Camila Cabello has found a way to bring all her backup dancers together for a new music video: FaceTime. The singer released a dance visual for her latest single “My Oh My” on Friday, which starts out with Cabello video-chatting with two members of her dance crew. “Oh my gosh, …
Read More »The Recording Academy Finally Has a Chief Diversity Officer
Following its public and controversial parting with CEO Deborah Dugan earlier this year, the Recording Academy announced Thursday morning that Valeisha Butterfield Jones, who was previously global head of inclusion at Google, has been appointed for the Academy’s newly established chief diversity and inclusion officer position. Butterfield Jones has an …
Read More »Yes Guitarist Steve Howe Preps First Solo Album in Nine Years
Yes guitarist Steve Howe has teamed up with the band’s current frontman, vocalist Jon Davison, for Love Is, his first solo album since 2011. It will arrive in stores on July 31st. “I called the album Love Is because it hints at the central idea that love is important but …
Read More »With Live Shows Paused, John Legend and Tinashe Turn to Virtual Concerts
With live music on halt and artists experimenting with new ways to engage fans and play homebound shows, John Legend and Tinashe are the latest to take a shot at virtual-reality livestreamed shows. The duo will be a part of One Wave, a new series rolling out throughout the summer …
Read More »RS Recommends: 'Circus of Books' Reminds Us Why Adult Bookstores Mattered
There was a special mix of shame and liberation when you visited a gay bookstore that contained adult material. When I ventured into my first one in the Nineties, you might start out flipping through an Edmund White or Andrew Holleran novel before slowly making your way to the magazines: …
Read More »The Killers Delay 'Imploding the Mirage' LP, Unveil New Song 'Fire in Bone'
The Killers have unveiled their new song “Fire in Bone” that will appear on the band’s upcoming album, Imploding the Mirage. The album was originally slated for release on May 29th via Island, but “will be receiving a new release date in the coming weeks due to delays in finalizing …
Read More »Kentucky's Hometown Rising Festival Canceled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Three Kentucky music festivals slated for September have been canceled because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and uncertainty about the return of large gatherings. The Hometown Rising country music festival, the hard-rock Louder Than Life fest, and the rock, roots music, and whiskey weekend Bourbon & Beyond have all been …
Read More »Hear Hayes Carll's Swampy New Version of 'Times Like These'
Hayes Carll has recorded a new, stripped-down version of his song “Times Like These,” which first appeared on his 2019 album What It Is. The original version was brisk and aggressive, a swaggering rocker in the Chuck Berry mold, but also carried a seething political message. “I wrote the song …
Read More »Jesse Malin and Lucinda Williams Get the Cartoon Treatment in 'Dead On' Video
One of the high points of Jesse Malin‘s latest album Sunset Kids is his duet with Lucinda Williams, “Dead On.” Williams produced the album with her husband-manager Tom Overby and lends her harmonies and songwriting to a number of tracks, but it’s “Dead On” that stands as the LP’s proper …
Read More »Legalizing Marijuana Might Decrease Arrests, But it Won't End Racial Profiling
This 4/20 week (because let’s be honest, we’re in quarantine, we have permission to celebrate all week this year), many of us will be celebrating on our couches with the joints, edibles, and tinctures of our choice. Outside the comfort of our homes, however, the War on Drugs rages on …
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