Randy Travis, who lost much of his speech in a 2013 stroke, used artificial intelligence technology to clone his voice for his first recording in more than a decade. Travis, his longtime producer Kyle Lehning, Travis’s wife Mary, and Warner Music Nashville co-chair and co-president Cris Lacy spoke with CBS …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Teases New Music, But He's 'Going to Sit On It for a Bit'
Ed Sheeran revealed that he’s working on new music — but don’t expect to hear it anytime soon. In a new interview with People, the singer-songwriter was asked if he could say anything about the music he was working on, to which he replied, “That I’m working on them and …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar, Dua Lipa, Danny Ocean, and All the Songs You Need to Know
Welcome to our weeklyrundown ofthe best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Kendrick Lamar keeps the diss-industrial-complex rolling with a scathing shot at Drake, Dua Lipa sends well wishes to an ex, and Danny Ocean serves up a delicious …
Read More »Sia is the Motivational Speaker She Needs on 'Reasonable Woman'
The idea of artists needing a “career reboot” often has as much to do with the petulant impatience of content-saturated fans than the actual situation of the artist in question. But in the case of Sia, the urgency of a course correction is hard to deny. Sia broke out from …
Read More »Donna Summer's Widower on Suing Kanye West for 'I Feel Love' Sample: 'Wrong Is Still Wrong'
Donna Summer‘s widower Bruce Sudano is reflecting on his legal back-and-forth with Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign over the usage of Summer’s Seventies classic “I Feel Love.” In a new interview with Billboard, Sudano revealed that West’s team had reached out to Summer’s estate to use “I Feel Love” …
Read More »Beyoncé's Name Has Been Defined in New French Encyclopedic Dictionary Entry
On “Alien Superstar,” Beyoncé runs through a couple of definitions of who she is, “I’m one of one, I’m number one, I’m the only one,” and “Category: bad bitch, I’m the bar” among them. Following her lead, the French encyclopedic dictionary Petit Larousse Illustré has added the musician’s name as …
Read More »John Fogerty Remembers Duane Eddy: 'Unlike Any Guitar I'd Ever Heard'
Starting with “Rebel-‘Rouser” in 1958, Duane Eddy’s instrumental hits from the early rock & roll era made the guitar the star of the show. On that song and those to follow, like “Peter Gunn,” “Cannonball,” and “Forty Miles of Bad Road,” Eddy used vibrato and lent his guitar a deep …
Read More »David Gilmour Is Touring. Just Don't Ask for Pink Floyd Classics
David Gilmour is planning to promote his upcoming solo album, Luck and Strange, with a rare tour. Just don’t show up expecting to hear Pink Floyd hits like “Wish You Were Here,” “Comfortably Numb,” or “Money.” In a new interview with Uncut, Gilmour said he has an “unwillingness to revisit …
Read More »Carin León Made Country Music History at Stagecoach. He's Just Getting Started
Carin León feels like he’s been hallucinating the last three weekends. He’s running on just a few hours of sleep and the high of making history at Stagecoach, where he became the first música mexicana singer to perform at the country festival. Onstage, León looked like any other country act, …
Read More »Richard Tandy, ELO Keyboardist, Dead at 76
Richard Tandy, Electric Light Orchestra’s keyboardist, has died at the age of 76. The group’s co-founder Jeff Lynne announced Tandy’s on social media Wednesday, writing, “It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of my long-time collaborator and dear friend Richard Tandy.” Lynee called his …
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