“Today is the first day of my life, I threw the match and set it all alight,” the Colombian electronic artist Ela Minu sings on a key track from her new abum DIA. The song, called “Onwards,” is archetypal Ela Minus: aggressive, combative, and sneering music wrapped in subdued soprano …
Read More »Drake Drops UMG, Spotify Legal Action Over 'Not Like Us'
Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify after accusing the companies of colluding to discount the streaming licensing rates on Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” in exchange for increased audibility. In a New York filing on Tuesday obtained by Rolling Stone, Drake’s company Frozen …
Read More »TikTok Is About to Be Banned, So Bob Dylan Joined the App to See What the Fuss Is About
There’s a scene in A Complete Unknown where Bob Dylan shows up to a party late and leaves shortly after arriving. The biopic seems to have really captured his true essence, since he essentially just did the same with TikTok. The short-form video platform is expected to be banned in …
Read More »Céline Dion Shares Emotional Tribute to Late Husband René Angélil
Céline Dion paid tribute to her husband René Angélil on the ninth anniversary of his death. The singer shared a photograph of herself with their three sons on Instagram as she remembered the late music producer and manager, who died of throat cancer in 2016 at 73. “René, we can’t …
Read More »Country Stars — and the Village People — Line Up to Play Trump Inauguration Events
Jason Aldean, golfing buddy of Donald Trump and Mar-a-Lago regular, the recently reunited 2000s country trio Rascal Flatts, and Texas singer Parker McCollum are among the country music artists performing at Washington, D.C., galas celebrating the incoming president — who is set to become the first convicted felon to hold …
Read More »The Marías Deliver Somber Performance of 'No One Noticed' on the 'Tonight Show'
The Marías were feeling profoundly devoid of connection on their latest single, “No One Noticed,” so they set off in search of something to fill the space with a somber performance of the record on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “Come on, don’t leave mе, it can’t be that …
Read More »Eagles Donate $2.5 Million to L.A. FireAid Benefit Concert
The Eagles have kicked off the fundraising efforts for the upcoming FireAid benefit concert in Los Angeles, donating $2.5 million to the cause, according to Billboard. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 30 at Inglewood’s Intuit Dome. Although the lineup has not been announced, the concert is being organized …
Read More »My Morning Jacket's New Album Is 'Is'
My Morning Jacket are back, and their new album is is, their first studio LP in nearly four years. Jim James and the Lexington, Kentucky five-piece’s 10th studio album finds the band teaming with producer Brendan O’Brien for the 10-song LP, their first time working with an outside producer in …
Read More »Zach Bryan Teases 'Motorbreath' Film About Recording 'Final Major-Label Album'
Zach Bryan has teased an upcoming film that documents the recording of his “final major-label album.” On Instagram on Wednesday, Bryan dropped a voice memo — seemingly dictated by Matthew McConaughey, Bryan’s costar in the “Nine Ball” video — announcing Motorbreath, which shares its title with a still-unreleased song that …
Read More »Father John Misty Will Drop 10th Anniversary Edition of 'I Love You, Honeybear' on Valentine's Day
Your Valentine’s Day just got sweeter. Father John Misty will release a 10th anniversary edition of I Love You, Honeybear, out Feb. 14 via Sub Pop. Tillman’s beloved second record, which recently landed on Rolling Stone‘s list of The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century, revolved around him meeting …
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