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After a two-year bidding war between four labels, indie pop artist Omar Banos, who goes by Cuco, has emerged victorious with a fresh new deal from Interscope Records. “Interscope understood what I wanted to do creatively and it wasn’t just about money,” Banos told Billboard on Tuesday. “I got everything …

The mesmerizing voice of Shawn James, the sharp wit of Hayes Carll and the in-charge confidence of Tami Neilson are all on display in our round-up of the best country and Americana tracks of the week. Meat Puppets, “Warranty” With drummer Derrick Bostrom back behind the kit after a 22-year …

Steven Van Zandt knows what you’re thinking, especially when the topic is his music and not his acting. You hear his name and immediately imagine a bandana-clad rock gypsy who sings and plays heated, self-righteous diatribes about politics and life in a justice-challenged America. And he doesn’t disagree with you. …

Cage the Elephant‘s upcoming LP Social Cues emerged from a time of turmoil for the Bowling Green, Kentucky band. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone‘s Patrick Doyle, lead singer Matt Shultz discusses the stressful process of making a new album in the aftermath of his divorce: “There was a …

The first album Brandi Carlile ever purchased was Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, on cassette, when she was about 14. Unfortunately, she didn’t get to listen to it long — as she reveals in Rolling Stone‘s “The First Time” video series, some kids “ruined it on the school bus …

The Outlaw Music Festival Tour will return for a summer 2019 leg in June, pulling together an eclectic assortment of performers from country, rock and Americana. Led as usual by Willie Nelson, this year’s lineup will also include Phil Lesh & Friends, the Avett Brothers and Nathaniel Rateliff & the …

Khalid will release his sophomore album Free Spirit, the much-anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed 2017 debut American Teen,on April 5th. While talking withRolling Stone, the Grammy-nominated artist previewed a bit of how the LP came together. “I’ve written these songs all over the world — in hotel rooms, tour buses, …

Drake has unleashed his first new verse of 2019, jumping on a remix of Summer Walker’s breakout track, “Girls Need Love.” The gauzy R&B song suits Drake at his most seductive, and the rapper easily alternates between punchy bars and his smoked-out croon. The track boasts a handful of exemplary …

Foals mutate from a spacey soundscape to a wild dance-punk groove on their heady new song “Sunday.” The track appears on the British indie-rock quartet’s upcoming fifth LP, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost — Part 1, out March 8th via Warner Bros. The track opens with singer-guitarist Yannis Philippakis …

John Mayer unveiled the full studio version of his new song, “Guess I Just Feel Like,” after premiering the track at a live show last October. Mayer’s debut performance of “Guess I Just Feel Like” was completely acoustic and the studio version retains that tender intimacy, with Mayer’s optimistic lyrics …