Brittany Howard performed her shimmering soul ballad “Stay High” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Thursday. The track boasts a simple but swooning groove, flecked with sparkling guitars and soft chimes, leaving plenty of space for Howard’s vocals. Backed by a trio of singers, the Alabama Shakes frontwoman showed …
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Rising DC trio Shaed have re-released their hit “Trampoline.” Zayn joins vocalist Chelsea Lee, transforming the dark synth-pop track into a duet. Shaed’s “Trampoline” first gained traction late last year when it appeared in a MacBook Air ad. The duet version with Zayn remains faithful to the original, now with …
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Alessia Cara appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden Thursday night to perform “7 Days,” a track from her November 2018 album The Pains of Growing. Wearing a shirt that said “agitprop” and backed only by a shadowy band, Cara spoke directly to God throughout the song, referencing the “anti-social …
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It’s been an extremely quiet year for U2, but that will change on November 8th when they resume their Joshua Tree tour at Mt. Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. The tour will then head to Australia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines before wrapping up December 15th at …
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Two years after Ministry released their debut album, the major label synthpop LP With Sympathy, they attempted to return to their roots with 1985’s “(Every Day Is) Halloween” a single that celebrated all things goth. It’s a fairly straightforward New Wave number on which frontman Al Jourgensen ruminates on how …
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In a recent episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Quality Control co-founders Coach K and Pee explain how they broke Migos, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty and more. In the following excerpt of the interview, Coach K explains how Drake ended up on a “Versace” remix in 2013 — a key …
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The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde mingles jazz grooves and psychedelic experimentation on her new cover of the Kinks‘ 1967 song “No Return.” The track opens with a wash of static, building to a Bossa nova drum pattern and atmospheric piano. “If I could see/ Just how lonely my life would be/ …
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The New Jersey-raised Jonas Brothers celebrated their home state for their VMA performance by performing theirHappiness Begins singles “Sucker” and “Only Human” on the famed Asbury Park boardwalk. The band is currently on their first tour together in six years. The band took on “Sucker” to a packed audience at …
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In a new statement, Peter Murphy has confirmed that he is doing well following a heart attack earlier this month. The former Bauhaus frontman was rushed to Lenox Hill Hospital on August 13th with shortness of breath and admitted, causing the singer to cancel a run of New York concerts. …
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Eminem‘s publishing company, Eight Mile Style, has filed a copyright infringement suit against Spotify, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The suit, filed on Wednesday, claims that Spotify has no license to stream hundreds of the rapper’s songs. Among the estimated 250 songs in question are several of Eminem’s massive hits. The …
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