New Orleans’ Big Freedia will bring the bounce nationwide this fall on a trek dubbed Azz Across America Tour. Philadelphia rockers Low Cut Connie will join Big Freedia on the 21-date tour, which kicks off October 24th in Atlanta and runs through November 21st at Solana Beach, California’s Belly Up. …
Read More »Aretha Franklin Estate: Handwriting Experts to Examine Wills
Aretha Franklin‘s heirs vied for control over her estate at a periodically testy hearing in Oakland County, Michigan Tuesday. The hearing ended with Judge Jennifer Callaghan putting the estate’s administration partly under court supervision, the Detroit Free Press reports. The court will play an active role in many major decisions, …
Read More »Hear Lana Del Rey Respond to Mass Shootings on 'Looking for America'
Lana Del Rey has written a new song, “Looking for America,” in response to the recent shootings in El Paso and Dayton. The singer posted a two-and-a-half minute snippet of the song on her Instagram page, where she performs the track live in the studio with producer Jack Antonoff. https://www.instagram.com/tv/B0zMqeRBF6X/?utm_source=ig_embed …
Read More »Rihanna Slams Trump's Response to Mass Shootings: 'Donald, You Spelt 'Terrorism' Wrong'
Rihanna criticized President Donald Trump‘s response in the aftermath of a pair of mass shootings in the United States that left 29 dead. After the shooting at an El Paso, Texas Walmart Saturday that killed 20 people, Trump tweeted, “Today’s shooting in El Paso, Texas, was not only tragic, it …
Read More »Brother-Sister Indie Duo Wardell Release Debut Single 'I'm a Man'
Wardell, the brother-sister indie duo from Theo and Sasha Spielberg, have released their first single called “I’m a Man.” The children of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw, the group will be releasing their second album later this year. “I’m a Man” is a low-tempo ballad from the siblings …
Read More »The Kinks Prep Unreleased Tracks for 'Arthur' 50th Anniversary Box Set
The Kinks groundbreaking 1969 LP Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is being re-released on October 25th as a four-disc deluxe edition to commemorate the album’s 50th anniversary. It will feature a remastered edition of the original album in stereo and mono, bonus tracks, demos, rehearsals, …
Read More »Watch Joan Baez Close Out Farewell Tour in Spain
Sixty years to the month after making her debut at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez wrapped up her career as a live performer Sunday evening with a show at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain. The emotional concert featured a cross-section of songs she’s been playing for decades, …
Read More »Watch the Raconteurs' Gritty Performance of 'Don't Bother Me' on 'Kimmel'
The Raconteurs took the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live to offer up two of their new tracks, “Somedays (I Don’t Feel Like Trying)” and “Don’t Bother Me.” Both songs come from the rock band’s recent album Help Us Stranger, which dropped in June. The musicians get particularly raucous on “Don’t …
Read More »Best the Fest: Lollapalooza 2019
Ariana Grande,Childish Gambino,the StrokesandTame Impala are among the headliners at Lollapalooza 2019, taking place August 1st through 4th at Grant Park in Chicago. Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell is set to perform new music alongside his Kind Heaven Orchestra, while the lineup also features local Chicago acts such as DJ/production duo …
Read More »Young Thug, Machine Gun Kelly Announce Joint North American Tour
Young Thug and Machine Gun Kelly will team up this fall for a North America co-headlining arena tour. The 31-date trek – which will also feature special guests Polo G, YBN Nahmir, Killy and Strick at select dates – begins September 30th in Toronto and concludes nearly two months later …
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