Nashville singer-songwriter Nora Jane Struthers has announced plans for her fifth studio album Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words, which is the follow-up to 2017’s Champion. Inspired by a series of drastic changes in the songwriter’s life, the new album was recorded when Struthers was eight months pregnant with her …
Read More »Post Malone Extends Runaway Tour Into 2020
Post Malone has announced a second North American leg for his Runaway Tour in support of his most recent album, Hollywood’s Bleeding. The run will kick off February 4th at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, and wrap March 21st at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake …
Read More »Harry Styles' Viral 'SNL' Sketch Provokes Response From Sara Lee Bread
Harry Styles was the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live this past weekend, and a sketch where he appeared as a social media manager for Sara Lee Bread quickly went viral. In the sketch, Styles is in a meeting with his bosses — played by Cecily Strong and …
Read More »The Latin Grammys Put Reggaeton's Progress on Life Support
On September 25th, one day after the Latin Recording Academy announced the latest round of Grammy nominations, J Balvin donned a “no days off” T-shirt, took a seat in a plush red armchair and stared down a camera. He spoke softly and measured his words, but he was on the …
Read More »Alicia Keys to Return as Host For 2020 Grammy Awards
Alicia Keys will return to host the Grammy Awards in 2020. It will mark the singer’s second year in a row taking on the show’s hosting duties after she made her debut earlier this year. The 62nd annual event takes place on January 26th and will broadcast live on CBS …
Read More »The Baby of the Year
If you listen to the second bar of the second verse on the third song from DaBaby’s second album of 2019, he asks what should be a simple question: “Aye, when you gon’ switch the flow?” He says it in a mocking tone, impersonating the thousands of people who have …
Read More »Haim, Flaming Lips, Jack Black Team Up for Hanukkah Album
The festival of lights is getting a boost this year from Hanukkah+, a collection of Hanukkah classics and originals from artists like Haim, the Flaming Lips, Jack Black and Yo La Tengo. The album, produced by Grammy-winning music supervisor Randall Poster, will be released November 22nd via Verve Forecast. A …
Read More »Foals, Local Natives Plot Co-Headlining 2020 Tour
Foals and Local Natives will unite for a co-headlining North American tour in Spring 2020. The joint trek, featuring indie-rock band Cherry Glazerr as openers on most dates, launches May 20th in Los Angeles and wraps June 10th in Chicago. Prior to the jaunt, Foals will perform two stand-alone U.S. …
Read More »Watch Vampire Weekend Showcase 'Sunflower' on 'Austin City Limits'
Vampire Weekend were the focus of an hour-long episode of Austin City Limits that aired Saturday; watch the entire 10-song performance here. The band, which released its fourth studio album Father of the Bride in May, taped the career-spanning performance at Austin’s Moody Theatre in August, a gig that featured …
Read More »Watch U2 Play an Emotional 'One Tree Hill' at 2019 'Joshua Tree' Tour Launch
U2 kicked off their Joshua Tree Tour 2019 at Auckland, New Zealand’s Mount Smart Stadium on Friday evening. It was their first concert since the conclusion of their Experience + Innocence Tour exactly one year ago, and their first time playing any songs from The Joshua Tree since the conclusion …
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