Brothers Osborne performed a special concert for truck drivers in the Nevada desert last week. Staged at Whiskey Pete’s Truck Stop just outside Las Vegas – one of the nation’s largest truck stops – the duo surprised drivers with a country-themed holiday party as a way of saying thanks during …
Read More »Hear Jeezy, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole in Searing Collab, 'American Dream'
Jeezylinked up with J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar for a ferocious new song, “American Dream,” set to appear on the Atlanta rapper’snew album, Pressure, out December 15th. “American Dream” boasts a beat of steady drums, piano and a melange of choppy vocal samples. Over this dusty groove, Jeezy bellows the …
Read More »Watch Sia's Festive 'Ho Ho Ho' Video
Sia has unveiled the new video for “Ho Ho Ho,” the second chapter in a Claymation trilogy showcasing songs from her seasonal LP Everyday Is Christmas. Picking up where the “Candy Cane Lane” video left off, “Ho Ho Ho” finds Sia‘s yarn-haired Claymation character pursuing a snow monster into a …
Read More »See Chris Stapleton, Chris Pratt Rekindle Bromance With 'Dirty Dancing' Duet
Chris Stapleton was a triple threat on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night, appearing as musical guest, sitting for an interview with guest host Chris Pratt and participating in an inspired comedy skit with the Guardians of the Galaxy star. Stapleton and Pratt are real-life friends, meeting after Pratt raved …
Read More »Chris Stapleton, Danielle Bradbery Lead New Country Album Releases
A pair of distinct-sounding country albums lead today’s new music release day. Chris Stapleton’s From A Room: Volume 2 is one of the season’s most-anticipated LPs. It’s the acclaimed singer-songwriter’s third solo album, and his second release of 2017 after the Grammy-nominated From A Room: Volume 1. The new installment …
Read More »Watch Sam Smith's Single-Take 'One Last Song' Video
Sam Smith has unveiled his new video for “One Last Song,” the latest single off the singer’s new album The Thrill of It All. The video, filmed to appear like one seamless shot, was recorded at London’s Palladium. “One Last Song” opens with Smith singing the track on the venue’s …
Read More »Review: Noel Gallagher, Cantankerous Oasis Refugee, Has Tunes to Burn
Just after Liam Gallagher released his great As You Were, here comes his brother Noel with a fine one of his own – it’s almost like they’re in a rivalry. His latest with the High Flying Birds is a dazzling mess spackled together from the influences he’s been tapping since …
Read More »Inside Soul Queen Sharon Jones' Final Album
One month after Sharon Jones died of pancreatic cancer in 2016, her closest friends and family gathered at the Universal Church of God in Queens, New York, to celebrate and mourn the exuberant, Grammy-nominated soul and funk vocalist. As a teenager, Jones had written a song titled “Call on God” …
Read More »Watch Vic Mensa Perform Moving 'We Could Be Free' on 'Colbert'
Vic Mensa unleashed a striking performance of “We Could Be Free” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Monday. The track appears on Mensa’s new album, The Autobiography. The rapper appeared with a string quartet and a small choir, all of whom wore black outfits emblazoned with societal ills from …
Read More »Malcolm Young, AC/DC Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dead at 64
Malcolm Young, guitarist and co-founder of AC/DC, died Saturday at the age of 64. Young had been suffering with dementia for the past three years, an illness that forced his retirement from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band he founded with his brother Angus Young in 1973. “Today …
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