Slipknot staged their first concert in nearly three years Friday on Jimmy Kimmel Live, where the band played new single “Unsainted” and 2018’s “All Out Life” for the first time live. Slipknot’s Kimmel mini-set, the band’s first live gig since November 2016, follows the announcement earlier this week of their …
Read More »Hear Lady Antebellum's Heartbroken New Song 'What If I Never Get Over You'
Lady Antebellum have returned with the new song “What If I Never Get Over You,” the multi-Platinum trio’s debut under a new agreement with Big Machine Label Group. The single is the group’s first new music since 2017’s Heart Break, their final album with longtime label home Capitol Nashville. Nodding …
Read More »'Contact High' Shows Hip-Hop Icons in a New Light
As the director of publicity and marketing at Payday Records in the early 1990s, Vikki Tobak worked with acts like Jay-Z and Gang Starr as they were beginning their careers. “There was this inflection point where hip-hop started to realize its power,” Tobak says. “[Artists] realized that images — what …
Read More »Grand Ole Opry at Bonnaroo to Return With Steve Earle, Ricky Skaggs
The Grand Ole Opry is returning to Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival for the second consecutive year, bringing a diverse lineup of performers to Manchester, Tennessee, on the festival’s opening night, Thursday, June 13th. Hosted once again by Opry members Old Crow Medicine Show — who will also perform — …
Read More »See Pitbull Party Down With Daddy Yankee, Natti Natasha in 'No Lo Trates' Video
The Latin popscape has been teeming with all-star collaborations this year. Pitbull joined the fray in April with his new single, “No Lo Trates,” which translates to “Don’t Try It” — and followed up on Monday with its accompanying saucy new video. The song will be featured on his upcoming …
Read More »Watch Pink Perform Rousing 'Hustle' on 'Kimmel'
Pink performed her rollicking single “Hustle” on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! The pop singer recruited a massive live band — including several backup singers and a spirited horn section — for the swaggering song, which appears on her recently issued eighth album, Hurts 2B Human. Pink danced gleefully throughout the …
Read More »Jonas Brothers Announce 40-Date Happiness Begins Tour
The reunited Jonas Brothers have announced a massive 40-date North American tour in support of their upcoming album Happiness Begins. The Happiness Begins Tour opens August 7th in Miami and makes stops at 40 arenas in the United States and Canada before concluding October 20th with a gig at Los …
Read More »Flashback: CSN Play 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes' at the Original Woodstock
Woodstock 50 isn’t officially dead at this point, but it’s on life support and the prognosis seems very, very grim. Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang is refusing to throw in the towel, but his main investor, Dentsu, has pulled out and released a statement saying the whole thing is off. “Despite …
Read More »Wynton Marsalis on 12 Essential Jazz Recordings
“It’s self-explanatory,” Wynton Marsalis says, pointing toward the papers in front of him. “Basically, if you look at what I wrote, that says everything you need to know.” The trumpeter had entered only about 30 seconds before, walking into a small conference room at the New York offices of Jazz …
Read More »Watch Taylor Swift, Brendon Urie's Colorful New 'ME!' Video
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 …
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