With the hectic schedules of three in-demand performers to consider, it’s a wonder the long-discussed and often-delayed LP project that combined the supreme talents of Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt ever came to fruition. The three had collaborated on several one-off recordings together since first becoming fans of …
Read More »Cardi B Defends Controversial Rita Ora Collaboration 'Girls'
Cardi B defended her new collaboration with Rita Ora, Charli XCX and Bebe Rexha, “Girls,” after the song was criticized for its portrayal of bisexuality. On Twitter, the rapper said she and her collaborators “never [tried] to cause harm or had bad intentions with the song. I personally myself had …
Read More »See Jamey Johnson, Chris Janson's Duet of Merle Haggard's 'Footlights'
One week after he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry last March, one of the long-running show’s newest members, Chris Janson, took the stage with fellow artist Jamey Johnson for a spine-chilling rendition of “Footlights,” the classic, autobiographical Merle Haggard song detailing a weary, jaded musician’s duty-bound efforts to …
Read More »Jack White: Dumpster Diving Led Me to the Stooges, Punk Rock
Jack White explained how dumpster diving led him to punk rock and changed his life during an interview with Questlove on the drummer’s “Questlove Supreme” podcast. Asked to discuss the music that meant the most to him growing up, White recalled how he used to poke around the dumpsters that …
Read More »Kanye West's New Song 'Lift Yourself' Isn't as Bad as You Think
Pray for me/I’m about to hit the ‘Ye button I don’t wanna say nothin’ wrong/But it’d be wrong if I ain’t say nothin’ Imagine if I ain’t say somethin’/Wouldn’t none of these niggas say nothin’?—Kanye West, “Champions” Is there a such thing as bad press? This month, Kanye West – …
Read More »Brett Eldredge Extends 2018 Long Way Tour
Country crooner Brett Eldredge has announced a second leg of shows on his first-ever headlining Long Way Tour fall run, adding new dates for fall. Kicking off September 13th in Denver, Colorado, and running through October 19th in Boca Raton, Florida, Eldredge’s trek has been extended by 14 more dates …
Read More »Review: Lake Street Dive's 'Free Yourself Up' Conjures Retro Pleasures
Rachael Price’s voice comes at you like a muscle car of music history, blues and bebop detailing on a classic soul ‘n’ rock chassis, and her band’s latest set comes with songcraft grown tighter and more polished, shrewdly conjuring retro pleasures per usual. The funky-pop strut “Shame Shame Shame,” for …
Read More »Hear Christina Aguilera's Kanye West-Produced New Song With 2 Chainz
Christina Aguilera will releaseher first new album in six years,Liberation, on June 15th via RCA Records. The singer previewed the LP with the Kanye West-produced trap-pop single “Accelerate,” featuring 2 Chainz and Ty Dolla $ign, and its accompanying racy music video. (Producers Mike Dean, Eric Danchick and Che Pope also …
Read More »Keith Urban on New Album 'Graffiti U,' Sampling Haggard, Writing With Ed Sheeran
Joining Keith Urban in a recording studio is a little like escorting a kid through a candy shop. On a rainy Monday afternoon in Nashville, Urban is sitting in front of the console at Starstruck Studios on Music Row, ready and eager to dial up tracks, samples and sounds from …
Read More »The Killers Detail Career-Spanning Vinyl Box Set
The Killers will release a comprehensive box set, The Killers Career Vinyl Box, on June 15th via Island/UMe. The package includes all of the alt-rock band’s five studio albums – 2004’s Hot Fuss, 2006’s Sam’s Town, 2008’s Day & Age, 2012’s Battle Born and 2017’s Wonderful Wonderful – along with …
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