Meek Mill spoke with Lester Holt for a televised interview on NBC Nightly Newsthat aired on Thursday. The pair spoke via telephone about the rapper’s legal situation and what he hoped to do in the future. The rapper has been in prison since November serving a two-to-four year sentence for …
Read More »Peter Buck, Joseph Arthur Release First Song Together, 'I Am the Moment'
Joseph Arthur and R.E.M.‘s Peter Buck will release their debut LP, Arthur Buck, on June 15th via New West Records. The duo previewed the album with upbeat lead single “I Am The Moment.” “Becoming free/ It’s not as easy as I’d like it to be,” Arthur sings over a lush …
Read More »Cardi B on 'Fallon': 'I'm the First Co-Host That Isn't a White Guy'
Cardi B made her third appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and her first as its cohost on Monday. “I’m the first late night cohost that isn’t a white guy,” she squealed during the monologue. The effervescent rapper, who unveiled her baby bump during her recentSaturday Night Liveperformance, …
Read More »Watch Drake's Star-Studded Video for New Song 'Nice for What'
Less than 24 hours after Drake told a Toronto audience that he has a “new single dropping tomorrow night,” the rapper delivered on his promise with “Nice for What” and its accompanying star-studded video. “Nice for What” features actresses like Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana, Tiffany Haddish, breakout Black Panther star …
Read More »Arctic Monkeys Detail New Album 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'
Arctic Monkeys have announced their new album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. The follow-up to 2013’s AM, the group’s sixth album marks its first in five years. It will be released via Domino on May 11th. Produced by longtime collaborator James Ford and frontman Alex Turner, Tranquility Base Hotel & …
Read More »Ben Folds, Cake Team for Co-Headlining Summer Tour
Ben Folds and Cake will team this summer for a co-headlining tour that will travel the Eastern half of the U.S. this August. Tall Heights will serve as special guest on the 10-date trek, which kicks off August 13th in Boston and concludes two weeks later in Indianapolis on August …
Read More »The Weeknd Releases New Album 'My Dear Melancholy'
UPDATE:The Weeknd has unveiled his new six-song EP, My Dear Melancholy,which features Gesaffelstein on two tracks. It was executive produced by the Weeknd and Frank Dukes, with additional production by Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Skrillex and Mike Will Made-It, among others. Stream it below. The Weeknd will release his …
Read More »Big Ears Festival 2018: 10 Best Things We Saw
“That’s what it’s all about, folks. No boundaries, no limits,” gushed Big Ears Festival founder Ashley Capps after progressive banjo explorer Béla Fleck helped launch the 2018 edition. Fleck, a jazz fusion pioneer best known in bluegrass and jam circles these days, slowly oozed between what sounded like a banjo …
Read More »'Weird Al' Yankovic's 'Vanity Tour' Brings Rarities, Surprises To New York
For about eight seconds near the end of “Weird Al” Yankovic’sThursday night show at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, it looked like he was going to actually do something serious. “It hasn’t escaped us how very special this night is,” he said. “We are so humbled and honored to play at the …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against AEG
Ozzy Osbourne has filed an antitrust lawsuit against venue owner and concert promoter Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. (AEG) for a policy that allegedly requires that acts booked at London’s O2 Arena must also perform as part of the same tour cycle at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. Both venues are owned …
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