Kanye West’s new opera Mary will get its second performance December 22nd at the David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City. Directed by Vanessa Beecroft and featuring music from West’s Sunday Service choir, Mary was first performed earlier this month at the Miami Marine Stadium during Art …
Read More »Watch She & Him's Festive Performance of 'Christmas Day' on 'Kimmel'
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward‘s collaborative band She & Him appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their version of “Christmas Day.” The Beach Boys cover comes off the duo’s 2011 holiday album, A Very She & Him Christmas. In the clip, the singers are joined by a live band …
Read More »Roxette Singer Marie Fredriksson Dead at 61
Marie Fredriksson — the Swedish vocalist who scored a string of late-Eighties and early-Nineties hits with Roxette — died Monday following a 17-year battle with cancer. She was 61. Fredriksson’s management company, Dimberg Jernberg Management, confirmed her death. Her Roxette bandmate, Per Gessle, also issued a statement on social mediaand …
Read More »The First Time: Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend released his first novel, The Age of Anxiety, earlier this year. And when he sat down with Rolling Stone in a New York City hotel room to talk it over, he also looked back to share several other firsts from his long life, from his first time seeing …
Read More »Lil Nas X Covers Juice WRLD's 'Lucid Dreams' in Tribute to Rapper
Lil Nas X covered Juice WRLD‘s “Lucid Dreams” in tribute to the late rapper at a concert in San Francisco following the news of his death over the weekend. During a set at WiLD 94.9’s FM’s Jingle Ball, Lil Nas X projected an image of Juice WRLD on the screen …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Ozuna, El Cherry Scom y Kiko El Crazy, 'Baje con Trenza Remix'
Ozuna added a fiercely rapped verse to El Cherry Scom and Kiko El Crazy’s dembow romp “Baje con Trenza” on Monday. Though Ozuna’s biggest hits rely on his sweet singing voice and intuitive melodies, the star takes a very different approach on “Baje con Trenza,” delivering drilling lines at top …
Read More »Hear Tame Impala's Sprawling New Song 'Posthumous Forgiveness'
Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker pays homage to his late father in their new song “Posthumous Forgiveness.” It will appear on the band’s upcoming The Slow Rush, which is the follow-up to 2015’s Currents. Their new 12-song LP is due February 14th. The sprawling song, which Parker wrote and produced, is …
Read More »Florida Georgia Line Show Life at Home in New 'Blessings' Video
Florida Georgia Line have released the music video for their anthem “Blessings,” a family-focused clip that features the wives of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, along with other members of their families. Shot in Florida and Nashville, along with scenes in Arizona’s Lost Dutchman State Park, the clip showcases a …
Read More »Koffee, Gunna Make It Rain (Literally) in New 'W' Video
A storm is coming in “W,” a new song and video from Jamaican artist Koffee featuring Atlanta rapper Gunna. The clip, directed by Matt Baron, starts off at Koffee’s island home, a storm bearing down as Koffee sings on rooftops, with a choir in church and all around the island. …
Read More »Lizard People Search for Love in Iggy Pop's 'Sonali' Video
A couple of lizard people seemed fated to never meet in the bizarre new video for Iggy Pop’s “Sonali,” directed by Mac DeMarco. The video stars musician Tommy Midnight and DeMarco’s girlfriend Kiera McNally, both of whom are outfitted with some extremely elaborate lizard makeup while otherwise dressed in regular …
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