Jennifer Nettles premiered her latest video, the emotionally profound and powerful “I Can Do Hard Things” on Friday’s episode of Today, during which she served as guest co-host alongside Today regular Hoda Kotb. In addition to Nettles delivering the song’s message of perseverance in the face of overwhelming adversity, she …
Read More »Phil Collins Expands Comeback Tour Dubbed 'Still Not Dead Yet, Live!'
After a successful run of dates last year on what he cheekily dubbed Not Dead Yet tour, Phil Collins will return to the States for a sequel, the somewhat clunkily-titled Still Not Dead Yet, Live! trek, which kicks off this fall. The tour will hit 15 cities all around the …
Read More »How Lauren Jenkins Embraced Imperfection (and Beyonce) on Her Debut Album
There’s nothing but whiskey and a few ice cubes in Lauren Jenkins‘ drink here at a bar in East Nashville, mostly because the Texas-born singer-songwriter can’t stand anything too sweet. Ever since she moved to Nashville in 2013, she’s found the cocktails in town to be overwhelmingly syrupy: she likes …
Read More »Dolores O'Riordan Roars on New Cranberries Song 'Wake Me When It's Over'
The Cranberries try to move past a bad nightmare on their new song, “Wake Me When It’s Over.” The track will appear on the group’s forthcoming final album, In the End, out April 26th. Lead guitarist Noel Hogan described the song as “very much a classic Dolores [O’Riordan] song,” with …
Read More »Hear 'Blackstar' Guitarist Ben Monder's Doomy Take on 'Goldfinger' Theme
Ben Monder has spent more than two decades carving out an extremely personal aesthetic niche. The guitarist has played with tons of jazz luminaries, including Paul Motian and Maria Schneider, but recent albums under his own name — like 2005’s Oceana and 2013’s Hydra — feature sprawling, immersive, micro-detailed long-form …
Read More »Inside Garageband, the Little App Ruling the Sound of Modern Music
Patrick Stump was livid. On a lurching tour bus rigged with a wobbly Jenga tower of recording equipment, the singer and Fall Out Boy frontman had been trying to lay down demos for the band’s second album — it’d been hours, fiddling with rubber cords and finicky software — and …
Read More »Fricke's Picks: New Reissues From Mott the Hoople, Texas Punk Haven Raul's
A band you thought you knew; an American rock & roll city with a past that may surprise you: These two reissues come from different lands and eras —Britain just ahead of glitter; a Texas where punk was just getting started — with the same fire and attitude. Mott the …
Read More »Samantha Bee: Tucker Carlson's Fox News Show Is a Racist 'Trash Heap'
Days after liberal watchdog organization Media Matters for America unearthed Tucker Carlson radio appearances criticized as misogynist, racist and homophobic, Samantha Bee blasted the Fox News host as a white supremacist — using controversial clips from his home network as evidence. “Guess what, fucko? We have been watching your show,” …
Read More »Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds Taps Kesha to Headline LoveLoud Festival
Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds has tapped Kesha, Tegan and Sara, Laura Jane Grace and more to perform at his 3rd annual LoveLoud Festival, taking place June 29th at the USANA Amphitheater in West Valley City, Utah. Reynolds will also perform at the event, along with Martin Garrix, Daya, Grouplove, …
Read More »2019 ACM Awards: Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton to Perform
The 54th ACM Awards have announced their first round of performers for the April 7th ceremonies. Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, George Strait and show host Reba McEntire are all slated to take the stage. Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Little Big Town, Thomas Rhett and the previously announced Jason …
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