Metallica will stream their June 6th, 2006 — or 6/6/06 for those who want to be particularly metal about it — concert in Berlin for the next installment of their #MetallicaMondays series. The show will premiere on the band’s YouTube page July 20th at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, and …
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Tina Turner has come out of retirement at age 80 to release a Kygo remix of her 1984 mega hit, “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” The new dancefloor-ready rendition also comes with a new visual. In the Sarah Bahbah-directed video, Laura Harrier and Charles Michael Davis star as …
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Baltimore synth-pop outfit Future Islands have returned with their first new song in three years, “For Sure.” The track boasts a quintessential Future Islands blend of thumping drums, thick synths and a gooey bass line that anchors a swooning guitar. Frontman Samuel Herring delivers another characteristically mighty vocal performance, with …
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The Roots‘ Black Thought landed guest spots from Killer Mike, Pusha T, Swizz Beatz, ScHoolboy Q and Portugal. The Man for his upcoming EP, Streams of Thought, Vol. 3: Cane & Abel, out July 31st. The rapper detailed the track list on Monday, announcing a July 10th release date for …
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When the details of U2‘s new SiriusXM radio channel U2 X-Radio were announced earlier this week, they didn’t spell out a specific role for Adam Clayton. But the bassist explained to Rolling Stone that he’s been intimately involved with the creation of the channel and will continue to work on …
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A new music video for Bob Marley’s classic song “No Woman, No Cry” was released Wednesday in honor of International Reggae Day. Directed by Kristian Mercado Figueroa, the seven-minute visual depicts a family divided by country, with a mother struggling to raise her children on her own in Jamaica and …
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Beyoncé received the Humanitarian Award at the 2020 BET Awards, with former First Lady Michelle Obama on hand to present the star to the honor. Obama celebrated Beyoncé’s activism and philanthropy in her speech. The former FLOTUS pointed out specifically the time her friend assisted with the White House’s Let’s …
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Music has long been intertwined with the spirit of Pride and pro-LGBTQ+ movements, from obvious selections like Diana Ross’ disco banger “I’m Coming Out” to the confrontational queercore of groups like Pansy Division. During Pride month, the music is usually a mix of party and protest, combining the sensual pleasures …
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Halsey will release her debut poetry collection,I Would Leave Me If I Could, November 10th via Simon & Schuster. She dropped her third album, Manic, in January. The publisher’s announcement revealed that Halsey’s poems will tackle many of the same subjects as her music: mental health, family issues, sexuality, breakups …
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The Whitney Houston Estate has partnered with the archival site Black Archives to craft a new lyric video for Houston’s 1986 hit, “Greatest Love of All.” Black Archives was created back in 2015 by curator Renata Cherlise, who describes it as “a collaborative, multimedia platform featuring archival histories, and modern …
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