YouTube released a new mini-documentary on Wednesday dedicated to the life and times of the 26-year-old Puerto Rican superstar, Bad Bunny. Featuring footage from his most recent arena tour, as well as psychedelic animations, YouTube’s latest Artist Spotlight Story is a vibrant, 10-minute portrait of the artist at the height …
Read More »How Lil Baby Became a Superstar
When Charles Holmes traveled to Atlanta on June 27th to interview Lil Baby for the August magazine cover story, the city was still raging over the police killing of Rayshard Brooks outside a local Wendy’s and reeling from a new escalation in coronavirus cases, with a record 10,284 reported across …
Read More »Foo Fighters, Jimmy Buffett to Headline Fenway Sessions Livestream
Foo Fighters, Jimmy Buffett, Jefferson Starshipand New Kids on the Block will perform for a Fenway Sessions Livestream benefitting the Red Sox Fund and Live Nation’s Crew Nation charity for COVID-19 aid. All proceeds will go toward touring and venue staff. The event, hosted by songwriter Will Dailey, will take …
Read More »Cam Previews New Album 'The Otherside' with Effervescent Track 'Classic'
After a five-year gap between albums, Cam has announced the October 30th release of her second record, The Otherside. Developed over a three-year period with collaborators Tyler Johnson and Jeff Bhasker, the album was written in Nashville, Los Angeles, and New York, and follows 2015’s Untamed, which featured the Grammy, …
Read More »Replacements Unearth Unreleased Songs for 'Pleased to Meet Me' Reissue
The Replacements are prepping an expansive box set reissue of their 1987 album, Pleased to Meet Me, featuring an assortment of rarities and unreleased tracks, including Bob Stinson’s final recordings with the band. The set will arrive October 9th via Rhino. The collection will boast 29 previously unreleased tracks, including …
Read More »Wolfgang Van Halen 'Prepared for a Wave of Hate' When He Releases Solo Debut
Wolfgang Van Halen has yet to release a single song from his long-in-the-works debut solo album, but he’s already bracing himself for the reaction it might elicit from the rock community. “Being who I am, I think people at least will be interested in what my work will sound like, …
Read More »'Mythbusters' Engineer Grant Imahara Dead at 49
Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer best known as part of the build team on the long-running Discovery series MythBusters, died Monday, The New York Times reports. He was 49. A representative for Discovery confirmed Imahara’s death, with the cause believed to be a brain aneurysm. No other details were available. …
Read More »'Jerry Maguire' Actress Kelly Preston Dies After Breast Cancer Battle at 57
Kelly Preston, the actress best known for her role as the fiancée of Tom Cruise’s character in Jerry Maguire, died Sunday. She was 57. The actress’s husband, John Travolta, shared the news on InstagramMonday. “It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly …
Read More »Hear Bettye LaVette's Bluesy New Ballad 'One More Song'
Bettye LaVette has released her bluesy new ballad “One More Song,” the latest single from the Blues Hall of Fame singer’s upcoming album Blackbirds. “One More Song” was penned by long-time Leonard Cohen collaborator Sharon Robinson and features all-star session musicians like guitarist Smokey Hormel, keyboardist Leon Pendarvis, drummer Steve …
Read More »Waylon Payne Confronts Old Ghosts and Addiction in 3 Devastating Songs
The title of Waylon Payne’s upcoming second album is a mouthful. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s Blue Eyes, the Harlot, the Queer, the Pusher, & Me derives its name from a bleak period in Payne’s life when he was in the grips of a debilitating drug addiction and grieving the death of …
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