Calexico and Iron & Wine will reunite for the new collaborative albumYears to Burn, which will be released June 14th. The full-length effort comes 14 years after the stalwart indie folk-rock acts teamed up to release the 2005 EPIn the Reins. The warm voice of singer-songwriter Sam Beam (who performs …
Read More »Grimes Details New Album 'Miss_Anthropocene'
Grimes has announced her follow-up album to 2015’s Art Angels. Entitled Miss_Anthropocene, the singer took to social media on Tuesday to unveil details about the forthcoming LP. “It’s a concept album about the anthropomorphic Goddess of climate change: A psychedelic, space dwelling demon/ beauty-Queen, who relishes the end of the …
Read More »Chance the Rapper Doesn't Know the Term 'Dinosauria' Was Invented in 1842 and Describes 'Terrible Lizards'
Chance the Rapper should be busy. He’s a father, recently married his longtime partner in March, is prepping the release of his debut studio album in July and playing Woodstock 50 in August. Nevertheless, Chance still found time to ask the hard hitting questions on Twitter, during a day when …
Read More »Melissa Etheridge Performs Yearning 'Wild and Lonely' in New Video
Melissa Etheridge beckons for comfort from the loneliness of the road in her new song “Wild and Lonely.” The track will appear on her forthcoming The Medicine Show, due out on April 12th via Concord. The song’s accompanying video was filmed while Etheridge performed live during her recent U.K. tour …
Read More »Shawn Mendes Wins Big at Juno Awards
Shawn Mendes nearly swept the 2019 Juno Awards, scoring wins in five out of the six categories for which he was nominated. The Canadian musician won for single of year (for “In My Blood”), artist of the year, album of the year (for Shawn Mendes), songwriter of the year and …
Read More »03 Greedo May Be Behind Bars, But He Won't Stop Releasing Music
Since signing the rapper 03 Greedo in 2017, Alamo Records founder Todd Moscowitz has grown accustomed to playing catch-up. “This is how Greedo works,” he explains. “You get a phone call one day: ‘Hey, I made four albums over the last few weeks.’ Oh really? ‘Yeah, I went in with …
Read More »Tainy and Benny Blanco Throw Pajama Party in New 'I Can't Get Enough' Video
Artist-producers Tainy and Benny Blanco have dropped the video for their slinky new track, “I Can’t Get Enough,” featuring vocals by Selena Gomez and J Balvin. The crew first teased their new clip via Instagram in February — nestled under a cozy duvet, the Latino Gang is photographed wearing silky …
Read More »Charley Crockett Asks 'How Low Can You Go' in First New Song Since Heart Surgery
Charley Crockett has recorded his first new music since undergoing heart surgery at the beginning of 2019, and it’s a twofer, with a pair of soulful new tracks, “How Low Can You Go” and “River of Sorrow,” that were recorded for Bruce Robison’s The Next Waltz series. The Texas blues …
Read More »Maren Morris' 'Girl': Track by Track Guide
When Maren Morris first hit the airwaves in 2015, she did so with “My Church,” a gospel-sized salute to the redemptive power of singing along to Hank, Johnny and other country icons. She’s been diversifying that countrified image ever since. “80s Mercedes” traded the western wear of “My Church” for …
Read More »Rick Ross Is Writing a Memoir
Rick Ross is writing a memoir. No, it isn’t called Boss, M-M-M-M-Maybach Memoir, Everyday I’m Hustlin’: A Story of Hustlinor Lemon Pepper Memoir. Instead, it’s titled HURRICANES, which is a symbol of “surviving the storms of life,” according to the press release. “My story has always been deeper than rap,” …
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