Mon Laferte shares some punk rock joie d’vivre from quarantine in the video for her new song, “Biutiful.” It is her first solo single of the year, and follows the release of her 2020 live acoustic album, Sola Con Mis Monstruos (Alone With My Monsters). A quirky melange of Nineties …
Read More »Dove Cameron Is 'Beautiful and Talking Shit' on 'Remember Me'
Dove Cameron paints a detailed picture of how she wants to be remembered on new track “Remember Me.” She debuted the song during the World Heath Organization’s #TogetherAtHome concert series last week. Cameron prepares herself for the worst in a relationship by celebrating current moments of happiness on “Remember Me.” …
Read More »Neil Young Drops Coronavirus-Themed Video for 'Shut It Down'
Neil Young has released a new version of “Shut It Down” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The track, originally released off last year’s Colorado with Crazy Horse, has been renamed “Shut It Down 2020.” Young and his wife, actress Daryl Hannah, made a striking new video to accompany the …
Read More »John Prine, One of America's Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73
John Prine, who for five decades wrote rich, plain-spoken songs that chronicled the struggles and stories of everyday working people and changed the face of modern American roots music, died Tuesday at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was 73. The cause was complications related to COVID-19, his family confirmed …
Read More »Sam Hunt Looks Backward While Continuing to Push Country's Boundaries on 'Southside'
Sam Hunt has taken more than a few knocks for his progressive approach to country music — the hybrid of synths and programmed drums, Drake-ian brooding, and sung-spoken delivery that defined his 2014 debut Montevallo. But detractors be damned, the album turned the towering Georgia native into a crossover star. …
Read More »Billy Joel Foundation Aids Food Assistance Efforts Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The Billy Joel Foundation is teaming with Harry Chapin’s organization Long Island Cares to provide food to those across Long Island struggling to get fresh and nutritious meals during the coronavirus pandemic. Joel shared a note on Twitter detailing the new partnership, explaining that his foundation has previously worked with …
Read More »Hear Bruce Springsteen Perform 'Where the Bands Are' From New 2012 Live Album
The newest release from Bruce Springsteen‘s monthly concert download series is a gig he played with the E Street Band in Gothenburg, Sweden, on July 28th, 2012. It was a special, rain-soaked show that featured tour premieres of “Lost in the Flood,” “Frankie,” “Where the Bands Are” and “Jungleland.” The …
Read More »For Margo Price, Quarantining Means Babies, Coffee and a Lot of Bob Dylan
On March 9th, Margo Price was performing at the To Nashville, With Love benefit concert, raising funds for a city shell-shocked by a deadly and devastating tornado. A little more than a day later, she was quarantining at home with her husband Jeremy Ivey and two children (including 11-month Ramona …
Read More »Thundercat Gets Galactic and Introverted on New Song 'Innerstellar Love'
Thundercat unveiled an immersive song, “Innerstellar Love,” set to appear on his new album, ItIs What It Is, out tomorrow, April 3rd, via Brainfeeder. The track features contributions from frequent collaborators Flying Lotus, Kamasi Washington and Thundercat’s brother, percussionist Ronald Bruner, Jr. It opens with a cosmic swirl and short, …
Read More »Watch Demi Lovato Perform Recent Single 'I Love Me' on 'Fallon'
Demi Lovato appeared virtually on The Tonight Show to perform her single “I Love Me.” The singer, who has been hunkering down at her mom’s house, also spoke with Jimmy Fallon about mental health and how she’s been dealing with the stress of quarantine. In the low-key performance, Lovato really …
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