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Grammy nominated singer-songwriter James Bay is gearing up for hisSaturday Night Live debut with a second new song from his forthcoming album,Electric Light. The uptempo, rock-oriented “Pink Lemonade” follows previously released single “Wild Love.”Electric Light comes out May 18th. While “Wild Love” was more contemplative, “Pink Lemonade” has a brisk, …

Sade released a beatific acoustic ballad titled “Flower of the Universe,” the group’s first new release since 2011. They recorded the track for the forthcoming soundtrack to A Wrinkle in Time, which arrives March 9th. Anyone familiar with Sade‘s work, especially the Lover’s Rock album, will recognize the ingredients in …

Flea recently examined the opioid crisis in America and his own struggles with addiction in a stirring op-ed the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist penned for Time. “I’ve been around substance abuse since the day I was born,” Flea wrote in “The Temptation of Drugs Is a Bitch.” “I saw …

Liam Gallagher had an air of casual charisma during his performance of “I’ve All I Need” on The Late Late Show on Wednesday. The song originally appeared last October as part of As You Were, the former Oasis singer’s solo debut. On The Late Late Show, Gallagher’s drummer beat out …

David Byrne teams with producer Oneohtrix Point Never for the new song “This Is That,” the latest offering from the former Talking Heads singer’s upcoming LP,American Utopia. Over sparse beats manipulated pianos and icy synths, Byrne sings, “That’s when I got your message / That’s when I sing this song …

Mavis Staples offers an alternative to statues commemorating the Confederacy in the poignant new video for “If All I Was Was Black,” the title track off her latest album with Jeff Tweedy. The Zac Manuel-directed clip marks the first video that Staples has personally appeared in in years, and finds …

British singer-songwriter James Bay unveiled a new single, “Wild Love,” his first new song since the release of his 2015 breakout album, Chaos and the Calm. “Wild Love” finds Bay embracing a luscious and textured electronic sound that’s a far cry from the stripped-down folk rock of his debut. The …

Stephen Malkmus released a laid-back new single “Middle America” coupled with the announcement of a massive North American tour this summer. Anyone familiar with Malkmus’ solo work or his songs in Pavement will recognize the elements in “Middle America”: Malkmus sings twisting, inscrutable passages in a light croon over smooth …

Update:Recording Academy President Neil Portnow issued an apologetic statement, Billboard reports, after he said women in music needed to “step up” if they wanted to be acknowledged at the Grammy Awards. “Regrettably, I used two words, ‘step up,’ that, when taken out of context, do not convey my beliefs and …

Pearl Jam will embark on a short tour this summer, pairing their “Home Shows” in Seattle with “Away Shows” in Missoula, Montana, Chicago and Boston. Pearl Jam will play Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula August 13th, after which they’ll hit Wrigley Field in Chicago for two concerts, August 18th and 20th. …