Pop performer Shawn Mendes was just 10 years old when Zac Brown Band released their 2008 breakthrough album The Foundation. Ten years later, the Toronto native shares the stage with the high-energy country-rock outfit in the latest episode of CMT Crossroads, premiering October 24th at 10:00 p.m./ET. During the nine-song …
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Primus bassist Les Claypool and multi-instrumentalist Sean Lennon have united for their second collaborative album as the Claypool Lennon Delirium. The self-produced South of Reality – out February 22nd, 2019 via ATO Records and available for pre-order now – follows their 2016 debut, Monolith of Phobos, and proggy 2017 covers …
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Ella Mai announced a headlining North American tour in support of her recently issued, self-titled debut LP.The trek, preceded by a run of U.K. and European dates in January, kicks off February 12th in Vancouver, British Columbia and concludes March 28th in San Antonio, Texas. Tickets for the R&B singer’s …
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These days, Ice-T‘s résumé reads like a long biblical scroll. He’s one of the original pioneers of gangsta rap via seminal releases like “6 in the Mornin,‘” one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time. He’s hosted and produced multiple TV shows and documentary films, including The Art of …
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The Stray Cats are coming home. After reuniting earlier this year for a handful of reunion shows, the rockabilly revivalists will celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2019, marking the milestone with both a new album and a full-sized tour. Bandmates Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom haven’t released …
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Rolling Stoneheld its firstMorning Sessionsduring ACL Fest 2018 on Saturday, October 6th, at Wanderlust Yoga in Austin. Glasgow synth-pop trio Chvrches stopped by to chat with Rolling Stone’s Suzy Exposito about the making of their latest album, Love Is Dead, with acclaimed producer Greg Kurstin. The band also discussed their …
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John Legend previewed his upcoming holiday LP, A Legendary Christmas, with two new tracks: the original “Bring Me Love” and a jazzy rendition of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” featuring Esperanza Spalding. On the latter Yuletide staple, Legend unfurls his dramatic vibrato over electric guitar, organ, upright bass and …
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Singer-songwriter and folk musician Mark Erelli has produced a pair of albums for Lori McKenna, accompanied musicians including Josh Ritter and Paula Cole on guitar, appeared on Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s 2007 Soul2Soul Tour, and released 11 albums as a solo artist. But in “By Degrees,” a song Rosanne …
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What happened? Somehow the American Music Awards turned out to be bizarrely undisastrous this year. As cheesy award shows go, this one has always been on a sub-cheddar level, usually held back for the holiday season and usually totally ignored. But for some reason, the AMAs decided to be a …
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Scottish indie pop group Belle and Sebastian have been tapped to score the forthcoming film, Days of the Bagnold Summer. Directed by actor-comedian Simon Bird, Days of the Bagnold Summer wrapped shooting last week and is slated to be released in the UK next year. Bird, who stars in the …
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