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Over the past half-decade, M.C. Taylor has released four new albums (and a slew of outtakes compilations and live records) under the moniker of his country-soul recording outfit, Hiss Golden Messenger. But more impressive than the sheer quantity of the North Carolina singer-songwriter’s output is the degree of spiritual sensitivity, …

UPDATE (6/22): Slipknot’s Corey Taylor has added an additional run of shows to his CMFTour later this summer. The leg will kick off August 6th at the House of Blues in Las Vegas and wrap August 19th at Sculpture Park in Denver. The Cherry Bombs will provide support throughout the …

Lorde will release her long-awaited third album, Solar Power, on August 20th via Republic Records. The album announcement arrives a couple of weeks after Lorde released the album’s title track, which marked her first new music since the arrival of her last record, 2017’s Melodrama. Lorde co-wrote and produced “Solar …

Mark Ronson appeared on podcast “Out of Office with Rick Kleinman” to discuss his career, as well how “a lot of therapy” has helped him to have healthier relationships and work less. Ronson sat down with host Rich Kleiman, Co-Founder of ThirtyFive Ventures alongside Kevin Durant (and Ronson’s former business …

Busta Rhymes has shared the reflective new video for “Deep Thought,” the latest single from 2020’s Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God, the rapper’s first LP in over 11 years. Set in a dimly lit penthouse apartment overlooking New York City, Rhymes ruminates on his career and his …

When director Malcolm D. Lee thinks of the soundtrack to the original Space Jam, he sees a cultural turning point. “It came at a time when soundtracks for movies were just exploding, particularly when it came to African-American music — hip-hop and R&B,” he says. “So I would say that …

A new documentary, Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, will explore the lows, highs, and very highs of the funk icon’s life story. A clip from the film, which premiered during the Tribeca Film Fest and will get a wide release on an unspecified date via Showtime, focuses …

Ricky Martin joins forces with Chilean-American singer Paloma Mami for new song, “Qué Rico Fuera.” It’s the first single from Martin’s upcoming album, Play, which is expected to arrive later this year. It follows Martin’s quarantine-themed Pausa, which he released last year. The accompanying Jessy Terrero-directed video features the singers …

At his leisure, the musician Mavi plays with space and time. The 21-year-old rapper from Charlotte, North Carolina sees storytelling as a way to speak his truth while he’s alive. His latest EP End of the Earth was released to critical praise and marked a significant step towards what could …

Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, and Jon Randall performed the drinking song “Tequila Does” off their stripped-down album The Marfa Tapes during the 2021 CMT Music Awards. Seated around a campfire, the trio strummed guitars and harmonized, playing up the natural vibes of the LP, which was recorded mostly outdoors in …