As numerous states continue to enact total or near-total abortion bans in the wake of the repeal of Roe v. Wade, Latto has teamed up with Planned Parenthood to release a new public service announcement urging her fans to speak out in favor of abortion rights and access. The video …
Read More »See Madi Diaz Bring 'History of a Feeling' Songs to 'CBS Mornings'
Fresh off a stint opening for Harry Styles, Madi Diaz appeared on CBS Mornings to perform a trio of songs off the Nashville singer-songwriter’s standout 2021 LP History of a Feeling. Transforming the “Saturday Sessions” set into a spacious wheat field, Diaz delivered “Crying in Public,” “New Person, Old Place” …
Read More »Mable John, Motown's First Female Solo Artist, Dead at 91
Mable John, the first female solo artist signed to Motown (then Tamla) Records, a Stax singer and longtime Ray Charles collaborator, has died at the age of 91. John died Thursday at her home in Los Angeles; no cause of death was revealed. “We loved her and she was a …
Read More »See Jeff Tweedy, Phil Lesh Perform Grateful Dead Classics as 'Philco'
Philco — the one-off supergroup led by the Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh alongside Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Nils Cline, Margo Price, and more — made their debut Friday night at Chicago’s Sacred Rose Festival. The concert, which coincided with Tweedy’s 54th birthday, saw the Wilco frontman take lead vocals …
Read More »Arcade Fire's Win Butler Faces Accusations of Sexual Misconduct
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler faces accusations of sexual misconduct — from sexual assault to unsolicited sexting — from multiple women between 2016 to 2020. In the Pitchfork report, four woman — three of whom were “devoted” Arcade Fire fans between the ages of 18 to 23 at the time of …
Read More »Lil Tjay Addresses Shooting, Performs From Hospital Bed in New 'Beat the Odds' Video
Lil Tjay has shared a new song and music video, “Beat the Odds,” which features footage recorded in the hospital while the rapper was recovering from multiple gunshot wounds. “Beat the Odds” boasts a solemn but hopeful mood, while also cut through with a fair amount of resilience and defiance …
Read More »Jay-Z's Verse on DJ Khaled's 'God Did' Is a Master Class in Mature Lyricism
What does DJ Khaled do, exactly? It’s a question that reverberates across the past decade and a half of pop music, with a number of possible answers. He yells about who’s the best (trick question, the answer is always we); he collects famous friends; and every so often, he coaxes …
Read More »How Honest Do You Want Ingrid Andress to Be?
Ingrid Andress might have a trio of Grammy nominations under her belt, but she certainly doesn’t act it. She’s just doing her thing. Writing her songs. Like she always has. “I don’t think I put as much pressure on myself as most artists,” she tells Rolling Stone about making music …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez Pulled the Ultimate Basic Bride Move By Serenading Ben Affleck at Their Wedding With a New Song
Wait, is Jennifer Lopez the ultimate basic bride? Turns out, the answer is yes — she’s just able to get away with it because she’s an actual pop star. In avideo obtained by TMZ,Lopezis shown debuting a never-before-heard song for new husbandBen Affleck at their Georgia wedding celebrations last weekend, …
Read More »Lorde Revives Unreleased 'Melodrama' Track 'Precious Metals' During 'Solar Power' Tour Stop
Lorde may have long moved on to the waves-crashing-on-a-beach serenity of her third studio album Solar Power, but during the latest stop on her tour supporting the record, the singer revived an old song that was cut from Melodrama. Lorde revived the Jack Antonoff-produced “Precious Metals,” which she last performed …
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