Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, and Miranda Lambert are among the many artists slated to perform at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, which kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on May 11. The ceremony, which will take place at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, Texas, will …
Read More »2023 Streamy Awards Will Present Inaugural Rolling Stone 'Sound of the Year' Award
The Streamy Awards are heating up. The ceremony will trade in its usual winter time slot for a summer event in Los Angeles on Aug. 27. The 2023 Streamy Awards will also feature the inaugural presentation of the Rolling Stone Sound of the Year award, which recognizes the top songs …
Read More »Lawmakers Are Trying To Ban Using Lyrics in Criminal Trials — Again
Congressmen Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) have reintroduced the Restoring Artist Protection or RAP Act, a legislation that, if passed, would limit the use of song lyrics for use in criminal proceedings. The bill’s proponents — including music executives from the Recording Academy and its Black Music Collective …
Read More »Billie Eilish and James Corden Reminisce About Their First 'Late Late Show' Encounter Six Years Ago
Billie Eilish made her television performance debut with her breakthrough single “Ocean Eyes” on The Late Late Show with James Corden six years ago. “I’ve been watching you for some time,” the then-15-year-old singer sang, all crisp vocals, with her brother Finneas stationed in the back corner of the stage. …
Read More »Chester Bennington's Son Drops Debut Single 'F W/ Me'
Draven Bennington, the son of late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, has released his debut single under the name RVRND. The track, titled “F w/ Me,” features in the new Paramount+ docuseries Family Legacy, which recounts some of the TRL era’s most famous artists and iconic moments through the eyes …
Read More »Jack Harlow Sets Release Date for Third Album 'Jackman'
Jack Harlow dropped in with a mid-week announcement, revealing that his third studio album will arrive this Friday, April 28. The self-titled record, Jackman — sorry to everyone coming to the realization now that Jack is not short for Jackson — will follow last year’s Come Home the Kids Miss …
Read More »Melissa Etheridge Describes New Memoir as an 'Ode to Love'
Melissa Etheridge, who has spent the last three decades boldly revealing her life in her songs and in the press, will continue telling her life story this summer in Talking to My Angels, a new memoir due out Sept. 5. The book will pick up where her 2001 memoir, The …
Read More »Rico Nasty Plays a Maid From Hell in New 'Turn It Up' Video
Rico Nasty tidies up a house (kinda) while its owners sit tied up in the basement in the new video for her 100 Gecs-produced single, “Turn It Up.” The new track boasts a pretty minimalist beat, built around the relentless tick of a hi-hat that explodes with speaker-rattling kick drums …
Read More »Franklin Jonas Paints New Jersey as Some Kind of Paradise on 'Hoboken'
Ever the romantic, Franklin Jonas named a love song after Hoboken, New Jersey. In a statement about his latest single, “Hoboken,” the singer described the record as “arguably the most vulnerable song I’ve ever made,” though it is only the second single he’s ever released. Still, the song comes together …
Read More »Amy Winehouse's Personal Journals, Handwritten Lyrics Collected for New Book
A collection of Amy Winehouse’s previously unpublished journals, handwritten lyrics, and personal photos will be released this summer for the first time. Like Kurt Cobain: Journals two decades ago, Amy Winehouse: In Her Wordsprovides an intimate and private look inside the mind of a generational talent who died tragically at …
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