The upcoming Whitney Houston hologram tour will kick off in early 2020 with its first round of international dates. The trek, “An Evening With Whitney,” launches January 23rd, 2020 in Mexico and wraps April 3rd in Minsk, Belarus, with North American shows tentatively planned for fall 2020. The BASE Hologram …
Read More »Billy Corgan Pays Tribute to Ric Ocasek: 'Gonna Miss You Forever'
Billy Corgan paid tribute to Ric Ocasek, the former leader of the Cars and esteemed producer-for-hire who died Sunday in his New York City apartment at the age of 75. Corgan helped produce the New Wave icon’s 1997 solo effort Troublizing, and wrote the album’s final track, “Asia Minor.” “Devastated …
Read More »Watch Green Day Showcase New Sound With Thrilling 'Father of All…' on 'Kimmel'
Green Day ripped through their new song, “Father of All…,” the title-track from their next album, on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday. The new song, which arrived earlier this week, is a fast-paced rocker that finds frontman Billie Joe Armstrong using his upper register to lend a sweet edge to his …
Read More »Watch Angel Olsen's Stunning, Cinematic New Video for 'Lark'
Angel Olsen roams the hills of North Carolina in the lurid, cinematic new video for “Lark.” The track is the second single off her upcoming album All Mirrors, out October 4th via Jagjaguwar Records and currently available for pre-order. “‘Lark’ is a song that took many years to finish,” Olsen …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Announces She's Retiring, But Historical Context Begs to Differ
Nicki Minaj is walking away from the music game, according to Nicki Minaj. “I’ve decided to retire & have my family,” Nicki wrote on Twitter. “I know you guys are happy now. To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me.” The widespread implication from Barbz …
Read More »Lizzo, Kacey Musgraves, Miley Cyrus Join Planned Parenthood's 'Band Together, Bans Off' Campaign
Nearly 140 musicians have joined forces for Planned Parenthood‘s Bans Off My Body campaign, including Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Haim, Kacey Musgraves and Carole King. The artists appeared in a full page ad in Billboard titled “Bands Together, Bans Off.” The nonprofit fittingly made the announcement on …
Read More »Gallant's 'Sleep on It' Revives Nineties Slow Jams
Gallant has always been an acrobatic vocalist searching for the right songs. “Sleep on It” finds nourishment in the great R&B ballads of the late 1990s and early 2000s: a sprinkle of Jagged Edge’s “True Man,” a pinch of Avant’s “Separated,” essence of Marques Houston’s “Grass Is Greener.” When these …
Read More »Third Eye Blind Announce Fall Tour in Support of First Album in Four Years
Third Eye Blind just completed a successful summer run, bringing their platinum rock hits (“Semi-Charmed Life,” “How’s It Going to Be”) to outdoor spaces across the country alongside Jimmy Eat World. This tour felt different for the band members, because they originally thought they would have finished their first album …
Read More »Hear Taylor Swift's Tender New Song 'Lover'
Ahead ofLover‘s official release next Friday, Taylor Swift has dropped the album’s romantic title track. The pop star announced the new song’s release while accepting her Icon Award at the Teen Choice Award on Sunday. In the Jack Antonoff co-produced track, Swift sings the tender lyrics of devotion over a …
Read More »Peter Murphy Suffers Heart Attack, Postpones New York Residency
Peter Murphy has postponed a run of New York dates scheduled for this week after suffering a heart attack. On Tuesday night, the former Bauhaus frontman was rushed to Lenox Hill Hospital with shortness of breath, unable to perform at the concert. Dr. Jason Song, a cardiologist, confirmed in a …
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