Lauryn Hill brought out surprise guest Doechii to perform “Doo Wop (That Thing)” at the Fugees singer’s concert Saturday in Miami. During her set at the Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival, Hill told the crowd, “I want to introduce y’all to another sistah” before welcoming the Grammy-winning rapper — …
Read More »How Do Bad Songs End Up on Great Albums?
How does a truly terrible song end up an otherwise flawless album? Blame ego-appeasing band-politics concessions, drug-fueled studio experiments, songwriters working through a few too many personal demons, and artists who just ran out of songwriting steam a little too soon. Or maybe it all comes down to bad judgment. …
Read More »Katy Perry Proposes Rebecca Black Join Her for Lifetimes Tour (She Says Yes)
Katy Perry reteamed with Rebecca Black last night, and their joining forces is looking to last through Lifetimes — as in Perry’s so-named tour. Black, who appeared in Perry’s 2011 video for “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” was at her Salvation tour stop at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles Saturday …
Read More »Mastodon and Co-Founding Guitarist Brent Hinds 'Mutually Decided to Part Ways'
Mastodon announced Friday that the band and guitarist Brent Hinds, who co-founded the Atlanta metal act a quarter-century ago, have parted ways. “Friends and Fans, After 25 monumental years together, Mastodon and Brent Hinds have mutually decided to part ways,” the band wrote on social media. “We’re deeply proud of …
Read More »'This Is War': Bob Mould on Aging Indie, His Music's Legacy, and Where the U.S. Goes From Here
B y his own admission, Bob Mould is not a Zoom kind of guy, at least not in terms of the video aspect. During the early months of the Covid lockdown, he passed on doing any of those briefly in-vogue virtual concerts. “People were saying, ‘Oh, come on, you could …
Read More »Sia and David Guetta Team Up for Anthemic Single 'Beautiful People'
Sia has reunited with David Guetta for a new single, “Beautiful People.” The infectious dance floor anthem is the latest collaboration between the pair, who previously collaborated on “Titanium,” “Flames,” “Bang My Head,” and “She Wolf.” “I’m so happy to be back working with Sia again!”Guetta said in a statement. …
Read More »Tory Lanez Goes to Prison, Gets Mad, Finds God on 'Peterson'
“[Suge Knight] tellin’ me he think I could be bigger than Pac,” claims Tory Lanez on “MAWA Interlude x Lunch Tray,” a track from his new album Peterson. Recorded over the past several months while he serves out a 10-year sentence in California Correctional Institution for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, …
Read More »Julia Michaels Taps Maren Morris for 'Scissors' Performance on 'Fallon'
Julia Michaels and Maren Morris teamed up for a medley of “GFY” and “Scissors” on The Tonight Show. Michaels kicked things off solo with a rendition of her new song “GFY” before Morris joined in for their joint single “Scissors.” The duo dropped the collaborative song, about cutting things off …
Read More »Brad Paisley Teams With Dawes for New Song 'Raining Inside'
A month after linking up on the Grammys stage, Brad Paisley and Dawes team up again on the country star’s new song “Raining Inside.” Paisley originally wrote the track with Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith and songwriter Lee Thomas Miller, and originally recorded it with just himself on lead vocals. However, following …
Read More »Dolly Parton Dedicates New Song 'If You Hadn't Been There' to Carl Dean
Dolly Parton has shared a new song, “If You Hadn’t Been There,” a tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean, who died earlier this week at the age of 82. Parton revealed and released the emotional tune on Friday, March 7, writing on Instagram, “Carl and I fell in love …
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