Zach Bryan finds himself having an existential crisis and longing for some peace in “Hey, Driver,” a song he released as an acoustic performance video on Friday. The tune doesn’t appear on any of the ACM Award-winning Oklahoma songwriter’s albums to date. “Hey driver, pull on over, I’m in a …
Read More »Summer Walker Opens Up on Postpartum Depression and Single Parenting
Atlanta singer-songwriterSummer Walkerjoined rapper Yung Miami on Thursday’s episode of Caresha Please. The two discussed motherhood, the power of therapy, and postpartum depression. Walker opened up about her first experience with therapy, which she used to call “that white people shit,” and how on the first day she met her …
Read More »Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
WELCOME TO OURWEEKLYrundown ofthe best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week,three new songs from Taylor Swift,Dua Lipa‘s disco treat from the Barbie soundtrack,as well as music from Yeat, Jenny Lewis, and Brothers Osborne. Taylor Swift feat. Ice Spice, “Karma (Remix)” …
Read More »Sam Smith Cuts Show Short After Suffering Vocal Issues: 'Something Was Really Wrong'
Sam Smith ran into vocal troubles during their latest concert in Manchester, England on Wednesday night. Four songs into their setlist, the singer stepped away from the stage and, shortly after, fans were notified that the show would not be continuing. “I noticed something wrong with my voice,” Smith explained …
Read More »Foo Fighters Share New Single 'Show Me How,' Play First Concert With Drummer Josh Freese
Hours after Foo Fighters returned to the stage for their first concert with new drummer Josh Freese, the band released “Show Me How,” the latest single off their upcoming album But Here We Are. The atmospheric, shoegaze-inspired track almost serves as a duet between Dave Grohl and his daughter Violet …
Read More »Lizzo Performs 'Proud Mary' to Tribute Tina Turner: I 'Would Not Exist' Without Her
Lizzo knows how to command a stage — but she learned from watching the best. At her latest Special tour stop in Phoenix, Arizona, the singer paid tribute to Tina Turner, who died on May 24 at the age of 83. Shining in a sequin blue and green dress with …
Read More »Tina Turner's Solo Debut Was a Country Album. Why Hasn't the Genre Claimed Her as Its Own?
In her 2022 book Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions, author Francesca T. Royster devotes an entire chapter to Tina Turner — who died Wednesday at 83 — and her complicated relationship with country music. Despite recording a series of country songs by Dolly Parton, Hank Snow, and Kris Kristofferson …
Read More »What Tina Turner Meant to the MTV Generation
The death of Tina Turner is heartbreaking for anyone who’d ever marveled at the brilliance, basked in the warmth, been enthralled by the titanic talent of the woman born Anna Mae Bullock. Her resilience became an inspiration around the world, and Tina Turner’s musical and cultural legacy is unparalleled — …
Read More »Cher Reflects on Visiting 'Perfect Friend' Tina Turner Before Her Death
Cher remembered her friend and fellow music legend Tina Turner and opened up about Turner’s final years in an interview following the singer’s death Wednesday at the age of 83. “She’s one of the great artists in our generation,” Cher told MSNBC. “There was no other person like her. There …
Read More »Monaleo Survived Pregnancy, Depression, and Her Debut LP — All at Once
Having celebrated her 22nd birthday roughly two weeks prior, and with her baby’s due date about two weeks ahead, Monaleo is confined to bed rest in her Houston home for our Zoom interview. It’s been a packed month for the fiery MC —her full-length debut is out on May 26. …
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