock-infused take on the tracks — both of which appear their latest LP, Dropout Boogie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjJGe4J4zjM Dropout Boogie, out now on Nonesuch …
Read More »Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross Join Drummer Antonio Sánchez on New Song 'I Think We're Past That Now'
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have linked up with celebrated drummer Antonio Sánchez — who helmed the acclaimed percussion-heavy score for Birdman — for a new song, “I Think We’re Past That Now.” Sánchez’s drumming guides the multi-faceted track, beginning at an off kilter lurch. rising to a monumental arena-rock …
Read More »Arcade Fire Perform Their Black Hole Song at Event Celebrating First Photo of the Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy
Arcade Fire were on hand to celebrate a scientific achievement that’s equal parts awe-inspiring and bone-chilling — the first ever photo of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. And the reason for Arcade Fire’s presence? One of the songs on their new album, We, “End of the …
Read More »Naomi Judd Celebration of Life Special to Air on CMT With Brandi Carlile, Oprah Winfrey
Brandi Carlile and Ashley McBryde are among the artists who will gather to pay tribute to the life and music of Naomi Judd just two weeks after the singer’s death. “Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration,” will air live and commercial-free on CMT from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Sunday, May …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Announces Worldwide 'Big Steppers' Tour
Kendrick Lamar has announced a world tour to accompany the arrival of his long-awaited new album, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. The North American leg of “Big Steppers Tour” will kick off July 19 at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City and run throughout the summer, wrapping with two …
Read More »Camila Cabello and Maria Becerra Rock Colorful Wigs in Outer Space for Interplanetary 'Hasta Los Dientes' Video
Camila Cabello is bringing the colorful elements of her albumFamiliato an outer space concert, thanks to the music video for her pop-perfect Spanish song, “Hasta Los Dientes,” featuring Maria Becerra. The video opens with a wide shot of a spaceship as an alien voice introduces Cabello and Becerra as Mars’ …
Read More »Mark Lanegan's 'Final Filmed Footage' Released in Side Project's New Video
The last music video Mark Lanegan filmed prior to the grunge legend’s death earlier this year has been released. “Hiraeth,” the new visual from Lanegan and Joe Cardamone’s Dark Mark and Skeleton Joe side project, features the “final filmed footage” of the beloved singer, and serves as a tribute to …
Read More »Young Thug's Lawyer Blasts His 'Dungeon-Like' Jail Conditions in Emergency Filing
Young Thug is being held in “dungeon-like conditions” and deserves release on bond or more humane treatment while fighting his “unconscionable and unconstitutional” RICO indictment, the Atlanta rapper’s lawyer says. In a new emergency motion filed Friday and obtained by Rolling Stone, lawyer Brian Steel says his client has been …
Read More »Pearl Jam Enlist Fan to Play Drums After Matt Cameron Tests Positive for Covid-19
Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron had to sit out the band’s set on Thursday in Oakland, California after he tested positive for Covid-19, but the show still went on with an assist from a fan, and pinch hitters Josh Klinghoffer and Richard Stuverud, as Blabbermouth reports. It was the first …
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