Music Midtown returns to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park this year with a stacked roster of headliners including Billie Eilish, the 1975, Lil Baby, Pink, Guns N’ Roses, and Flume. The festival, which was canceled last year after festival organizers were blocked from implementing a gun ban at the event under Georgia …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Strips Down in Dreamy 'Jaded' Video
Miley Cyrus is just chillin’. On Tuesday, the singer released the music video for her track “Jaded,” where she sings to an ex-partner who’s no longer around while she enjoys a pool and poses from an unmade bed. “I’m sorry that you’re jaded/I could’ve taken you places/You’re lonely now and …
Read More »Jhayco Will Live La 'Vida Rockstar' as He Plots Tour Dates
Jhayco is ready to live that rockstar life. On Tuesday, the reggaetón star announced a 16-stop “Vida Rockstar” tour across the U.S. for later this year. Jhayco (formerly known as Jhay Cortez) will kickoff the U.S. run of his tour, opening in Boston on Sept. 28 at the Agganis Arena, …
Read More »Apple Music and Maps Add New Concert Discovery Tools
Apple is bringing new live music discovery features to Apple Music and Maps, the company announced on Tuesday, with Apple Maps launching city-specific music guides featuring curated concert venue lists, while Apple Music is now making playlists tied to artists’ ongoing set lists for their tours. Apple Music’s new feature, …
Read More »Travis Scott Previewed His New Album for Houston Astros Players
It looks like Travis Scott’s long-anticipated Utopia album is on the way. While attending an Astros game in Houston Monday night, the musician told a cameraman that he played the album for his hometown team before their matchup with the Chicago Cubs. Soon after the game, a viral clip emerged …
Read More »Lil Durk to Make It Rain on 'Sorry for the Drought' Tour
Lil Durk will hit the road this summer in support of his upcoming new album, Almost Healed. The Chicago rapper will kick off his 27-city “Sorry for the Drought” tour July 28 at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater in Tampa, Florida. The run will continue throughout August and into September, …
Read More »Five Things We Learned About Rock En Español In <em>Thalia's Mixtape, El Soundtrack De Mi Vida</em>
Before Thalia was the long-running queen of Latin pop, she was a superfan. The Mexican multihyphenate, known for a three-decade career as a singer and a telenovela star, has always been an avid music listener with a love for legendary rock en español bands like Soda Stereo, Maldita Vecindad, and …
Read More »MTV News Confidential: Kurt Loder, Tabitha Soren, and John Norris Tell All
Kurt Loder, the original MTV News anchor (and a longtime Rolling Stone writer) was both taken aback and pleased by the outpouring of affection he received online this week after MTV News officially ended its 36-year run. “I think a lot of those people are just remembering their own youth,” …
Read More »Jonas Brothers Are Serious About Having a Good Time on 'The Album'
How serious are Joe, Kevin, and Nick Jonas about stoking a carefree vibe on their sixth full-length? Not only did they give it the hair-tossing title The Album, they’ve stock it with songs that have titles like “Vacation Eyes,” “Summer in the Hamptons,” and “Vacation Baby.” The result is a …
Read More »Hear the Playlist Ryuichi Sakamoto Made for His Own Funeral
Over the weekend, the management team of Ryuichi Sakamoto shared a final parting gift from the towering musician, who died in March — a playlist he compiled for his funeral. The 33-song set runs for about two-and-a-half hours and primarily features compositions by prominent Western composers like Erik Satie, Bach, …
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