In the mid Nineties, Trent Reznor was rock’s preeminent enfant terrible – a figure in black who covered himself in mud, sang “I wanna fuck you like an animal” and midwifed Marilyn Manson into the world. A quarter of a century later, he’s an Oscar-winning film composer and a dad …
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Listen to this week’sYouTube Music Playlist here Shawn Mendes featuring Teddy<3, “Under Pressure” Sounds like: A heartfelt tribute to two great artists Perfect for: Gearing up for theBohemian Rhapsody movie Allow Shawn Mendes and Teddy Geiger to get you in the spirit for the upcoming Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody with …
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Twenty-five years ago this month Meat Loaf pulled off perhaps the most stunning comeback in rock history when Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell became the Number One album in the country. He’d been almost completely off the cultural radar since his Bat Out of Hell follow-up Dead …
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Melissa McCarthy is a lock for a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the true story of Lee Israel, a lonely, embittered author of celebrity biographies who took up forgery to pay the bills when her jobs dried up. The Academy previously rewarded McCarthy with a …
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It borrows the title of a celebratory song sung around the world on a daily basis, but Kelleigh Bannen‘s “Happy Birthday,” as depicted in the Nashville native’s melancholic new video, isn’t aiming to get the party started. Penned by Bannen with Claire Douglas and Dallas Wilson, “Happy Birthday” is a …
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In his most recent stand-up special, Saturday Night Live alumnus John Mulaney jokes at one point that, “Building a gazebo during the Civil War is like doing stand-up comedy now.” It’s a little hard to understand what he’s saying without hearing his inflection, but in essence he’s pointing out the …
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Kanye West’s lunch with President Donald Trump on Thursday was supposed to be focused on criminal justice reform, gun violence and other issues plaguing the rapper’s hometown of Chicago. Instead, West, an outspoken Trump supporter, came armed witha proposal for a hydrogen-powered plane that would replace Air Force One, which …
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Justin Moore raises a glass to fallen soldiers in his heartfelt new single “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home,” his first new music in two years. Co-written by Moore, Paul DiGiovanni, Chase McGill, and Jeremy Stover — who co-produced the track with Big Machine Label Group President Scott …
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If you’ve seen Sophie Allison on tour — aka Soccer Mommy — it’s possible you’ve seen her sporting a Billy Ray Cyrus shirt, a vintage score she picked up on the road. It makes sartorial sense for Allison, after all, who is from Nashville and grew up on a steady …
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The Music Modernization Act — a copyright reform bill enthusiastically labeled as “historic” by music industry leaders that blazed its way through Congress this summer — is set to be signed into law by President Trump on Thursday, with artists like Kanye West and Kid Rock slated to attend the …
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