Ahead of the release of Smokey Robinson’s Gasms, his first album of new material in 14 years, the soul legend has shared the latest single, “How You Make Me Feel.” As opposed to the ultra-horny Gasms songs like the title track and the not-so-subtle “I Fit In There,” “How You …
Read More »'My Kind of Country' Trailer Introduces 12 Music Hopefuls Hand-Picked by Mickey Guyton, Jimmie Allen, Orville Peck
The 12 artists competing on the Reese Witherspoon and Kacey Musgraves-produced singing competition series My Kind of Country couldn’t be in better hands. In the first trailer for the Apple TV+ series, premiering March 24, country stars turned talent scouts Mickey Guyton, Jimmie Allen, and Orville Peck begin the global …
Read More »Kaitlin Butts on the Beauty of Drag and the Power of Confronting Trauma
Kaitlin Butts wasn’t specifically thinking about the political environment in her adopted home of Tennessee when she shot the video for “What Else Can She Do,” but her timing for releasing it could not have been more perfect. Filmed last summer at the Hamburger Inn in Ardmore, Oklahoma, the clip …
Read More »Michael Jackson May Have Nixed Lisa Marie Presley's Music Career — and 4 Other Takeaways From Our Deep Dive
Lisa Marie Presley was the closest thing America had to royalty. She was a rock & roll princess, the only daughter of a King. But the rarified existence that Elvis’ fame and success afforded her also confined her —and perhaps presaged her death in January at 54. In an exhaustive …
Read More »Becky G Is a Beachside Mambo Baddie in New 'Arranca' Video With Omega
Becky G heads to the warm waters of the Caribbean coast for her new single “Arranca.” On Friday, the Mexican-American reggaetón singer dabbled in mambo and merengue with her newest single — and she had Dominican heavyweight Omega’s “blessing” for the track. “What are you doing? Why are you calling? …
Read More »See St. Vincent Cover David Bowie's 'Young Americans' at Love Rocks NYC Benefit
St. Vincent delivered a faithful rendition of David Bowie’s “Young Americans” as part of Thursday’s Love Rocks NYC benefit, an all-star concert staged at New York’s Beacon Theater to benefit God’s Love We Deliver. Backed by a massive band that included backup singers and a horn section, Annie Clark echoed …
Read More »Kris Jenner Is Literally 'Mother' in Meghan Trainor's New Video
Spell “camp” with a Kardashian “K”! On Friday, Meghan Trainor released the music video for her new single “Mother,” and the visual features none other than Kris Jenner as the video’s main star. Dressed in a white dress and a pixie cut, Jenner takes Trainor’s place as the Charm La’Donna-directed …
Read More »Honor Shakira, Celia Cruz, and All Latinas, Sen. Cortez Masto Tells Colleagues
At this precise moment, the number one album in the country is Mañana Será Bonito by Colombian superstar Karol G, one of the most visible Latinas in the music business. Over the weekend, the Grammy Museum launched an exhibition chronicling Shakira’s three-decade career, and just a few weeks ago, the …
Read More »Katie Pruitt, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Black Opry to Lift Up Queer Voices at Nashville Benefit
Another benefit concert for Tennessee’s imperiled queer community is coming to Nashville. Set for March 21 at 7 p.m., one day after the “Love Rising” event at Bridgestone Arena, “We Will Always Be: Celebrating Queer Voices” promises an intimate night of songs and storytelling with curated songwriters’ rounds, plus performances …
Read More »GloRilla Concert Venue Where 2 Died in Crowd Surge Has License Revoked by Rochester Police
The police chief in Rochester, New York, has revoked the entertainment license of the venue where two people were killed during a crowd surge at a GloRilla concert Sunday. The Rochester Police Department’s Licensing Unit was scheduled to meet with the owner of the Main Street Armory Wednesday in the …
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