Much has been said about Kane Brown‘s stylistic malleability and natural ease with a variety of pop modes, traits he emphasized all over 2018’s Experiment. Brown hasn’t always shown the same level of comfort performing that music in a live setting, not having had years to work out his stage …
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Last summer, Phoebe Bridgers had an idea for a song. “I wanted to talk about how stupid music is,” says Bridgers, 24. “I wanted to talk about how awesome music is, and how depressing it is, and why we all make music if it doesn’t last forever.” She had been …
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It should have been a celebratory homecoming for Kelman Duran. Born in the tiny village of La Ermita in the countryside of the Dominican Republic, Duran had since traveled the world as an in-demand hip-hop and reggaeton party-starter. He was returning to play a celebratory 2017 New Years Eve show …
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A pair of R. Kelly accusers detailed their allegations of sexual abuse against the singer in a Dateline special that aired Friday night on NBC. “Accused: The R. Kelly Story” featured new interviews with Tracy Sampson, who first spoke to the Washington Post in May 2018, and Jerhonda Pace, the …
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Best known for anthemic salsa songs like “Pedro Navaja” and “Plastico,” the prolific Panamanian singer, songwriter and bandleader Rubén Blades tries on a new hat as a protest rocker in “No Te Calles,” his new song with Kansas City psych-rock band Making Movies. “It is like nothing Rubén has ever …
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Nobody starts a string band to make a quick buck. Then again nobody can accuse Greensky Bluegrass of taking any shortcuts. The Michigan-bred quintet, known for marathon live shows that have earned a continuously swelling Grateful Dead-like fanbase, have been gigging relentlessly for nearly two decades, using the best parts …
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Mø dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform her Forever Neverland track “Blur.” The Danish pop star’s tour begins tonight. Mø and her band performed “Blur” in front of a large moon that was backlit by a red light. It matched the song’s opening lyrics: “Under the bad, bad …
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Following Roxy Music‘s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Bryan Ferry will embark on a North American solo trek focusing on the band’s 1982 album Avalon as well the singer’s own solo work and Roxy Music hits. Ferry’s 18-date North American leg begins July 30th at Toronto’s Sony Centre …
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iLoveMakonnen has always had a knack for melodies; his shaky falsetto and quivering vocal runs only added to the charm of his breakouts, “Tuesday” and “I Don’t Sell Molly No More.” Makonnen’s music didn’t get worse, but the young singer still saw the spotlight dim for a variety of reasons …
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Remember back in 2003 when everyone thought that SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was going to wipe out the entire planet? The disease reached Toronto that year and 5,000 people were quarantined, bringing Canada’s tourism industry to a complete standstill and draining untold millions out of the economy. Things cooled …
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