After logging nearly two decades in Nashville as a songwriter, Kendell Marvel turns a corner with this year’s Lowdown and Lonesome, a solo debut album rooted equally in outlaw country and southern rock. “I seen all this cool stuff going on with Stapleton and Cody Jinks and Sturgill,” he tells …
Read More »Watch Tim McGraw, Faith Hill's Powerful New 'Break First' on 'Fallon'
On the eve of releasing their first-ever collaborative albumThe Rest of Our Life, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were guests on Thursday’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, pulling triple duty as they performed a cut from the new record, chatted with the host and played a game with Fallon and …
Read More »Fleetwood Mac Unearth Rarities for 1975 Self-Titled LP Reissue
Fleetwood Mac will include a slew of previously unreleased studio and live recordings on a new reissue of their 1975 self-titled album, out January 19th. The new set will be available in several formats, including a deluxe edition featuring three CDs, a DVD and a vinyl LP. An expanded two-CD …
Read More »Stone Temple Pilots Talk New Singer, Honoring Scott Weiland's Legacy
“It’s Stone Temple Pilots time again,” says Robert DeLeo, and judging by the band’s gig at the Troubadour on Tuesday night, indeed it is. The long-running rock outfit, which also includes guitarist (and Robert’s older brother) Dean DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz, used the invite-only SiriusXM event at the legendary …
Read More »Jay-Z on NFL Anthem Protests: 'It's About Justice'
Jay-Z continued to use his 4:44 Tour as a springboard to discuss injustices in America, taking aim at those who criticize NFL players’ National Anthem protests. “I want y’all to understand, when people are kneeling and putting their fists up in the air and doing what they’re doing, it’s not …
Read More »Meet Trippie Redd, the Former Alt-Rocker Making Top 40 Rap Moves
Emerging Ohio MC Trippie Redd is not lacking for confidence. “There is no time where I feel like I will fall off,” says the hot young rapper. Only last year, he released his first batch of songs on SoundCloud and now, thanks to his breakout A Love Letter to You …
Read More »CMA Awards 2017: The Complete Winners List
The 51st CMA Awards were held in Nashville on Wednesday, with Garth Brooks taking home the night’s top honor of Entertainer of the Year for the sixth time in his storied career. Brooks, who triumphed over Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and Eric Church, returned from hiatus in 2014 …
Read More »Art Garfunkel on His Unusual New Book, the End of Simon and Garfunkel
In the spring of 1983, Art Garfunkel stepped out of his New York apartment building and began a walk across North America. The journey was conducted across 40 installments (always picking up exactly where the last one ended) and took him 14 years to complete. The whole time, he had …
Read More »Watch Taylor Swift's Dark, Sci-Fi-Themed '…Ready For It?' Video
Taylor Swift unveiled a gritty, futuristic new video for “…Ready For It?” The track will appear on the pop star’s upcoming album, Reputation, out November 10th. In the clip, Swift struts through a dystopian world in a dark, hooded coat before she encounters her stripped-down doppelgänger. As the pair interact, …
Read More »On the Charts: Pink Sets 2017's First-Week Sales Record by Female Artist
Pink returned to the top of the Billboard 200 as the singer’s latest Beautiful Trauma debuted with the most first-week album sales by a female artist in 2017, pre-Reputation. Beautiful Trauma, Pink‘s first album since her fellow Number One LP The Truth About Love in 2012 and her second Billboard …
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