A new Taylor Swift era is upon us. The pop star is readying her seventh album with the release of single “ME!” featuring Panic! At the Disco‘s Brendon Urie. Dave Meyers (“Sicko Mode,” “God Is a Woman”) directed while Joel Little (Lorde) co-wrote and produced the track. The song is …
Read More »Ty Segall Plans New York, Los Angeles Residencies
Ty Segall makes a lot of noise. Since 2008, the California garage-rocker has released nearly a dozen solo albums, plus quite a few collaborations, EPs, one-off singles and more. This summer and fall, Segall will explore his back catalog with a series of multi-night residencies in Los Angeles and New …
Read More »Lovelytheband Fights for LGBTQ Rights in New 'Maybe, I'm Afraid' Video
Indie pop outfit Lovelytheband already released a video for their song “Maybe, I’m Afraid” earlier this year, but today they released an additional one. “The animated video touched on the overall theme of the song, whereas this new video touches a little more specifically on one person’s story,” says singer …
Read More »Grateful Dead's Early Days Chronicled in New Graphic Novel
The Grateful Dead have teamed with Z2 Comics to create a biographical graphic novel that will hit shelves in early 2020 and come with an exclusive record featuring previously unreleased music. Grateful Dead Origins will focus on the band’s early days and, per a statement, their “transformation from a bar …
Read More »'SNL' Recruits Jonas Brothers, DJ Khaled as Season 44's Final Musical Guests
The Jonas Brothers and DJ Khaled will serve as the musical guests for the final two episodes of Saturday Night Live‘s Season 44. The show’s final run kicks off May 4th with a previously announced episode featuring musical guest Shawn Mendes and SNL alum Adam Sandler returning to host. On …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Sarah Mary Chadwick's Otherworldly 'Confetti'
When Sarah Mary Chadwick sings, her voice sounds brittle, as though it’s crumbling as it leaves her throat. The only thing that props her up on “Confetti,” a new song from her upcoming LP The Queen Who Stole the Sky, is the rounded, warm, comforting tones of the ancient grand …
Read More »Madonna Teases New Album 'Madame X'
After dropping various hints on social media in recent weeks, Madonna has unveiled the teaser for her latest project Madame X. In a 90-second video that features snippets of new music, the singer dons numerous costumes and identities while she explains the concept behind her next album. “I decided to …
Read More »At the Nipsey Hussle Memorial Service, Tears and Smiles in Equal Measure
The memorial began nearly an hour late, which may have been an inadvertent blessing. It was scheduled to begin at 10am, but a half-hour later, hundreds of people holding their free tickets for the service were still patiently pooling towards the security gates outside the Staples Center, where the city’s …
Read More »Yeasayer Prep New LP 'Erotic Reruns,' Issue Two Heady Songs
Yeasayer will release their fifth album, Erotic Reruns, on June 7th via their own Yeasayer Records. The experimental Brooklyn trio previewed the LP with two new songs: the funky “Fluttering in the Floodlights” and dreamy “Let Me Listen in on You.” On the former, the band cooks up a heady …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Sara Bareilles, 'Fire'
Earlier this month, Sara Bareilles released her sixth album, Amidst the Chaos. The singer-songwriter’s career has changed drastically in the last few years, as a hit Broadway show and an Emmy-nominated turn as Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert have helped her move beyond pop. Songs like …
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