Mike and the Moonpies had just finished their gig at Antone’s in Austin last Thursday when the city began to freeze. The country band had plans to rendezvous at their producer’s studio in Wimberley, about 45 minutes southwest, to work on a new album. All five Moonpies, along with their …
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British singer Mahalia and Rico Nasty have teamed up for a new song, “Jealous.” “Jealous” boasts a booming beat that provides the perfect anchor for Mahalia and Rico Nasty to unspool some slick kiss-off bars with deceptively sweet vocal performances. “Hm, I’m going crazy,” Mahalia sings on the hook. “Think …
Read More »Vince Gill Talks Morgan Wallen, Debuts New Song About Racial Reckoning
Vince Gill weighed in on country music’s history with racism and debuted a new song about the issue during a reported segment on Wednesday’s CBS This Morning. The songwriter also spoke about the Morgan Wallen controversy and threw water on the argument that Wallen’s use of the “n-word” is the …
Read More »Brandi Carlile on Indigo Girls: 'They've Never Asked for Credit, But They Deserve It'
For this year’s annual Women Shaping the Future issue, we asked 12 of today’s top musical acts to talk about the women who have inspired them most in their lives and careers. Here, Brandi Carlile talks about what the Indigo Girls meant to her as a young fan, how they …
Read More »How Odd Future's Jimmy Fallon Debut Brought Tumblr Energy To The Mainstream
Ten years ago, the members of Odd Future wore balaclavas with sharpied inverted crosses on them for an appearance on network television. Tyler, the Creator was 19 years old, Hodgy Beats about 16 months older, and Earl Sweatshirt was still sequestered in Samoa. They took the soundstage of Late Night …
Read More »The Beatles in India: 16 Things You Didn't Know
By 1968, despite, or maybe because of, their huge popularity and success, the Beatles found themselves spiritually exhausted. “We’d been the Beatles, which was marvelous,” Paul McCartney later recalled in The Beatles Anthology. “We’d tried for it not to go to our heads and we were doing quite well – …
Read More »Justin Timberlake Apologizes to Britney Spears, Janet Jackson: 'I Know I Failed'
Justin Timberlake has apologized to both Britney Spears and Janet Jackson in a new statement the singer posted on social media. Following the recent release of the documentary Framing Britney Spears, Timberlake has been criticized for the public relations offensive his team dispatched in the aftermath of the pop stars’ …
Read More »Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79
Chick Corea, the virtuosic keyboardist who broadened the scope of jazz during a career spanning more than five decades, died on Tuesday from a rare form of cancer. A post on his Facebook page confirmed the news. Corea was 79. “Throughout his life and career, Chick relished in the freedom …
Read More »Alex Somers Previews Dual LPs With 'Deathbed' and 'Sooner'
Alex Somers has revealed two solo debut albums — Siblings and Siblings 2 — out March 19th via Krunk. Ahead of the release, the producer and Jónsi collaborator dropped lead singles from each LP, “Deathbed” and “Sooner.” The tracks are both instrumental, with “Deathbed” containing deep, billowing exhales and “Sooner” …
Read More »RS Charts: Morgan Wallen Remains at Number One on Artists 500 Amid Controversy
Morgan Wallen held onto the Number One spot on the Artists 500 chart for the fourth week in a row, despite an ongoing controversy after video emerged of him using a racist slur. For the week of January 29th through February 4th, Wallen earned 166 million song streams, up from …
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