Sly and the Family Stone rip through a rendition of Otis Redding’s “I Can’t Turn You Loose” in the latest offering from the upcoming album, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967. The First Family contains the earliest known live recording of Sly and the Family Stone. It was …
Read More »Inside the Wonderful, Improbable Return of Ivy
Andy Chase and Dominique Durand needed to see what was left of their band. It was 2021, a decade after the last album they’d made with the acclaimed indie-pop group Ivy, and a year after the sudden, tragic death from Covid of the band’s third member, Adam Schlesinger. So Chase …
Read More »Jay Som Cracks Open Comeback Album 'Belong' With Two New Singles and 2025 Tour Dates
Jay Som is ready to bring us back into her world, or rejoin us in ours. On Oct. 10, the musician will share the full-length LP Belong as her first album in six years. During her absence, the singer-songwriter and producer worked behind the scenes as a collaborator with Lucy …
Read More »Wet Leg Are Stupid and Contagious on 'Moisturizer'
“We’re on our way to the club/Stupid is, stupid does” — whatever party Wet Leg are heading to, it sounds like one worth crashing. The U.K. indie rockers came out of nowhere in 2021 (well, the Isle of Wight) to become bona fide international superstars with two devilishly clever singles: …
Read More »Lauryn Hill Addresses 'Nonsense' Idea That She's 'Too Important to Care' About Being Late to Shows
Lauryn Hill wants to set the record straight on her history of tardiness. The musician’s most recent late start was at Essence Festival, where she took the stage to a significantly sparse crowd at 2:30 a.m. The festival organizers acknowledged that she arrived on time, and the delays were due …
Read More »Paul Simon's Daughter Blasts Richard Gere for Selling Her Childhood Home to Real Estate Developer
Just in case anyone is wondering, Lulu Simon still hates Richard Gere. On Tuesday, the pop artist took to social media to blast Gere for selling her childhood home after allegedly agreeing to take care of the property when purchasing the estate from her father, singer Paul Simon. In a …
Read More »Is Paul McCartney Announcing a Tour? Signs Point to Yes
It appears that Paul McCartney is plotting something this year, and signs point to a potential tour. The musician took to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, posting an intriguing photo of two guitar picks that read “Paul McCartney” and “Got Back in 2025.” The post also included a link that …
Read More »Pat Green Shares 'Deeply Personal Loss' of Multiple Family Members in Texas Floods
Pat Green suffered a “deeply personal loss” during the recent flash flooding in Texas. The country singer shared that his brother, sister-in-law, and two of their children were caught up in the devastating floods in Kerrville, Texas. “Over the weekend, during the devastating flooding that hit Central Texas, my family …
Read More »Role Model and Laufey Fall Out of Love in 'The Longest Goodbye' Video
Role Model and Laufey reach the end of the road in the official music video for the duet version of “The Longest Goodbye.” In the black-and-white video, the two musicians share a microphone and the same emotional sentiments. “Now you’re changin’ and movin’, I’ll take my ass to Houston/’Cause I …
Read More »Ed Sheeran to Sell His 'Cosmic Carpark' Paintings in London Gallery Show
Ed Sheeran has announced a show of his Jackson Pollock-inspired paintings in London. The show, titled “Cosmic Carpark Paintings,” will open on July 10 at the Heni Gallery in Soho and will raise money for the singer’s Ed Sheeran Foundation. “So last year in between shows I was doing these …
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