When Jim Steinman was producing Air Supply’s 1983 single “Making Love Out of Nothing at All” for the Australian duo’s Greatest Hits album, he called upon Seventies guitarslinger Rick Derringer to add a majestic solo to the power ballad. Two years later, Derringer got Steinman to return the favor, recruiting …
Read More »Peter Frampton Band Pays Tribute to George Harrison With 'Isn't It a Pity' Cover
The Peter Frampton Band has released a new instrumental cover of George Harrison‘s “Isn’t It a Pity,” along with a music video that offers a peek into Frampton’s life in quarantine. The cover finds Frampton recreating and interpolating the lead vocal melody of “Isn’t It a Pity” with his always …
Read More »The FCC Received Over 1,000 Complaints for Grammys 'WAP' Performance
Back in 2016, the Federal Communications Commission received around 47 pages of angry complaints against Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime performance, which featured the pop star and her dancers marching onstage while dressed in outfits reminiscent of the Black Panthers. But that’s nothing compared to the 1,000-plus emails that the FCC …
Read More »Raheem DeVaughn Previews 'Lovesick' Album With New Single 'When a Man'
Raheem DeVaughn pledges his devotion to a partner in the new single “When a Man,” a throwback hip-hop soul cut. DeVaughn promises foot rubs, baths, home-cooked meals, and more: “When a man loves his girl,” he sings, “he’ll do anything to show her that she’s his world.” The track was …
Read More »Sia Partners With NASA to Celebrate Mars Rover Mission in 'Floating Through Space' Video
Sia has released a new music video for her latest collaboration with David Guetta, “Floating Through Space,” which was made in collaboration with NASA to celebrate the upcoming Ingenuity test flight on Mars. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is a key component of NASA JPL’s Perseverance mission, which successfully touched down …
Read More »YG's 'Meet the Flockers' Returns to Streaming With Anti-Asian Lyrics Removed
YG’s 2014 debut albumMy Krazy Life has returned to digital streaming services after briefly disappearing this week following controversy over anti-Asian lyrics in its track “Meet the Flockers.” Genius reports that the new version of My Krazy Life available now on Spotify, Apple Music, the iTunes Store, and YouTube contains …
Read More »Waxahatchee Drops New Bruce Springsteen, Lucinda Williams, Dolly Parton Covers
Waxahatchee is celebrating the one-year anniversary of her critically acclaimed albumSaint Cloud with a new deluxe version, featuring three covers. The track list boasts renditions of Lucinda Williams’ “Fruits of My Labor” (which she performed live during her 2017-2018 Out in the Storm tour), Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Philadelphia,” and …
Read More »Elvis Costello Drops French-Language Remix EP Featuring Iggy Pop, Isabelle Adjani
Elvis Costello has dropped La Face de Pendule à Coucou EP, which features six Francophone remix versions of three songs from his 2020 Hey Clockface LP. The EP was released digitally at midnight on Thursday, with a vinyl version arriving this summer via Concord Records. Along with the EP release, …
Read More »Lord Huron Announce New Album With 'Mine Forever' Video
Lord Huron will release their fourth full-length album, Long Lost, on May 21 via Whispering Pines Studios Inc./Republic Records. The band have previewed the album with a new song, “Mine Forever,” and its accompanying music video directed by Anthony Wilson. Long Lost will also include the previously released track “Not …
Read More »Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker Brings 'Dragon Eyes' to Late Night Ahead of Grammys
Adrianne Lenker of Big Thief hit The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon Thursday to perform “Dragon Eyes” from her recent solo album Songs. Lenker kept the performance simple, strumming an acoustic guitar alone in front of a wall of windows. Big Thief is currently up for two Grammys at Sunday’s …
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