Steve Martin and Martin Short will bring their The Funniest Show in Town at the Moment on the road this summer. The 15-date amphitheater trek, the follow-up to the comedians’ An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life and A Very Stupid Conversation tours, begins July 17th …
Read More »The National, Kurt Vile Contribute Covers to 'Songs For Australia' Benefit Album
The National, Kurt Vile, Damien Rice and more have contributed cover tracks to Songs For Australia, a compilation album put together by Julia Stone to benefit brush fire relief efforts. Stone, an Australian singer-songwriter best known as one half of brother-sister duo Angus & Julia Stone, brought together local and …
Read More »Beach Bunny: Learning to Fly
Less than a month before releasing her band’s debut album, Honeymoon, Beach Bunny‘s Lili Trifilio tweeted something unexpected. “Love honeymoon but I cannot relate to her,” she wrote, confessing to the all-too common dissonance artists feel from the lag between recording and releasing an album. “I’m not saying I won’t …
Read More »Billie Eilish Debuts James Bond Theme 'No Time to Die'
Billie Eilish has released “No Time to Die,” the latest James Bond theme song that she co-wrote (with her brother and collaborator Finneas) and recorded for the upcoming 007 film of the same name. The contemplative piano-driven track features Eilish’s signature haunting whisper before hitting a string-drenched crescendo toward the …
Read More »Colin Kaepernick to Cover Protests, Political Awakening in New Memoir
Colin Kaepernick will chronicle his political awakening, silent protests and tumultuous NFL tenure in a new memoir to be released this year. In a press release, the as-yet-untitled book is described as: “Part political awakening and part memoir, Kaepernick’s memoir will reveal the life experiences that led him to risk …
Read More »Spotify's New Tool Wants to Make Liner Notes Cool Again
Spotify is launching a new feature called Songwriter Pages that aimsto give listeners a better look at the creators behind their favorite songs. The streaming service has roped in hit writers includingMeghan Trainor, Fraser T Smith (Adele, Sam Smith), Missy Elliott, Teddy Geiger (One Direction, Shawn Mendes, 5 Seconds of …
Read More »Deftones Announce First U.S. Tour in Three Years
In the last few years, Deftones have stopped touring the U.S. in favor of throwing their own festivals: Dia de los Deftones, held at San Diego’s Petco Park, has included Future, CHVRCHES, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda and more. But Tuesday, the band announced their first full U.S. summer tour since …
Read More »Backstreet Boys Extend DNA World Tour With North American Summer Dates
Backstreet Boys will head out on a 45-date North American tour this summer. The tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off July 10th in New York at the Jones Beach Theater and include stops across the U.S. and Canada. This set of dates follows the first North American leg …
Read More »Andrew Yang Is Already Talking About Running for President in 2024
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang made several comments during a recent call with campaign staffers that strongly suggest he’s thinking about running for president again in four years if his long-shot 2020 White House bid falls short. Yang told his staffers that a strong showing in the New …
Read More »Watch Meghan Trainor Perform 'Nice to Meet Ya' on 'Fallon'
Meghan Trainor stopped by The Tonight Show to perform her recent single “Nice to Meet Ya.” The singer went above and beyond with the performance, bringing a group of backup dancers and unveiling the track on a stylistic office-themed set. The late-night version of the song mirrors the single’s video, …
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