Liv.e admits she’s a tad nervous about what comes next. “I might need to get a drink in me before we go ahead and get started,” she says, laughing as she scans the cocktail menu at a hotel bar on Wilshire Avenue in Los Angeles. In gold double-sun earrings and …
Read More »Taylor Hanson Wants Your Help Recording a Massive Version of the Iranian Protest Anthem 'Baraye'
Last September, as protests spread across Iran following the death of 22-year-old activist Mahsa Amini, the musician Shervin Hajipour released a song in support of the movement, “Baraye.” The song instantly went viral and has since become an anthem for the demonstrations — which is why Hanson’s Taylor Hanson is …
Read More »Lana Del Rey, Latto, Becky G Named 2023 Billboard Women in Music Awards Recipients
Lana Del Rey, TWICE, and Becky G have been announced as honorees for the 2023 Billboard Women in Music Awards. The ceremony, which aims to honor “influential female powerhouses,” according to Billboard, will also award Latto, Kim Petras, Doechii, and Lainey Wilson across various categories. Hosted by writer and actress …
Read More »Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires to Serve as Record Store Day's 2023 Ambassadors
Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell will serve as Record Store Day’s 2023 Ambassadors, following Taylor Swift’s run last year. “Record stores are gathering places. They’re rooms full of carefully curated art and entertainment where you can find a friend, take a date, start a band. We all need these gathering …
Read More »Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band to Sub for The Roots on 'Jimmy Fallon'
Thirty years after David Letterman and Paul Shaffer departed the NBC airwaves, the Late Night bandleader and his longtime backing band are returning to 30 Rock to sub in for the Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The one-night-only performance will take place February 3rd while the Roots …
Read More »State's Attorney Drops Pending R. Kelly Sexual Assault Cases
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced on Monday that her office is dropping the pending sexual assault and abuse cases against disgraced singer and convicted felon R. Kelly, following federal convictions against him in New York and Chicago. Kelly is already serving 30 years for his conviction in New …
Read More »The Smile Are Coming Back for More With 2023 Tour Dates
Radiohead offshoot the Smile have announced a second run of North American tour dates for this summer. The trio — which features Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner — will launch the 14-date run on June 22 at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. The run will continue over …
Read More »Morgan Wallen Will Drop 36 Songs on the New Album 'One Thing at a Time'
Morgan Wallen follows up Dangerous: The Double Album with what can arguably be called a triple: One Thing at a Time, loaded with 36 tracks, drops March 3rd. Among the glut of songs on the album is Wallen’s current hit “You Proof,” the song he wrote for his mother, “Thought …
Read More »Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper Will Transform Into 'Freaks on Parade' This Summer
Shock rockers Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper will reunite this summer for another haunted hayride around the United States. Industro-rock acts Ministry and Filter will open up each date of the tour. The bands are billing the trek as Freaks on Parade; the graveyard smashers previously toured together on a …
Read More »Yves Tumor Gets the Gruesome 'Gulliver's Travels' Treatment in New 'Echolalia' Video
Experimental rock whiz Yves Tumor is back with a new song, “Echolalia,” which will appear on their next album, Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds), out March 17 via Warp Records. “Echolalia” is anchored by a restless rock grove, out from …
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