RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Shangela lip-synced to a career-spanning medley of Beyoncé songs at the GLAAD Awards. Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z received the Vanguard Award at this year’s ceremony. Shangela put her history of intensive dance performances and love for Beyoncé to work on the GLAAD stage. The drag …
Read More »Vince Gill Stuns at Ken Burns' All-Star 'Country Music' Concert
Vince Gill was having some trouble with the teleprompter during the taping of Ken Burns’ all-star “Country Music: Live at the Ryman” concert in Nashville on Wednesday night. “That’s why I didn’t go to college — I suck at reading,” he joked with characteristic self-deprecating humor after flubbing one of …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Sky Ferreira, 'Downhill Lullaby'
Sky Ferreira has been taking her time— more than five years, to be exact. That’s how long it’s been since her 2013 debut,Night Time, My Time,a riotous alt-pop dream that raised major expectations for her long-promised follow-up. Her new single, “Downhill Lullaby,” is our first glimpse of the album she’s …
Read More »Hear Motley Crue's 'Kickstart My Heart' Sung in Style of Led Zeppelin, Ricky Martin
Anthony Vincent, the dexterous vocalist known for singing a single pop song in the style of up to 20 different artists, unveiled a new genre-hopping version of Mötley Crüe’s “Kickstart My Heart.” The song choice was tied to Vincent’s cameo appearance in Netflix’s new Crüe biopic, The Dirt, and he …
Read More »Review: Karen O, Danger Mouse Have an Excellent Adventure on 'Lux Prima'
Karen O and Danger Mouse have described their first-ever collaborative albumLuxPrima as a “shared destination,” and by the sounds of it, space is their place. The nine-song LP is a lush journey down the milky way of their rock ’n’ roll sensibilities, meaning a bit of the signature rough-around-the-edges heaviness …
Read More »Watch Two Door Cinema Club's Quirky Video for 'Talk'
Two Door Cinema Club‘s lively new single “Talk” becomes even more energized in the band’s accompanying music video. The fast-paced clip sees the musicians dressed completely in red, acting out some of the lyrical moments with the help of red-clad gymnasts as the words scroll across the screen. Some of …
Read More »Jon Anderson on His New Solo Album, Why He's Ready for a Yes Reunion
Twenty-nine years ago, Yes lead singer Jon Anderson abandoned a half-finished solo album called Uzlot that he’d been been recording in Big Bear, California, with his bandmates Chris Squire and Alan White. Yes were gearing up for a massive reunion tour and he simply put the master tapes in his …
Read More »Watch Chris Young Take Over the Airwaves in New 'Raised on Country' Video
Chris Young has released a video to “Raised on Country,” his nostalgic Merle- and Willie-name-checking single released earlier this year. The throwback video features the Grand Ole Opry member performing the song within the sparse vocal booth of the legendary country music radio station WSM as he pays tribute to …
Read More »Normani, 6LACK Bring the Vibes With Steamy 'Waves' Performance on 'Fallon'
Normani brought a serious sense of cool to the stage at The Tonight Show with a polished performance of her single “Waves.” The former Fifth Harmony singer, dressed in a sultry black crop top and skirt, got some help from a group of dancers as well as rapper 6LACK, who …
Read More »Graham Nash to Play First Two Solo Albums on Fall Tour
Graham Nash will play a series of special shows in September that will feature complete performances of his 1971 debut solo LP Songs For Beginners and the 1974 follow-up Wild Tales. “People have been suggesting I do this it a long time,” Nash tells Rolling Stone. “But it was pressure …
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