Fans of Santigold will finally be able to catch the star in concert. On Tuesday, the musician announced that she’ll be hitting the road for several spaced-out shows through June, August, and October this year after she canceled her Holified Tour in 2022, citing artist welfare and the mental-health and …
Read More »Santigold Returns to Roots With Band-Backed 'Tiny Desk' Performance
Santigold, aka Santi White, may have nixed her North American tour, but those missing her live set can tune into a special one via NPR’s Tiny Desk performance. The set hearkens back to White’s roots when she was in the punk band Stiffed. “What’s really interesting and special about this …
Read More »Santigold's New Podcast Gets 'Defiantly Vulnerable' With Olivia Wilde, Questlove
Santi White wants you to know the truth — the kind of truth that helps you make sense of the world, even when it’s clunky and difficult to understand. The “Nothing” artist, who recently sat down with Rolling Stone, frames her new podcast Noble Champions as a reimagined salon, a …
Read More »Santigold on Why Musicians Are Burning Out Like Never Before
In another universe, Santi White might be about to hit the road for her Holified Tour right now. Instead, the musician — who performs as Santigold — is talking to Rolling Stone about what she calls a “cultural crisis.” As she was preparing to tour on the heels of her …
Read More »Santigold Cancels North American Tour Citing Changing Industry and Artist Welfare
Santigold has canceled her upcoming North American tour. In a lengthy note to fans posted to her website, the singer explained that the reality of being on the road following the pandemic is not sustainable for musicians, noting that “the landscapes we are re-entering are not the same.” “As a …
Read More »Santigold Returns to Punk Roots in New Video for 'Fall First'
Santigold returns to her punk roots in the new visual for “Fall First,” the closing track on the singer’s recently released LP Spirituals. The “video vignette” keeps with the punk aesthetic in both its DIY approach — it was seemingly filmed with no budget, just a band playing in an …
Read More »Rina Sawayama, Tegan and Sara, Soccer Mommy and Others Team With #iVoted to Encourage Voter Turnout
Artists including British-Japanese pop singer Rina Sawayama, indie singer-songwriter Soccer Mommy and sister duo Tegan and Sara are among the artists partnering with nonprofit #iVoted to offer fans a chance to attend free concerts in an effort to drum up participation from young voters across the United States in the …
Read More »Santigold Drops Resilient New Single 'Shake' From Upcoming LP 'Spirituals'
Santigold has shared her resilient new track “Shake,” the fourth single from her upcoming new album Spirituals, as well as its video inspired in part by the “strength and fortitude” of young civil rights protestors. “‘Shake’ is one of those songs that was just floating around me for the taking, …
Read More »Santigold Battles Invisibility and Transcends the Human Form in New 'Nothing' Video
Santigold is back with another new song, “Nothing,” which will appear on her upcoming album, Spirituals, out Sept. 9. The track is an exploration of how it feels to be invisible, Santigold explained in a statement written during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. Writing the lyrics, she continued, allowed …
Read More »Hear Late Reggae Great U-Roy's Rendition of 'Man Next Door' Featuring Santigold
Late reggae great U-Roy and Santigold teamed up for a rendition of the reggae standard, “Man Next Door,” which will appear on the upcoming posthumous album, Solid Gold U-Roy, out July 16th via Trojan Jamaica/BMG. “Man Next Door” was originally written by John Holt and first released in 1968 by …
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