Kelly Clarkson is in a car on the way to a video shoot, speeding through New York as the summer wanes, picking out billboards and other sights. “I’m looking at a freakin’ ship right now,” exclaims Clarkson as her car passes the permanently docked ship that houses the Intrepid Sea, …
Read More »Hear Selena Gomez's Propulsive New EDM Song, 'Wolves'
Selena Gomezand producer Marshmello team up for “Wolves,” the upbeat,EDM-inflected tribute to the chase. “I’ve been running through the jungle, I’ve been running with the wolves/ To get to you,” Gomez sings over heaps of handclaps. In the video,released via Spotify, Gomez emerges from the shower toFaceTime the producer. As …
Read More »Flashback: Bob Dylan and Tom Petty Play Lost 1980s Gem
Bob Dylan broke free from his rigid setlist at the end of show in Broomfield, Colorado earlier this week to honor the late Tom Petty with a moving rendition of his 1991 hit “Learning to Fly.” It was the first time he’d honored an artist by covering of his tunes …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Founding Guitarist Daisy Berkowitz Dead at 49
Scott Putesky, who played guitar under the pseudonym Daisy Berkowitz after co-founding Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids with the shock rocker, has died at the age of 49. Jessicka Addams, Putesky’s longtime friend and former bandmate in Jack Off Jill, confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone.In August 2013, …
Read More »See Jason Aldean Cover Tom Petty With Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban
It was an emotional evening at this year’s CMT Artists of the Year ceremony, which brought some of the hardest-hitting road warriors and chart-toppers in country music – including Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean – to Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Launched in 2010 …
Read More »Bob Weinstein Accused of Sexual Harassment
Bob Weinstein, the brother of Harvey Weinstein, was accused of sexual harassment, Variety reports. Amanda Segel, who served as an executive producer on the Weinstein Company drama The Mist, said the film and TV executive made numerous unwanted advances towards her during the show’s production. The allegations come after The …
Read More »Review: Pink Keeps Energy High, Vitriol Catchy on 'Beautiful Trauma'
Pink was dominating the charts with spunky, real-talking anthems back when today’s slow-sad divas were in preschool, and her seventh LP is a reminder of that. The title track and the strummy “Whatever You Want” are vintage Pink, with juicy hooks and pop-rock muscle; “I Am Here” underscores its EDM-powerment …
Read More »INXS Detail 'Kick' 30th Anniversary Reissue
INXS will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their acclaimed 1987 album Kick with a massive reissue out November 24th. The new collection will be available as a three-CD/one Blu-ray set that will include previously released demos, remixes and rarities. INXS will also release a new vinyl version of Kickremastered and …
Read More »Ricky Martin on Puerto Rico: 'It Looks Like They Nuked Us'
Ricky Martin returned to Ellen Friday to discuss his recent trip to Puerto Rico, where the singer distributed basic necessities to those affected by Hurricane Maria. “I don’t wanna be pessimistic, I just want to be realistic: The images don’t do justice to what really happened in Puerto Rico. It …
Read More »See Queens of the Stone Age's Guitar-Less 'Villains of Circumstance'
Queens of the Stone Age served up a guitar-less, strings-laden rendition of their “Villains of Circumstance” during a visit to Later… With Jools Holland Tuesday. For the unique performance, QOTSA’s Josh Homme and, on piano, Dean Fertita guide a strings section through the Villains closer, stripping the atmospheric track of …
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