Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds released the video for their new single “Black Star Dancing” on Tuesday. Reminiscent of Spike Jonze’s Happy Days-inspired “Buddy Holly” video, “Black Star Dancing” depicts the band performing to a captive audience at the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club in 1974, all through the magic of …
Read More »See Rammstein Become Old-Timey Big Band in 'Radio' Video
After an old-timey introduction promising “dance music,” a dapper-looking Rammstein launch into a heavy-metal march (complete with imagery of stormtroopers) in the video for “Radio,” a track off their upcoming, as-yet-untitled album. The black-and-white clip, directed by longtime Rammstein collaborator Jörn Heitmann, shows imagery of women in World War II-era …
Read More »Destiny's Child Musical in Works From Beyonce's Father
Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé‘s father and the co-creator and former manager of Destiny’s Child, has announced he is producing a musical about the group told from his perspective. It’s unclear if the group’s classic lineup –Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland – have any involvement with the upcoming production. “I want …
Read More »See Chris Robinson Take a Romantic Limo Ride in New 'Chauffeur's Daughter' Video
In June, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood will release their sixth studio LP, Servants of the Sun, on the singer’s own label, Silver Arrow Records. On Wednesday, the band previewed the LP by unveiling a new video for the track “Chauffeur’s Daughter.” In the song, a loping, gently psychedelic roots-rock tune …
Read More »Pop Songwriter Ross Golan's New Musical 'The Wrong Man' Sets World Premiere Date
The world premiere of The Wrong Man, the new stage musical written by multi-platinum pop songwriter Ross Golan (book, music, lyrics), will take place October 7th, 2019 at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space in New York City, with performances beginning September 18th, 2019. Set in Reno, Nevada, the …
Read More »Hear Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' Gospel-Tinged Vocal Showcase 'Til I Found You'
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the songwriting team behind some of Janet Jackson and Boyz II Men’s biggest hits, will release a new compilation of new original music, Jam & Lewis: Volume One, this summer. Today, they’re offering up the first track from it, “‘Til I Found You,” an upbeat, …
Read More »Radiohead: New Safety Recommendations Needed After Stage Collapse Inquest
Radiohead called for new safety recommendations in order to prevent stage collapses similar to the one that killed their drum tech, Scott Johnson, in Toronto in 2012. The statement, posted on Twitter, arrived after an inquest into Johnson’s death concluded Wednesday, with a five-person jury producing a set of 28 …
Read More »Lil Uzi Vert Releases Two New Songs About Racks
The line between an official Lil Uzi Vert song, an unofficial Uzi song and a leaked Uzi song are, right now, blurred to the point of no longer mattering much at all. In late March, the Philadelphia rapper released “Free Uzi.” Atlantic Records, his label, called it a “leak.” A …
Read More »The Raconteurs Plot First North American Tour in Eight Years
One day after playing their first show in eight years at Third Man Records’ 10th anniversary celebration, the Raconteurs announced a full-scale North American tour. The quartet — Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler — will kick off the trek July 12th in Detroit, Michigan and wrap …
Read More »Billboard May Revisit Decision to Remove 'Old Town Road' From Country Chart
Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road” is a sensation. The genre-bending “country trap” song has jumped from TikTok-aided hit to a cultural phenomenon (see: Ellen DeGeneres dancing in a wig and cowboy hat), and its success may put it back on the Country charts after its initial removal. The song …
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