Alessia Cara joined students from the Detroit Institute of Music Education (DIME) for a moving performance of her breakout hit of “Here.” Last month, the Grammy-award winning singer visited four music schools including DIME for “The Pains of Growing: A Discussion With Grammy Award-winning Best New Artist Alessia Cara.” DIME …
Read More »Flashback: Rush's Geddy Lee Explains Why He Went Solo in 2000
Speaking to Rolling Stone earlier in October, Geddy Lee confirmed what fans already knew, that Rush have “zero plans to tour again.” The bassist and singer also speculated about his musical future, hinting that he might at some point work on some new solo material. “I’ll probably find myself bored …
Read More »Drake Breaks the Beatles' Record for Most Top 10 Songs in a Year, Cementing His Inescapability
We’re three weeks into October andDrakehas been busy. The Toronto rapper was featured on Lil Baby and Gunna’s “Never Recover,” appeared in French Montana’s “No Stylist” video, made a splash in the visual for Bad Bunny’s “MIA,”lent a guest verse to Quavo’s “Flip The Switch,” appeared on Lebron James’s HBO …
Read More »15 New Albums to Stream Now: Elle King, Esperanza Spalding and More Editors' Picks
EDITORS’ PICK: Elle King, Shake the Spirit “Whereas fellow retro-loving diva Lana Del Rey played the coy, gothy California dreamer, King came on like a butt-kicking rocker-heroine wailing through her pain,”writes Christopher R. Weingarten. “Turns out, she was living that drama too. King spent the years since her initial success …
Read More »Hear Kranium's Skeletal Dancehall Missile 'Sidung'
Dancehall singer Kranium just released “Sidung,” a jabbing, propulsive new single. The track is the first offering from an upcoming album, tentatively set for release in February 2019. “Sidung” is as spare as it gets, just a few notes of melody and a rat-a-tat beat. It’s a fitting backdrop for …
Read More »Bono, Pharrell, Michael Stipe Contribute to Artist's Album Honoring Dead Cat
Bono, Pharrell, Michael Stipe and Laurie Anderson are among a host of musicians who have contributed to a new album from French artist Sophie Calle about her dead cat, NPR reports. The 37-track project is named for the late feline, Souris, which translates to “mouse” in English.Souris Calle is available …
Read More »AMAs 2018: Panic! at the Disco Honor Queen With Live 'Bohemian Rhapsody'
Panic! at the Disco paid tribute to Queen with a rousing live version of “Bohemian Rhapsody” at the 2018 American Music Awards. Frontman Brendon Urie nailed his interpretation of Freddie Mercury’s daunting original vocal during the performance, broadcast live from Sydney, Australia. The singer opened by crooning and playing grand …
Read More »ACL Fest 2018: See Janelle Monae Perform 'Q.U.E.E.N.' and 'Electric Lady'
The annualAustin City Limitsfestival kicked off on October 5th-7th with a jam-packed three-day lineup of rock, rap, pop and more. The first weekend of the fest was hot and humid, but that didn’t stop Janelle Monáe, whose afternoon set was the one that smoked them all on Sunday. Like the …
Read More »Green Day Get Richer Every October Without Trying
It was originally written as a personal tribute, but it went on to become a hit single on the airwaves, a national symbol of resilience after a terror attack and, later, a meme-ified emblem of seasonal malaise.This year marks 13 Septembers since Green Day‘s “Wake Me Up When September Ends” …
Read More »Watch Jim James Perform 'Over and Over' on Fallon
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James appeared on The Tonight ShowWednesday night to perform his solo track “Over and Over.” Accompanied by a group of backup singers called the Resistance Revival Chorus, James offered up an acoustic rendition of the song, which is featured on his upcoming album,Uniform Clarity. Uniform …
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