Music

Several current and former artists on the Arista Nashville label, including superstars Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley and Brooks & Dunn, will come together to assist one of people responsible for some of their biggest hits getting played at country radio. On Tuesday, September 25th, Nashville’s historic War Memorial Auditorium will …

Kurt Vile outsmarts the ticket-happy parking cops in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the video for his new song, “Loading Zones.” In the breezy indie rock tune, Vile muses about riding around town and living life by the simple creed, “I park for free.” The Drew Saracco-directed clip complements the track perfectly …

The son of Waylon is a notoriously ambitious musician: His last LP was an immersive tribute to Eighties music visionary Giorgio Moroder filled with all sorts of hidden samples and Easter eggs. But Jennings reins himself in on this eponymous album, a return to straight-ahead country that reunites him with …

Boy band PrettyMuch have announced their fall tour. Titled the ‘Funktion Tour,’ the trek will span North America throughout October and November. PrettyMuch’s tour will kick off on October 18 in Seattle and wrap on November 18 in Boston. This will be the group’s third tour this year. In January …

Fresh off releasing Queen, Nicki Minaj has shared another new song titled “Sorry,” the Nas-featuring, Tracy Chapman-interpolating track that threatened to delay – but was ultimately left off – her new album. Funkmaster Flex debuted the track, which is patterned after Shelly Thunder’s reggae song “Sorry,” itself an interpolation of …

With his fifth album Swimming, Mac Miller has finally abandoned his frat-rap reputation for good. Sonically, it’s a continuation of 2016’s The Divine Feminine, with a silky, deep vibe redolent of the L.A. alternative soul scene. But while that album tried to create a romantic vibe and mostly ended up …

In the first week of May, the American music industry commenced a semi-annual tradition: singling out a lone piece of Jamaican music and sending it up the charts. 2018’s lucky winner is “Walking Trophy,” a confidence-boosting single by Hoodcelebrityy, a Jamaican-born, New York City-based singer. By early July, two months …

In 2014, attendance had fallen sharply at Trópico, a Mexican music festival held in the resort city of Acapulco. The festival was only in its second year, and after 43 students disappeared in the nearby city of Iguala a few months prior, a large number of festivalgoers had the same …

The opening line in Rachel Wammack’s debut single “Damage” is a character introduction: “I’m a bartender, best friend pretender,” she sings, describing a litany of functions she’s performed and things she’s seen. In the song’s new video, Wammack eases right into the role, serving up drinks and listening thoughtfully. Wammack, …

Yoko Ono unveiled a daring and harrowing new version of her 1995 song “Warzone,” which will serve as the title track for her upcoming album. Warzone finds Ono reimagining 13 of her own songs originally released between 1970 and 2009. The record will arrive October 19th via Chimera Music. The …