John Mayer is getting back to the basics for his upcoming Solo Tour 2023. With tickets now on sale, the 19-date run of springtime concerts will kick off at New Jersey’s Prudential Center in March, with dates scheduled at New York City’s Madison Square Garden before wrapping up at the …
Read More »Grupo Frontera, Marca Registrada Are Sure This Tejano Track 'Is Going to Be a Hit'
Following the TikTok virality of Grupo Frontera‘s song “Bebé Dame” with Fuerza Régida, the Mexican group is back for another collaboration, this time with Marca Registrada. On Thursday night, the bands released the Tejano song “Di Que Sí” with an accompanying video seeing both groups coming together. Backed by the …
Read More »'We Need More Voting Members Like Us': Beyoncé Collaborator GuiltyBeatz on the Superstar's Grammy Snub
Even if you don’t know Ronald Banful’s name, you know his work. As GuiltyBeatz, the Ghanaian DJ and producer has had a hand in some of the most vital music of the past few years: He was an essential collaborator on Tems’ If Orange Was a Place and several Beyoncé …
Read More »Paramore Are Emo Adults on 'This Is Why'
Paramore have mastered the art of maturing gracefully. Beginning with the band’s self-titled 2013 album, they have slowly peeled themselves away from the mainstream emo/pop-punk world they once dominated (all while dealing with constant lineup shake-ups). In the process, Paramore have found themselves attached to a different kind of musical …
Read More »Why is Drake Being Questioned in XXXTentacion's Murder Trial?
The evidence against the three men standing trial for the 2018 murder of XXXTentacion includes video evidence, cell phone evidence, and social media posts where they flash money believed to have been robbed from the late rapper. But Mauricio Padilla, the attorney for defendant Dedrick Williams, has implicated Toronto artist …
Read More »Taylor Swift Whips Up a Different Kind of 'Lavender Haze' on New Remix
Taylor Swift just wants to stay in the “Lavender Haze,” and now she has a choice between the original Midnights edition and the newly released remix with German DJ Felix Jaehn, whose remix of Omi’s “Cheerleader” track topped charts worldwide when released in 2015. The new version of “Lavender Haze” …
Read More »UMG Drops German Band With Neo-Nazi Affiliations
Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, has dropped one of its bands after an investigation from German outlet Der Spiegel this week revealed that some of the group’s members allegedly had Neo-Nazi affiliations in Germany and were previously in bands that performed songs that contained lyrics denying the …
Read More »Jesse Malin's 'Downliner' Video Captures a Zen-Like Day in New York
It’s a New York day in the life of Jesse Malin in the songwriter’s new video for “Downliner (Afterglow Version).” Malin makes his bed, brushes his teeth, goes grocery shopping, folds his rock & roll T-shirts, and even wraps a gift as the melancholy ballad plays behind him. Captivating stuff, …
Read More »Elvis Costello Pays Musical Tribute to Burt Bacharach at NYC Residency Kickoff
Elvis Costello paid tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator Burt Bacharach Thursday night following news of the legendary songwriter’s death at the age of 94. Bacharach’s death was announced just hours before Costello took the stage for the first of a 10-night residency at New York’s Gramercy Theater, and …
Read More »Gracie Abrams Searches for Subconscious Illusions on 'Amelie'
Dreams and reality blur together for Gracie Abrams on her latest single, “Amelie,” the second preview of her upcoming debut album Good Riddance. The soft acoustic ballad recalls a brief but impactful interaction with a girl who is now a figure in her distant past and who she can’t quite …
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