A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie staked his first Number One album as the New York rapper’s Hoodie SZN sold 58,000 total copies… but only 823 traditional copies. Hoodie SZN accumulated 83 million streams over the past week, which when converted into streaming equivalent albums (SEAs) allowed a Boogie Wit Da …
Read More »Aaron Lee Tasjan Lines Up 2019 North American Tour
Aaron Lee Tasjan has announced new headlining North American tour dates for spring 2019. The East Nashville-based singer-songwriter released his latest album Karma for Cheap in August 2018. This weekend, Tasjan heads to Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, for the 30A Songwriters Festival, then closes out January with a run of …
Read More »See Flatbush Zombies Perform With USC Marching Band on 'Corden'
Flatbush Zombies recruited the University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band for a brassy, electrifying rendition of “Headstone” during the Brooklyn rap trio’s visit to The Late Late Show. Making their first late-night appearance in three years, Flatbush Zombies revisited the first single off their 2018 album Vacation in Hell …
Read More »James Blake Recruits Andre 3000, Travis Scott for New LP, 'Assume Form'
James Blake enlisted Outkast’s André 3000, Travis Scott and producer Metro Boomin for his upcoming fourth album, Assume Form, out January 18th via Republic Records. The record also features guest spots from singer-songwriters Moses Sumney and Rosalía. The 12-track Assume Form, which follows 2016’s The Colour in Anything, will include …
Read More »Fricke's Picks: Buzzcocks, Moskus and More
To start the new year right: classic English punk and a shot of what’s next; the definitive account of the greatest British white-R&B band of the Sixties that you still don’t know; and experimental vigor from Norway, vintage and immediate. The Buzzcocks,Another Music in a Different Kitchen; Love Bites (Domino) …
Read More »Hear Karen O's Tender New Song 'Anti-Lullaby'
Karen O has shared a tender new song titled “Anti-Lullaby,” which doubles as the theme for the new Amazon series Hanna. Despite its title, “Anti-Lullaby” is a lullaby of sorts, with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer cooing alongside a gently plucked acoustic guitar. “Do not sleep, my starling / Sleep, …
Read More »New David Bowie Box Set Includes Nine Unreleased Recordings
A new box set of seven-inch singles features nine previously-unreleased David Bowie demos. The set, calledSpying Through a Keyhole arrives via Parlophone Records this spring to mark the 50th anniversary of Bowie’s 1969 self-titled album, which was later reissued under the name of its famous title-track, Space Oddity. The nine …
Read More »Rising Country Vocalist Rachel Wammack Talks 'Damage,' Muscle Shoals Roots
In 2015, Rachel Wammack was crowned Miss University of North Alabama, where the Muscle Shoals native was pursuing a Professional Writing degree through the school’s English department. During the show’s talent competition, she brought out the big guns from her marching band days to ensure her victory. “The talent portion …
Read More »Keith Urban Sings Aretha Franklin, Dolores O'Riordan in New Year's Tribute Medley
For a third year in a row, Keith Urban headlined Nashville’s New Year’s Eve concert on Monday night, delivering a set of his hits and welcoming special guests like Chris Janson and Peter Frampton. As has become his tradition, he also offered a medley of songs by artists who died …
Read More »Rascal Flatts Release 'Jukebox' EP, Cover Hall and Oates' 'You Make My Dreams'
Rascal Flatts deliver a pre-Christmas surprise for fans in the form of a new EP available today. Titled Jukebox, the four-song release re-imagines some of the trio’s favorite songs, originally performed by classic pop-rock acts Foreigner, Hall & Oates, Kenny Loggins, and Huey Lewis and the News. Inspired by a …
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