The Hold Steady will host weekend-long residencies in a handful of cities across North America later this summer. The band’s “Constructive Summer 2019” series will launch with three shows at the Crocodile in Seattle, Washington, August 15th, 16th and 17th. The band will then play three gigs in Chicago, Illinois, …
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The Recording Academy has appointed Deborah Dugan as its new president and CEO, Variety reports. She will take the place of Neil Portnow, who will step down in July after helming the organization since 2002. Dugan comes to the Recording Academy following her role as CEO for (RED), the nonprofit …
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In the latest episode of Spotify’s Under Cover podcast, Hozier professed his love for Destiny’s Child. “If you have been living under a rock, under a fossil, under a cavern, under just some long-forgotten lava pool under the earth, if you’ve never heard it before, ‘Say My Name’ by Destiny’s …
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Lauv reflects on the superficial nature of social media and its detrimental repercussions in his new video for “Drugs & the Internet.” The song will appear on his forthcoming LP, How I’m Feeling, which is the follow-up to his 2018 compilation, I Met You When I Was 18. The song …
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Wu-Tang Clan returned to perform an impassioned version their hit “Triumph” on The Tonight Show. The hip-hop group, who released the song in 1997 on Wu-Tang Forever, performed in front of a giant, flaming image of their logo. The band is back in the spotlight to promote their upcoming four-part …
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Fresh off their historic Coachella appearance, K-pop sensations Blackpink stormed The Late Late Show With James Corden for a performance of, “Kill This Love,” the title-track off their recent EP. The girl-group channeled the energy of the rapturous crowd as they tore through the track, a break-up anthem that moves …
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Bob Dylan has had a strict “no photos” policy at his concerts for years, but that’s rarely stopped fans from taking our their cellphones and trying to snap a few images before security swarms. But on Tuesday night at a show in Vienna, Austria, he finally reached his boiling point …
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Five years after he broke through with his earworm anthem “Take Me To Church,” Hozier proved he has staying power with his second album, Wasteland, Baby!, which became his first Number One album in March. The Irish songwriter recruited Mavis Staples and Booker T. Jones and paid tribute to Nina …
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Becky G unveiled a new song, “Green Light Go,” on Friday, with a music video that shines on a spotlight on her hometown of Inglewood, California. The video takes place in and around the Los Angeles suburb, and heavily showcases the urbano star’s street style and dance moves. Becky also …
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Guitar lessons aren’t exactly a top priority in places like Northern Iraq, where thousands of Kurds and Arabs have been displaced by the war in Syria. But it’s what Portland musician Jerry Joseph can offer. Joseph, who has written for Widespread Panic and his own band, the Jackmormons, goes to …
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