In April, Kimbra released Primal Heart, a slick electronic pop album teeming with sharp hooks. She’s been tinkering with the results ever since. She took “Version of Me,” a brooding, self-castigating ballad from the piano-and-microphone school, and reworked it with simmering harmonies from the singer Dawn Richard. “Top of the …
Read More »Lady Antebellum Announce 2019 'Our Kind of Vegas' Residency
Lady Antebellum will become the latest top-tier country act to take up residency in Las Vegas as their Our Kind of Vegas concert series launches early next year. The multi-award-winning trio’s residency at the Palms Casino Resort’s Pearl Concert Theater will consist of 15 dates between February 8th and August …
Read More »Jason Isbell Launches 2018 Ryman Residency With Triumphant Opening Night
As Jason Isbell eases into another run of sold-out shows at the Ryman Auditorium, it’s tempting to take the songwriting hero — whose Ryman residencies stretch back to 2014 — for granted. He’s driven. He’s dependable. And ever since Southeastern relaunched his solo career five years ago, he’s rarely stumbled, …
Read More »Watch Nine Inch Nails Play Frenetic 'Ahead of Ourselves' Live
Nine Inch Nails highlight the rabid energy of their stage show in a new live video for “Ahead of Ourselves.” The black-and-white clip, filmed during the band’s ongoing “Cold and Black and Infinite” North American tour, shows frontman Trent Reznor adopting a forceful pose – grabbing the microphone stand and …
Read More »Loretta Lynn Sends Message to Fans After Brief Hospitalization
Loretta Lynn sent a message to fans Saturday afternoon following a report that the country legend was in the hospital. Earlier in the week, Lynn was forced to miss the 2018 CMTArtists of the Year event,where she was to receive a lifetime achievement award. “I was so disappointed to have …
Read More »Watch Tove Lo's Tale of Female Friendship in 'Blue Lips' Short Film
Swedish singer Tove Lo has entered herBlue Lips era with a short film based on the songs from the album. The film follows the release of her Major Lazer collaboration “Blow That Smoke.” She co-wrote the film with director Malia James. Tove Lo stars as Ebba, who goes on an …
Read More »Lil Peep's Estate Announces Posthumous Album, Releases Tragic 'Cry Alone'
Bittersweet, somber and haunting, “Cry Alone” is peak Lil Peep. The song was recorded in 2017, before the young rapper’s death, and features him singing about the intersection of drugs and death. “I don’t wanna die alone right now, I just did a line of blow right now,” Peep says …
Read More »2018's Biggest Rock Radio Hit Is One You Might Not Have Heard Of
On Tuesday, the single “Broken,” by the previously hit-less group Lovelytheband, broke a notable threshold: It has now reached more than one billion listeners. No song has gotten more play on what’s known as “Alternative” radio — the catch-all home of guitar-bass-and-drums acts, including Weezer, the Struts and Elle King …
Read More »Watch Old Dominion Perform Buoyant 'Make It Sweet' on 'Ellen'
Old Dominion took the bumper-sticker-worthy hook line of their new tune, “life is short, make it sweet,” to heart with a buoyant performance of “Make It Sweet” during their Ellen debut on Tuesday. The latest track from the reigning ACM Vocal Group of the Year has the peppy cheerfulness of …
Read More »Watch Chance the Rapper Go Undercover as Lyft Driver
Chance the Rapper goes undercover as a Lyft driver in a new video to announce the ride-sharing app’s partnership with his New Chance Fund charity. The not-well-disguised Chance discusses his native Chicago, his personal life, his charity and Kendrick Lamar – and feigns being a poor freestyler – over the …
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