Daptone Records, the venerated funk and soul label responsible for releases by Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley and others, has announced big plans for its 100th 45rpm record, with the label bringing together its all-star roster of musicians for two tracks. The A-side features “Hey Brother (Do Unto Others),” a song …
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In her seventies, gospel-R&B legend Mavis Staples has emerged as perhaps the hardest-working singer of her generation, releasing more albums of original material over the past decade (five, and counting) than even her famously prolific contemporary Willie Nelson. Beginning with the rebirth of 2010’s You Are Not Alone, Staples has …
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Vampire Weekend hitch a ride with a desert dweller named Wade in the video for “This Life,” which appears on the band’s latest album, Father of the Bride. Directed my Emmett Malloy, the clip stars Kyle Field of the band Little Wings as Wade, an Uber-driver of sorts who picks …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 — …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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