Florence and the Machine grapple with the anguish of getting ghosted on their brooding new ballad, “Big God.” The track will appear on the band’s upcoming album, High as Hope, out June 29th. “Big God” mixes a low, plaintive piano melody with sparse and steady percussion, and finds Florence Welch …
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Ryan Adams breezed through Denver, Colorado’s ABC affiliate, Denver7 to fulfill a lifelong dream and deliver the nightly weather report Wednesday. Adams credited his interest in meteorology to the 1996 movie Twister, and as he took his place in front of the green screen, he joked,“Ok, I don’t know what …
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EDITORS’ PICK: Snail Mail, LushThe debut full-length from Maryland singer-guitarist Lindsey Jordan is a sign that “indie rock has officially entered its ‘Black Crowes era,’ where young artists refigure music from the decade they were born,” writes Kory Grow. “But that’s not a bad thing here… [Jordan has] packed Lush, …
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The Byrds‘ Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman will mark the 50th anniversary of the band’s pioneering country-rock album Sweetheart of the Rodeo with a tour that begins this summer. Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives will also join McGuinn and Hillman onstage, where the Byrds duo will perform songs and …
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Bobby Brown called the cover of Pusha-T‘s new Daytona album – which depicts Whitney Houston‘s bathroom counter littered with drugs – “in really bad taste” during an interview with Rolling Stone on Wednesday. The former New Edition singer and solo star was married to Houston from 1992 to 2007. He …
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Ariana Grande marked the one-year anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing with a short, poignant message onTwitter. “Thinking of you all today and every day,” the singer wrote. “I love you with all of me and am sending you all of the light and warmth I have to offer on …
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Taylor Swift brought out surprise guest Shawn Mendes Friday night during her concert at Pasadena, California’s Rose Bowl, where the singers performed Mendes’ 2017 hit “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back.” Swift handled the opening verse of the Illuminate track by herself before welcoming Mendes to the stage. “Come on out, …
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Jay Rock hypes his next LP on booming, brass-heavy single “Win,” featuring ad-libs from Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate Kendrick Lamar. “I walk in room/ Their eyes wide, wide, wide,” Rock raps over distorted brass samples and a snaking trap beat. “Third album comin’ soon/ I’m glad y’all gon’ die.” While …
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Dave Grohl and his daughter Violet Grohl performed an acoustic cover of Adele‘s “When We Were Young” during a benefit concert in Oakland, California Saturday. The 12-year-old Violet ably handled lead vocals on the 25 single as her father strummed along on acoustic guitar. The solo Grohl set was part …
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Wu-Tang Clan‘s seminal debut studio album, 1993’sEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), will be getting a remake, according to an XXL interview with Loud Records cofounder Steve Rifkind (via Pitchfork). “We’re gonna make the album with nine MCs from today and each new MC will play a character in the original …
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