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Jason Isbell appeared on The Daily Show With Trevor Noah on Thursday night to discuss life in quarantine (he’s been playing guitar five hours a day), the state of the music industry (“It’s going to be bad”), and the gradual re-opening of Tennessee, just a week before the official release …

Lady Gaga will now release her sixth LPChromatica on May 29th. The album was originally due to drop on April 10th. The Oscar- and Grammy-winning pop star made the announcement on social media, stating that “the journey continues.” She launched her new era back in late February with the release …

Virginia Wynette Pugh was born 78 years ago Tuesday, on May 5th, 1942, at the home her grandfather built on land in tiny Tremont, Mississippi, close to the Alabama border. She would eventually be known as Tammy Wynette, one of the most influential female vocalists in the history of country …

Youngboy Never Broke Again returned to the top of the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the week of April 24th through April 30th. The rapper is a streaming favorite and a regular presence in the top 10 of the chart, and he pulled in 129.5 million song streams this …

UPDATE (5/4): Sturgill Simpson‘s tour with Tyler Childers has been canceled. The singer announced that the previously postponed shows of their A Good Look’n Tour will not be rescheduled. https://www.instagram.com/p/B_prKOglJGn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Sturgill Simpson has announced that several dates on his “A Good Look’n Tour” with Tyler Childers have been rescheduled in …

In 2017, the Guyanese singer-songwriter Juke Ross moved to Atlanta, hoping to build on the modest success of his single “Colour Me,” a wounded cry bottled into a delicate ballad. The three-month stint was disorienting. “I am from Georgetown, the capital city of Guyana,” Ross says. “It’s very simple, very …

In March, as the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the music industry was just coming into focus, the online music platform Bandcamp came up with an innovative way to help artists in need: For one day, the site waived its revenue share on all sales, giving musicians more of the money …

Beyoncé amps up Megan Thee Stallion‘s recent hit “Savage” even more with a fun and flouncy remix. Their share of proceeds from the track will benefit their shared hometown of Houston through the organization Bread of Life. The “Savage Remix” feels like it was always meant to be a duet …

Trey Anastasio has left his New York apartment exactly three times in the past month.The first of those outings was March 21st, whenhe went for a walk in Central Park with his wife, Sue. The following day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters he was angry people were still hanging out …

Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa joined together to perform two songs during the Jersey 4 Jersey COVID-19 relief telethon, which benefits the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund. “We’re here tonight dedicated to our healthcare workers and of those who’ve lost loved ones,” he said at the start of the …