Yola performed new songs from her album Stand for Myself and defined the differences between American and British music-listening habits during an appearance on Rolling Stone’s Twitch on Tuesday. Stand for Myself, Yola’s second album for the Easy Eye label, will be released July 30th. Speaking with interviewer Tia Hill …
Read More »Stevie Nicks Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Her Solo Debut: 'Bella Donna Was a Dream'
Stevie Nicks celebrated the 40th anniversary of her solo debut Bella Donnawith a note to fans. As with most of Nicks’ online posts, the words derive from her journal. “Bella Donna was a dream,” she wrote. “I chose Lori Perry, Nicks, and Sharon Celani as my army to go on …
Read More »Watch Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Play Bass for the First Time Since Cancer Diagnosis
Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus is in the middle of a battle with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that leaves him fatigued much of the time, but earlier this week, he felt well enough to pick up his bass and play for the first time since his diagnosis. As you can see from …
Read More »Dave Mustaine Confirms New Megadeth Album Title, Teases Song in Cameo
Megadeth have confirmed The Sick, the Dying, and the Dead as the title for their upcoming album. In a Cameo birthday message to a fan, frontman Dave Mustaine played a snippet of the album’s titular song while making a rough mix on a Protools rig. All that’s audible is a …
Read More »'It's Time to Start Blaming the Unvaccinated,' Alabama's GOP Governor Says
Alabama’s Republican Governor Kay Ivey expressed frustration with those who are eligible to get the vaccine but remain unvaccinated, saying they are “letting us down.” On Thursday, Ivey was asked by reporters what is it going to take to get people vaccinated. The governor, seemingly flabbergasted replied, “I don’t know. …
Read More »Whitney Houston's Hologram Is Coming to Las Vegas
Following its debut U.K. tour in pre-pandemic February 2020, the estate-approved Whitney Houston hologram concert will arrive in Las Vegas this October for a lengthy residency at Harrah’s Las Vegas. Over five years in the works, An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Concert — created by BASE Hologram …
Read More »Todd Snider Plots Extensive 'Return of the Storyteller' Tour
Todd Snider has announced dates for an extensive fall tour. The Nashville singer-songwriter’s Return of the Storyteller Tour begins July 24th with a sold-out event at Tennessee’s the Caverns. Spanning more than 50 dates from which audio will be compiled for a live album, the Return of the Storyteller Tour …
Read More »Abstract Mindstate Return With New Album Produced Entirely by Kanye West
Long-dormant Chicago hip-hop duo Abstract Mindstate have announced their new album Dreams Still Inspire, produced entirely by Kanye West. E.P Da Hellcat and Olskool Ice-Gre also shared the LP’s first single “A Wise Tale” ahead of their reunion album’s release on August 6th via West’s YZY SND. Dreams Still Inspire …
Read More »The Rosy 'Creator Economy' Is Music's Biggest Lie
Want to hear the most depressing stat in modern entertainment? It was effusively delivered the other month by a beaming Jack Conte, co-founder and CEO of fan-funding app Patreon, which is now worth $4 billion. “A study published a few years ago showed that 75 percent of kids aged 6 …
Read More »BTS to Launch New 'Permission to Dance' Challenge
BTS have partnered with YouTube to launch a new dance challenge centered around their recent single, “Permission to Dance.” The challenge will launch Friday, July 23rd, and run through August 14th, and will be hosted on YouTube Shorts, a new mobile offering that allows for the creation of TikTok-style short-form …
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