McKinley Dixon goes searching for miracles on his forthcoming album Magic, Alive!, set for release on June 6. The record will explore the question of magic in all of its unexpected manifestations, even the ones that aren’t typically described with the lightness of the world, like grief. Dixon recruited Quelle …
Read More »Prince Returns to the Theatre for One Night With Dolby Cinemas Enhanced 'Purple Rain' Screenings
Prince‘s Purple Rain will return to the big screen for one night only just one year after its 40th anniversary. On March 5, an enhanced version of the film will be screened in Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos immersive audio at select Dolby Cinema locations. Purple Rain will be …
Read More »Yes Drummer Bill Bruford Quit Music Over a Decade Ago. At 75, He's Back Behind the Kit
To many progressive rock fans, Yes, Genesis, and King Crimson represent the holy trinity of the genre. And the only person freakishly talented enough to log time in all three of them is drummer Bill Bruford, who pulled off the feat between 1972 and 1976. “I’m also the guy who …
Read More »Jensen McRae Is No Longer 'Praying For Your Downfall' on New Song
Jensen McRae’s sophomore album I Don’t Know How But They Found Me! will be released on April 25th. The singer-songwriter’s album announcement comes with new single “Praying For Your Downfall” and a run of headlining tour dates across North America, Europe, and the U.K. On “Praying For Your Downfall,” McRae’s …
Read More »Nine Inch Nails' Self Destruct Tour Photographer to Share Rare Images in New Exhibit
Rare photographs from Nine Inch Nails’ legendary Self Destruct Tour will debut in the United States at special exhibitions showing in New York City and Los Angeles. The show offers a new look at the trek, which found Nine Inch Nails touring the world between 1994 and 1996 in support …
Read More »Lady Gaga Will Celebrate 'Mayhem' With 'Saturday Night Live' Double Duty
Mayhem weekend just got even more chaotic! On Tuesday, Saturday Night Live announced its guests for March 1 and March 8: Tate McRae will perform as Shane Gillis hosts on March 1, and Lady Gaga will take on double-duty on March 8, the day after she releases her seventh studio …
Read More »Raphael Saadiq Plots Career-Spanning One-Man Show
R&B legend Raphael Saadiq, who most recently was a key collaborator on Beyoncé‘s Grammy-winning Cowboy Carter, will take the stage alone this spring for three concerts covering his lengthy career. The mini-tour, titled No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits, will draw from his work with Tony! …
Read More »Backstreet Boys Found 'Liberation' With 'Millennium.' They're Ready to Relive It
The Backstreet Boys feel like they’re going back to the future this year. This summer, the boy band will make history as the first pop act to host a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, and they’ll use the occasion to celebrate 25 years of their seminal album Millennium. …
Read More »With '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U' an Embattled Drake Shows Signs of Life
Drake’s problem is he can’t help himself. It’s right there on “CN Tower,” the first track on $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, his new collaborative project with PartyNextDoor. After musing on the color of the lights on the famous Toronto skyscraper one solemn evening (they’re red), he flips it into …
Read More »Daniel Seavey Says Unreleased Why Don't We Music Is 'Sitting in a Folder Somewhere' Amid Lawsuit
Daniel Seavey is free from the grasp of Why Don’t We’s legal woes — but he’s still thinking about the boy band’s songs that have never seen the light of day. In an interview with Harry Jowsey for his Boyfriend Material podcast, the pop singer shared details of how the …
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