Florence and the Machine has released a new single, “Free,” along with a music video for the track starring British actor Bill Nighy. In the Autumn de Wilde-directed, Ryan Heffington-choreographed clip, Nighy plays the role of singer Florence Welch’s anxiety, following her around as she grapples with her mental health. …
Read More »Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift to Be Featured in New Grammy Museum Exhibit
Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, and Shania Twain will all be featured in the Grammy Museum’s new exhibit The Power of Women in Country Music, which is set to open May 27 in Los Angeles. The exhibit will look into the long history of trailblazing women in country music, from sonic …
Read More »George Harrison's Widow Pens Book of Poems Dedicated to Late Beatles Legend
Over 20 years after the death of George Harrison, his widow Olivia Harrison will publish a book of poems dedicated to the late Beatles legend. Came the Lightening, a collection of 20 poems Olivia penned for George following his 2001 death, is set for release on June 21 via Genesis …
Read More »Aimée Osbourne — A.K.A. ARO — Isn't Living in Ozzy's Shadow With 'Against Mine'
Aimée Osbourne, who records music as ARO, has an extensive library of songs she is mustering the courage to release. “Because I grew up in a known family the sense of protection around my privacy was maybe a little more heightened than had I grown up in a family that …
Read More »'Racism Wasn't a Feeling, It Was a Fact': Mike Shinoda on His Family's WWII Incarceration
“Have you ever had mochi ice cream?” Mike Shinoda asks with a grin. “Did you know it was invented in Los Angeles?” The Linkin Park rapper and multi-instrumentalist, 45, continues: “That’s a Japanese American creation. This thing people think of as Japanese, but actually is American. People don’t know that.” …
Read More »Bartees Strange Breaks Down His Indie-Rock Bona Fides on New Song 'Cosigns'
Bartees Strange offers a glimpse at his ever-expanding indie rock Rolodex on his new song, “Cosigns,” the second offering from his next album, Farm to Table, set to arrive June 17 via 4AD. “Cosigns” begins as a wholly unique bit of indie rap-rock, with Strange peeling off endlessly clever bars …
Read More »'The Universe Called My Bluff': The Brilliant Return of Sharon Van Etten
Sharon Van Etten is no stranger to drama. The L.A-via-Brooklyn indie-rock star has spent her career breaking hearts, turning grief and lust and pain into cathartic beauty. But even by her standards, life has been messy lately. She fell in love with her drummer and had a kid. She moved …
Read More »The Russian Rapper So Dangerous, Putin Labeled Him a 'Foreign Agent'
Vladimir Putin gave one of Russia’s most controversial rappers a special birthday present this year: designation as a foreign agent. The first musician to ever receive the government branding, rapper FACE spent his 25th birthday elated by the news. “I’m proud of it. It’s the best birthday gift I’ve ever …
Read More »'Man With the Iron Balls:' Les Claypool, Eugene Hütz, Stewart Copeland, and Friends Sing an Ode to Zelensky and His Testicles
Who better to fight the “prowling big bear” of Russia than Volodymyr Zelensky, “the man with the iron balls.” At least that’s what Primus’ Les Claypool and Gogol Bordello‘s Eugene Hütz sing about on their irreverent new track about Ukraine‘s president. “As soon as Russian aggression broke out, Les and …
Read More »Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile Lead 2022 Pilgrimage Festival Lineup
Chris Stapleton and Brandi Carlile are headlining the 2022 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival. The weekend festival — now in its eighth year — is set for Sept. 24 and 25 in Franklin, Tennessee, a short drive south from Nashville. Other artists performing at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm include …
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