“I have been grappling with a lot of negative emotions for many years,” PUP singer-guitarist Stefan Babcock says. “I deal with depression a lot. Writing songs has just been a way for me to kind of explore what was going on in my own brain.” Babcock got to know himself …
Read More »Watch Robyn Party in Ibiza in 'Between the Lines' Video
Robyn parties in Ibiza in her new video for “Between the Lines,” a track from her 2018 album Honey. The clip, directed by Cody Critcheloe (aka Ssion) and filmed with a mini camcorder, takes place while Robyn toured the party-happy island. “Between the Lines” shows her swimming off the coast, performing …
Read More »Travis Scott, Cardi B Lead 2019 Made in America Festival Lineup
UPDATE: The Made in America festival has added Lil Uzi Vert, Lizzo and Gucci Mane to its 2019 lineup. See the full list of additional acts announced for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania event, which takes place over Labor Day Weekend, below. *** Travis Scott and Cardi B will headline Jay-Z‘s curated …
Read More »Hear Kelly Clarkson's Sleek New Song 'Broken & Beautiful'
Kelly Clarkson declares herself a “superwoman” on her sleek new electro-pop song “Broken & Beautiful,” which appears on the upcoming soundtrack to animated film UglyDolls. The song was co-written by Pink and co-produced by Marshmello. “I never held my hand out and asked for something free/I got pride I could …
Read More »Brandi Carlile, Tyler Childers Set for Inaugural Railbird Festival
Kentucky is quickly becoming the next great festival state, with the eclectically curated Forecastle Festival and Bourbon and Beyond, the hard-rock dream Louder Than Life and the new country-focused Hometown Rising all on tap for summer. On Tuesday, yet another music summit was announced: the inaugural Railbird Festival is set …
Read More »The Art Ensemble of Chicago on the Past and Future of Their 'Great Black Music'
Fifty years after the Art Ensemble of Chicago first became an internationally known force in avant-garde music, co-founder Roscoe Mitchell has no plans to make any major changes to the group’s working method, which unifies musical strands ranging from deep blues and heavy funk to rigorous composition, ritualistic soundscapes and …
Read More »'We're Bringing the Truth': Inside the Making of the Temptations Broadway Musical
The incoming Broadway musical about the enduring music and volatile career of the Temptations features many elements associated with a prestige show. There’s a name director, an award-winning book writer, a cast whose collective resume includes stints in shows like Hamilton and Chicago, and a score overflowing with pop songs …
Read More »Jason Isbell Announces Inaugural ShoalsFest in Alabama
Jason Isbell has announced ShoalsFest, his first-ever music festival in his hometown of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Slated for October 5th, the one-day festival will feature main stage sets from Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Mavis Staples, Sheryl Crow and Amanda Shires, in addition to a slew of yet-to-be announced …
Read More »See Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover Radiohead's 'Pyramid Song' at Egypt Gig
Red Hot Chili Peppers covered Radiohead‘s “Pyramid Song” while performing in front of the Giza pyramids during the band’s live-streamed Egypt concert Friday. Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer delivered a solo piano rendition of the Amnesiac track, seen at the 1:58:00-mark of the above video, to kick off the Chili Peppers’ encore; …
Read More »Latin Pop Superstar Natti Natasha Taps Into the Power of Sisterhood
Ask any young woman in pop today whose songs she first sang into her hairbrush as a child, and at the drop of a hat, or wig, she might tell you it was Britney, or Beyoncé, or Dolly, or Mariah. As a little girl in the capital of the Dominican …
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