Jimmy Buffett capped off his rendition of the National Anthem before Sunday’s NFC Championship game in New Orleans with an emphatic mic drop. Buffett, a lifelong Saints fan, delivered a straightforward, near-recited rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” but it was the “Margaritaville” singer’s actions after “And the home of the …
Read More »New York's Panorama Music Festival 'Taking a Hiatus' in 2019
The once-crowded New York music festival landscape will feature one less event this summer as Panorama will go on hiatus in 2019, with plans to revive the fest in 2020 at a different location. The AEG and Goldenvoice-produced festival took place from 2016 to 2018 at New York’s Randall’s Island, …
Read More »Migos Sound Rejuvenated on Mustard's 'Pure Water'
The back half of Migos’ 2018 was not their most creatively rewarding stretch of their carer. Quavo’s solo project was critically panned, Takeoff’s The Last Rocket fared slightly better and Offset didn’t bother dropping his promised solo effort as he sifted through a messy maybe-divorce. The group passed the then-hypothetical …
Read More »Hear Karen O, Danger Mouse's Potent New Song 'Woman'
Karen O and Danger Mouse have unveiled new song, “Woman.” The new track from their forthcoming collaborative album Lux Prima, which is due on March 15th via BMG and is available for pre-order, follows their previously released title track. The potent “Woman” features Karen O’s empowering lyrics, which includes the …
Read More »Steve Miller Band Schedule 2019 Spring Tour
After celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2018, Steve Miller Band will return to the road this spring for a brief tour through the southeastern portion of the United States. The eight-date trek opens March 12th in Clearwater, Florida and wraps two weeks later with a March 24th gig in Southaven, …
Read More »Watch Troye Sivan's Coy Beach Romance Unfold in 'Lucky Strike' Video
Troye Sivan nurses a (literally) heart-wrenching crush on a beach bartender in the vibrant “Lucky Strike” video. This past Sunday, Sivan was up for Best Original Song at the Golden Globes for his Boy Erased soundtrack contribution “Revelation.” Emma Westenberg, who helmed Janelle Monáe’s “Pynk” video, directed the vivid, beach-set “Lucky …
Read More »Hear Halsey Tap Juice WRLD for Stirring 'Without Me' Remix
Halsey has tapped rising rapper Juice WRLD to add a new verse to her hit single, “Without Me.” The track finds Juice WRLD slotting himself easily into the gauzy, somber grove of “Without Me.” He matches Halsey’s potent lyrics about a brutal break-up with an anguished verse of his own …
Read More »Streaming Was Heavily Concentrated (Again) in 2018
The 2017 year-end report published by the data company BuzzAngle, which tracks music consumption, contained a disturbing statistic tucked away in the report: The most popular 10 percent of songs accounted for 99 percent of all audio streams. While the lucky 10 percent of tracks still encompassed a lot of …
Read More »Aretha Franklin Tribute Concert Lines Up Janelle Monae, Alicia Keys, John Legend
Janelle Monáe, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion, Alessia Cara and Patti LaBelle will perform at an all-star tribute concert honoring Aretha Franklin. Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul will be filmed January 13th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California and air as …
Read More »Travis Scott Finally Adds His Verse to 21 Savage's 'Out for the Night'
21 Savage promised a Travis Scott verse was coming for his album i am > i was on its release date, even though it wasn’t ready for its appearance on streaming services. He evenwarned fans that Travis’ verse would blow their headphones up. Thankfully, Savage delivered — even if the …
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