Mon Laferte is bringing the songs off her ninth LP across the United States. On Monday, Laferete announced that she’s heading on the road to perform songs from her recently released LP, Autopoiética. The singer will commence her run of shows in Chicago before stopping at New York City’s the …
Read More »Chris Stapleton, Grace Potter to Sing for Mavis Staples at All-Star 85th Birthday Tribute
Mavis Staples will celebrate her birthday a few months early with the star-studded Mavis Staples 85th: All Star Birthday Concert. The event, scheduled for April 18 at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater, will feature a headlining performance from the gospel and soul singer herself, with additional appearances from Chris Stapleton, Grace …
Read More »Liam Gallagher Slams Rock Hall of Fame After Oasis Nomination: 'There's Something Very Fishy About Those Awards'
Liam Gallagher is being, well, very Liam Gallagher when it comes to Oasis‘ nomination for the Rock Hall’s class of 2024. In other words, he did a take-down of the institution with his usual dry wit and candor via social media. “Fuck the Rock n Roll hall of fame its …
Read More »UEFA Champions League Livestream: How to Watch the Soccer Tournament Online
Quick Answer: U.S. fans can stream Champions League games online with Paramount+ or a live TV streaming service like DirecTV Stream. get free trial at Paramount+ After a couple of weeks off, the UEFA Champions League is back for the quarterfinals. As always, there’s been plenty of excitement in the …
Read More »Kanye West Off the Hook in One Lawsuit as Donna Summer's Estate Hints at Another
Legal threats magnet Kanye West is off the hook with at least one lawsuit that claimed he stole copyrighted material. The Vultures 1 rapper – accused last week of sampling Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” and Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” without permission from Ozzy Osbourne or Summer’s estate – is …
Read More »How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Took Over the NFL, By the Numbers (Kinda)
The NFL couldn’t have scripted it any better if they’d tried — not that we’re suggesting they did. But after several tumultuous years marked by press cycles centered around racism, police brutality, protests, sexual assault, domestic violence, shaky ratings, culture war shenanigans, and the little fact that the very game …
Read More »Usher Shows Off Decades of Hits at Super Bowl Halftime Show
Usher headlined Super Bowl LVIII’s halftime show at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday with a career-spanning performance featuring some of the biggest contemporary R&B hits of the past 20-plus years. Usher kicked off the electrifying set with “Caught Up” while a bevy of dancers and others performed gymnastics …
Read More »The 'Spontaneous Power' of Damo Suzuki
It is tempting to paint Damo Suzuki, the singer for legendary krautrock band Can, as some sort of musical shaman. And frankly, the video footage that exists of him makes it easy to do so. There is a film by Peter Przygodda that captures the German group at Cologne’s Sporthalle …
Read More »Beyoncé Announces New Album 'Act II,' Releases Two Singles
Beyoncé may have just finished her Renaissance world tour in October, but she isn’t interested in taking an extended break from music — the singer announced a new album during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The album was announced during a commercial with Verizon, where Beyoncé did her best to …
Read More »Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' Re-Enters the Hot 100…35 Years Later
Tracy Chapman‘s “Fast Car” has darted back onto Billboard’s Hot 100 at Number 42 this week following a surge in sales and streams after she performed the track with Luke Combs at the Grammy Awards a week ago. The re-entry marks the first time Chapman’s version has made it onto …
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