Shakira bounces back after a brutal vocal injury in the new trailer for her upcoming concert film, Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour, which will premiere in theaters as a one-night event on November 13th. Shakira in Concert captures the Colombian pop singer’s tour in support of her 2017 …
Read More »See Vivian Girls Haunt the Valley in New 'Sludge' Video
Los Angeles trio Vivian Girls bring their ethereal fuzz rock to the desert in the new video for “Sludge.” It’s the third single off their highly anticipated comeback album, Memory, out September 20th via Polyvinyl Records. In their latest visual, Vivian Girls teleport like specters between the mountains and the …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, John Oliver to Play New York Veterans Fundraiser
The 13th annual Stand Up For Heroes veterans fundraiser will take place November 4th at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden with a bill that includes Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Ronny Chieng and Hasan Minhaj. It is presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation and the New York …
Read More »This Is Normal: The Enduring, Knotty Relevance of Randy Newman and Drive-By Truckers
On August 26th, 2005, as Hurricane Katrina stewed above the Gulf of Mexico, the Drive-By Truckers played a show at Tipitina’s in New Orleans. It was a two-and-a-half hour set, 27 songs, most of them from the band’s previous three records, Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day and, their most recent …
Read More »RS Charts: Taylor Swift's 'Lover' Takes Number One By a Landslide
Taylor Swift‘s Lover is Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart this week — out-selling every other release on the chart by a factor of more than ten to one. Lover topped out close to a million with 991,800 album units for the latest tracking week of …
Read More »Lizzo, Halsey, Shawn Mendes Take Part in Mental Health Awareness Radio Special
Halsey, Lizzo, Shawn Mendes and Tegan and Sara are among the artists taking part in “I’m Listening,” a radio program that aims to raise mental health awareness. The two-hour, commercial-free broadcast special will air on 235 Entercom stations on September 8th – the beginning of National Suicide Prevention Week – …
Read More »Brockhampton Get Up Close and Personal in 'Dearly Departed' Video
Brockhampton have released their latest video for “Dearly Departed,” featuring five members of the Texas rap collective wearing silver suits and getting up close and personal to the camera in someone’s living room. Directed by and featuring Brockhampton leader Kevin Abstract, and filmed by Ashlan Grey, the clip addresses loss …
Read More »Gary Clark Jr., Vampire Weekend, H.E.R. Tapped for 'Austin City Limits' Season 45
Gary Clark Jr., Vampire Weekend and H.E.R. are among the artists who are slated for the first half of Austin City Limits‘ forthcoming Season 45. The longstanding music television series, which airs on PBS, unveiled the musicians featured in the season’s first seven episodes. The lineup for an additional seven …
Read More »Soundgarden Lawyer Shrugs Off UMG's Request for Band to Drop Vault Fire Lawsuit
Soundgarden’s lawyer fired back at Universal Music Group after the label’s lawyers filed a motion demanding the band drop out of a class action suit over alleged damages suffered during the 2008 vault fire. Variety first reported the motion, in which UMG’s law firm, Gibson Dunn, claimed that not only …
Read More »Watch Normani Hold Court With 'Motivation' at MTV VMAs
Normani performed a delightful and expertly choreographed rendition of her new single “Motivation” at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards on Monday. Recalling the song’s video, Normani began the performance lounging on a basketball hoop before descending to a neon pink, makeshift court where she belted the track and ran …
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