Metallica’s Lars Ulrich paid tribute Neil Peart Friday, soon after it was revealed that the legendary Rush drummer died earlier in the week at the age of 67. “Thank you Neil,” Ulrich wrote on Instagram. “Thank you for inspiring me and for all your help and advice along the way, …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Frances Quinlan, 'Your Reply'
Frances Quinlan’s strength as a songwriter — both with her band, Hop Along, and on her upcoming solo LP Likewise — is in sharp fragments of scene and dialogue. Take her new song, “Your Reply,” which feels like a lightning-quick dip into someone else’s mind. “Somebody wrote ‘tender’ in the …
Read More »Flashback: Red Hot Chili Peppers Jam With John Frusciante at 2007 Tour Finale
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been extremely quiet since announcing the return of guitarist John Frusciante via an Instagram post on December 15th. But we recently spoke to drummer Chad Smith about his art and he couldn’t help but spill some news about their future plans. “I was given …
Read More »BTS Announces New Album, 'Map of the Soul: 7'
BTS have announced a new album, Map of the Soul: 7, the sequel to their April 2019 EP Map of the Soul: Persona. It will be released on February 21st. The seven-piece K-pop group made the announcement on Tuesday through their global fan community BTS Weverse. Since 2017, BTS have become …
Read More »Hear Halsey Join Bring Me the Horizon on New EP
Bring Me the Horizon have dropped a new eight-song EP, Music to listen to~dance to~blaze to~pray to~feed to~sleep to~talk to~grind to~trip to~breathe to~help to~hurt to~scroll to~roll to~love to~hate to~learn Too~plot to~play to~be to~feel to~breed to~sweat to~dream to~hide to~live to~die to~GO TO.The EP includes collaborations with Halsey, Happyalone., Toriel, Yonaka, Lotus …
Read More »Watch Taylor Swift Craft 'Christmas Tree Farm' in Behind-the-Scenes Video
Taylor Swift unveiled a video diary documenting the creation of her new holiday song, “Christmas Tree Farm.” Swift released “Christmas Tree Farm” on December 6th, just five days after coming up with the idea for the song. The first video in the new behind-the-scenes clip is dated December 1st and …
Read More »Haim Release 'Hallelujah' Thank-You Video With Charli XCX, Clairo
Haim have released a special new video for their song “Hallelujah,” as a thank-you letter to their fans. The band asked fans to send in clips of them lip-syncing to the song, which are featured here alongside videos of some of Haim’s more famous friends: Charli XCX, Childish Gambino, Clairo, …
Read More »See Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, 'Cats' Costars Perform 'Memory' With Makeshift Instruments
Taylor Swift joined her Cats costars Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo, James Corden and Francesca Hayward to perform a special rendition of the Cats classic “Memory” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday. Backed by the Roots and with host Fallon accompanying the group to sing and perform, the …
Read More »Michael Jackson Estate Settles Copyright Lawsuit With Disney Over TV Special
The Michael Jackson estate has settled its copyright lawsuit with Disney over the TV special The Last Days of Michael Jackson, which aired on ABC in 2018 and, according to the estate, used Jackson’s image and music without permission. “The matter was amicably resolved,” a rep from the Jackson estate …
Read More »Flashback: Neil Diamond's E.T. Ode 'Heartlight' Causes Legal Skirmish
A few weeks back, a Comcast commercial disguised as an E.T. reunion hit the web, showing the lovable alien returning to earth to reunite with a now-adult Elliott (played by original actor Henry Thomas) and his kids. The reason for his return journey is never quite made clear, but he …
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