Chris Cornell’s estate has surprise-released a new posthumous album of covers, No One Sings Like You Anymore. Cornell recorded the album in 2016, playing all the instruments, while Brendan O’Brien produced and mixed it. The 10-song track list comprises songs by artists that inspired Cornell, and the record marks his …
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So, How Was Your 2020? is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tim Heidecker enjoyed a productive 2020 as the comedian prepped his …
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Death Cab for Cutie‘s Ben Gibbard assembles a group of Seattle all-stars for a cover of “Highwayman,” the Jimmy Webb song about the eternal spirit that became the signature of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash’s country music supergroup, the Highwaymen. As part of a benefit concert …
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Sinéad O’Connor will publish a new memoir next summer. On Monday, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media announced that the Irish singer-songwriter’s Rememberings will be out on June 1st, 2021. The memoir will find O’Connor looking back on her childhood in Dublin, where she grew up in an abusive household, …
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Hyperpop heroes 100 Gecs get back at Santa Claus for a poor showing of presents on their new holiday song, “Sympathy 4 the Grinch.” The track finds the duo reaching into their bag of musical tricks and pulling out a ska-heavy sound (complete with requisite “pick it up!” ad-libs) to …
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UPDATE (12/8):Conor Oberst, Joan Baez, Stephen Stills, Zakk Wylde, Ani DiFranco and Blue Öyster Cult have all donated instruments to NITO’s ongoing auction. The sale has also been extended to end December 14th. ** Weezer, Mark Knopfler, and Leon Bridges are among the artists who have donated instruments to a …
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Finneas takes a clever look at the Christmas season with his new holiday song “Another Year.” “Never snows in L.A. / You’d never know it was a holiday,” the songwriter sings over stark piano chords. “I don’t believe that Jesus Christ was born to save me / That’s an awful …
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Yusuf/Cat Stevens has announced CatSong Festival, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his 1970 albums Tea for the TillermanandMona Bone Jakon. Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson, Haim, James Morrison, Brandon Boyd of Incubus, Passenger, Feist, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Sad13, and more among the over 40 artists performing for the virtual …
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J Balvin returned to the Latin Grammys stage to deliver a heart-rending performance of “Rojo.” “My heart breaks and I pray for the world,” the Colombian superstar gently sang as he opened up the sultry club song. “Rojo” is up for several nominations, including Best Urban Song. “Our hearts are …
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In her role as Jo in Jagged Little Pill, Lauren Patten gave one of the most rousing performances during the 2019-20 Broadway season, which was cut prematurely short due to the coronavirus pandemic. Her rendition of Alanis Morissette‘s “You Oughta Know” regularly got audiences to their feet for what is …
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