Luke Combs debuted a new song during his weekly livestream performances that directly addresses the ongoing coronavirus crisis and the social distancing approach to daily life. Titled “Six Feet Apart,” it sums up everything we’re all feeling, thinking, and dreaming about right now. Written by Combs, Brent Cobb and Rob …
Read More »Kesha Honors 'Home Alone' With Goofy Mini Song About Being in Quarantine
Kesha has cut through the quarantine doldrums with a silly new mini song and video called “Home Alone,” which she fittingly dedicated to actor Macaulay Culkin. The 30-second clip opens with a quick snippet of Culkin in the 1990 film Home Alone, before quickly jumping to footage of Kesha dancing …
Read More »Hear Brittany Howard Cover Funkadelic's 'You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks'
Brittany Howard shared a cover of Funkadelic’s “You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks,” as well as a new version of her excellent slow-burner, “Stay High,” for the Spotify Singles series. Recorded at East West Studios in Los Angeles, Howard delivers a timely, refreshing update on the funk band’s …
Read More »Country Great John Anderson Teams Up With Dan Auerbach on 'Years'
John Anderson has never gone away. The Eighties/Nineties country hitmaker behind songs like “Seminole Wind,” “Swingin’,” “Straight Tequila Night” and the immortal “She Just Started Liking Cheatin’ Songs” has trudged along in the 21st century, releasing four albums between 2001 and 2015 that largely landed under the radar. On Years, …
Read More »Rihanna, Jack Dorsey Donate $4.2 Million to Aid Domestic Violence Victims Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Rihanna‘s Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) and Twitter/Square CEO Jack Dorsey have teamed up to help victims of domestic violence in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. The $4.2 million joint grant to the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles will help provide support and resources to individuals and children suffering …
Read More »Bright Light Bright Light Debuts Empowering 'This Was My House' Video
This wasn’t supposed to be how it went down. For the past four years, Rod Thomas, who performs under the alias Bright Light Bright Light, has DJ’d an afternoon dance party called “Romy & Michele’s Saturday Afternoon Tea Dance” in New York City at Manhattan’s Club Cumming and Brooklyn’s C’Mon …
Read More »Perry Farrell, Max Weinberg, Lewis Black Set for City Winery 'Downtown Seder' Livestream
City Winery will livestream its 20th annual Passover variety show, Downtown Seder, Monday, April 6th, with appearances from Perry Farrell, Max Weinberg, Lewis Black and more. The show will start at 6 p.m. ET and will be available to stream via the City Winery website. The show will loosely fit …
Read More »Zion & Lennox on 20 Years of Success, Racy New Song 'Mujer Satisfecha'
Reggaeton icons come and go, but few have endured for as long as Zion & Lennox. Hailing from Carolina, Puerto Rico, the two vocalists first melded their minds (and voices) 20 years ago — then made waves with their 2004 debut, Motivando a la Yal, or Motivating the Girl. With …
Read More »Hear Indigo Girls Reminisce About College Days in 'When We Were Writers'
Ahead of the release of their latest album Look Long, Indigo Girls take a backward glance to a simpler time with the new track “When We Were Writers.” The sweetly melodic, gently rolling tune was penned by the duo’s Emily Saliers, reflecting the two years she studied at New Orleans’ …
Read More »Watch Logan Ledger's Acoustic 'Starlight' Performance
Logan Ledger takes a stripped-down approach to his song “Starlight” in a newly released video, turning the rockabilly-tinged number into a yearning acoustic ode. Previously released as a single in 2019, “Starlight” will also appear on the California native’s upcoming self-titled debut album, which was produced by T Bone Burnett. …
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