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Brandi Carlile talks about her powerful new album, InThese Silent Days, her friendship with Joni Mitchell, the lessons of her rough childhood, why she was “triggered” by recording country music, why she’s never wanted a hit single, and much more in an in-depth interview in the new episode of Rolling …

Meek Mill‘s Expensive Pain rises to Number One on this week’s Apple Music Pre-Add Chart. In the week leading up to its October 1st release, Meek’s fifth studio album saw more pre-adds than any other album on the platform, offering a good indication that it will do well on the …

Kali Uchis just dropped a new version of the sultry R&B single “Fue Mejor,” from her 2020 album Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) — and this time, she’s enlisted the help of SZA, who sings in Spanish for the first time on the track and nails it. SZA jumps …

Britney Spears and her new lawyer say it’s “horrifying and unconscionable” that her dad allegedly bugged her bedroom — and they want the judge overseeing her conservatorship to know. In new court paperwork signed by Spears and filed Monday in Los Angeles, lawyer Mathew Rosengart issued another blistering attack on …

Fresh off their appearance before the United Nations General Assembly, BTS kicked off the 24-hour 2021 Global Citizen Festival with “Permission to Dance,” their track co-written with Ed Sheeran. The festival features hundreds of artists, activists and advocacy organizations working together this weekend to inspire awareness, seek unity and bring …

Run the Jewels enlist Lil Wayne for a remix of their RTJ4 standout “Ooh La La.” The new version — which also features DJ Premier and Greg Nice — is among the songs on the rap duo’s just-released RTJ4 Digital Deluxe Edition. The remix plants Lil Wayne’s energetic verse on …

It’s hard to make the overwhelming power and immense beauty found in nature seem subtle, but across Bomba Estéreo‘s new album, Deja, examples of the earth’s grandeur gently peek out from the music. “Agua,” the first track, ends with the sweeping rush of a river; a choir of birds serves …

With an average of more than 8,300 positive cases reported each day, Tennessee held the ignominious distinction last week of leading the United States in new Covid-19 cases per capita. Yet this week thousands of music fans and more than 200 performing artists are expected in Nashville for the Americana …

Right at the center of Midtown Manhattan, next to the MoMa, sits Ocean Prime steakhouse. It’s an expensive restaurant, perfect for out-of-town businessmen and rich suburban families. I’m here with the Flint rapper Bfb Da Packman, who tells me that it’s his favorite place to eat. He even named a …

UPDATE (9/20):Britney Spears is back on Instagram after briefly deleting her account. The singer reactivated her account with some photographs from a recent trip to celebrate her engagement to Sam Asghari. “Some shots from my weekend getaway to celebrate my engagement with my … holy shit … FIANCÉ,” Spears wrote. …