Benjamin Booker’s moody new single, “Slow Dance in a Gay Bar,” is out now, and it comes with a dream-like video of the musician driving a white van through the narrow streets of New Orleans’ French Quarter. It’s the latest of a string of loosies ahead of Booker’s third studio …
Read More »Wilco and Waxahatchee Set U.S. Spring Tour
Wilco will return to the road this spring for a run through the U.S. South, with Waxahatchee joining them for most of the tour. The Sweet and Sour Spring 2025 Tour kicks off April 25 in Fairhope, AL, making its way through Florida, Texas, Tennessee, and the Carolinas before wrapping …
Read More »The Weeknd Cancels Rose Bowl Show, Postpones Album Release Due to L.A. Fires
The Weeknd has postponed the release of his upcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, and canceled his Rose Bowl Stadium concert following the relentless wildfires that are decimating the Los Angeles area. He announced that he pushed back his album release date from Jan. 24 to Jan. 31, and canceled his …
Read More »He Wrote a Great De La Soul Book. De La Soul Wasn't Happy
Marcus J. Moore, author of 2020’s The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America, initially assumed it was too late to follow it with a book about one of his favorite hip-hop groups of all time, De La Soul. “My first thought was, ‘Oh, well, clearly …
Read More »Beyoncé Donates $2.5 Million to Los Angeles Fire Relief
Beyoncé is contributing to fire relief efforts in Southern California. The singer’s BeyGOODcharity foundation announced last night that it was donated $2.5 million to the newly-established LA Fire Relief Fund. “The fund is earmarked to aid families in the Altadena/Pasadena area who lost their homes, and to churches and community …
Read More »Priscilla Presley Pays Tribute to Lisa Marie Presley on Second Anniversary of Death
Priscilla Presley remembered her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, two years after her death. Presley shared a touching post on Instagram in honor of Lisa Marie, who died at age 54 after suffering a cardiac arrest at her Calabasas home. “I miss you more than words can say,” Presley wrote in …
Read More »Heidi Montag Gets Download Spike on 'Superficial' Album After Losing Home in Los Angeles Fires
When Heidi Montag‘s debut album Superficial was released 15 years ago, the reception was lukewarm at best. The album reportedly sold less than 1,000 copies within its first week, with a collective download count of 6,000 across its 12-song track list. At the time, the Hills star claimed she spent …
Read More »Bad Bunny: 'What's the Point in Being Here? To Show the World Who I Am'
W hen you’re Bad Bunny, elevators are a careful maneuver. At any point, as the bell dings, you might be recognized, and when you happen to be the most-listened-to Latin artist on planet Earth, the statistical probability of running into any kind of fan — hardcore followers, casual listeners, excited …
Read More »Björk's Work-Life Balance Improved After She Swapped Touring for Mini-Residencies
As one of music’s most eccentric figures, Björk is usually the odd one out. But throughout her career, the musician has grappled with the oddities of the industry — and not the intriguing, creative kind that she prefers and evokes. She found the normalization of consistently grueling workdays on tours …
Read More »This Emo Country Singer Is Tapping into Your Pain
Even as an era of soul-baring artists playing stripped-down, heart-heavy songs takes hold in country music, Nolan Taylor manages to stand out. Since his reflective song “68” caught fire on social media in 2023, and after spending a year opening for Wyatt Flores and the Lost Dog Street Band, as …
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