A Los Angeles County judge has sided with Priscilla Presley and ruled California is the best venue to hear her elder abuse lawsuit against the group of ex-associates she claims duped her out of more than $1 million. That means the case can proceed with its next hearing in a …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Drops 'Playful' New Single 'Azizam'
Ed Sheeran has shared a new single, “Azizam.” The song is a collaboration with producer Ilya Salmanzadeh, who encouraged Sheeran to make music inspired by his Persian heritage and culture. “I love learning about music and different cultures the more I travel and connect with people,” Sheeran shared on Instagram. …
Read More »Tracy Chapman 'Didn't Ever Dream' That 'Fast Car' Would Resurge as a Country Song
Tracy Chapman gave her first interview in years Friday and spoke about the resurgence of “Fast Car” thanks to a cover by Luke Combs. In a chat with the New York Times, the musician reflected on her performance of the song alongside Combs at the 2024 Grammys, and what it …
Read More »Haim Search for Answers on 'Everybody's Trying to Figure Me Out'
Haim shared a reflective new single, “Everybody’s Trying to Figure Me Out.” Danielle Haim called the pensive track her “favorite song we’ve written in the last couple years.” “Writing it has gotten me through some hard times, and we felt this might be of some use to get our vibes …
Read More »Soulection's Joe Kay Beat Imposter Syndrome to Make His First EP
“I love the fact that people describe Soulection as a genre,” Joe Kay says on Zoom ahead of his newest milestone as a face and co-founder of one of the most influential music collectives of the last decade. For nearly 700 episodes, Kay has hosted Soulection’s once-underground online radio show. …
Read More »A Quiet Night With DJ Koze
In electronic music, a “comedown album” is mellow, mid-tempo, made for cushioning the post-rave crash. But there’s a kind of comedown LP that feels like a retreat from an artist’s previous work, and the newest release by the beloved Frankfurt dance producer DJ Koze presents us with both. Music Can …
Read More »A Ukrainian Fusion Band Made an Album During the War — On the Frontlines
For anyone who loves free-form avant-jazz, Hyphen Dash’s new album, Basement 626, will strike the proverbial experimental chord. Over its 17 tracks, drummer Myshko Birchenko and guitarist/loops player Yevhen Puhachov stretch out into trippy, airy new-age jazz and misty-mountain soundscapes, conjuring the improvised, on-the-fly fusion instrumental records they grew up …
Read More »Take the World's Hardest Taylor Swift Quiz
So you know your Taylor Swift. You’ve heard the albums. You’ve sung along with the classic tunes and traded the friendship bracelets. You’ve spent way too much time decoding all the Easter eggs she hides in her lyrics, videos, album covers. You’ve screamed all 10 minutes of “All Too Well” …
Read More »Brothers Osborne Refuse to Go Home in Rocking New Song 'Finish This Drink'
Brothers Osborne follow up their self-titled 2023 album and last year’s Break Mine EP with the electrifying new rocker “Finish This Drink.” The song is a concise blast of funky country-rock, with shades of the Allman Brothers, some traditional-country fiddle, and lyrics about a bottle that just won’t empty. “Out …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Takes a Leap of Faith With Foo Fighters 'Learn to Fly' Cover
Kelly Clarkson flashed back to 1999 on the latest Kellyoke installment on The Kelly Clarkson Show. The singer and host delivered a rock-heavy performance of the classic Foo Fighters single “Learn to Fly,” marking the third time she has reimagined music from the band on the talk show. In 2020, …
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