“[I’m used to] always looking to my left and having him there,” says Eddie Montgomery, one half of the venerable country duo Montgomery Gentry. Little more than four months after the untimely death of his 35-year singing partner Troy Gentry in September 2017, he’s still grieving, still getting used to …
Read More »See Liam Payne, Rita Ora's Grand Performance of 'For You' on 'Fallon'
Liam Payne and Rita Ora performed a melodramatic rendition of the romantic duet “For You” on The Tonight Show on Wednesday. “For You” is part of the latest Fifty Shades movie soundtrack. The movie franchise has been a launching pad for hits like the Weeknd’s “Earned It” and Zayn Malik …
Read More »Luke Bryan Announces Summer Stadium Tour With Sam Hunt
Luke Bryan will spend the early part of 2018 weaving his What Makes You Country Tour dates in between his obligations as a judge on ABC’s rebooted American Idol, which premieres March 11th. At the close of the season, Bryan will mount a supersized version of the tour – dubbed …
Read More »The Trump-Mueller Showdown: What You Need to Know
“It’s pretty clear to me everyone in the White House knows it’d be the end of President Trump’s presidency if he tried to fire Mr. Mueller,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina yesterday on ABC’s This Week, referring to Robert Mueller, the special counsel hired last May to investigate …
Read More »Hear Lil Wayne's New 'Dedication 6: Reloaded' Mixtape
A month after Lil Wayne returned with his Dedication 6 mixtape, the rapper dropped a second installment Friday titled Dedication 6: Reloaded. The 20-track Dedication 6: Reloaded features a pair of previously released tracks – “Family Feud” with Drake, a remix of the Jay-Z track of the same name, and …
Read More »The Fall's Brix Smith: Mark E. Smith 'Defied Convention and Definition'
Brix Smith Start paid tribute to the Fall’s Mark E. Smith, her former bandmate and husband who died Wednesday at the age of 60. Writing on Twitter, Start called Smith “a true artist” and applauded his willingness to “defy convention and definition.” “He never once compromised,” she wrote. “How many …
Read More »How the GOP Rigs Elections
On a quiet, tree-lined street in Racine, Wisconsin, in a neighborhood known as the Danish Village for its Scandinavian ancestry, sits a two-story white house with a large American flag hanging from the porch and a pro-police “We Back the Badge” sign in the yard. It’s the home of Republican …
Read More »Unknown Mortal Orchestra Release Psychedelic New Song, Plot Tour
Unknown Mortal Orchestra released a psychedelic new single, “American Guilt.” Throughout the track, mastermind Ruban Neilson warbles and moans over grimy fuzz guitars and clattering, treble-y drums before the song fades out in a muffled synth swirl. The New Zealand band also announced a world tour launching April 22nd in …
Read More »Jim Rodford, Kinks and Argent Bassist, Dead at 76
Jim Rodford, a founding member of Argent and bassist for the Kinks and the Zombies, died Saturday at the age of 76. Rodford’s cousin and longtime band mate Rod Argent confirmed Rodford’s death on the Zombies’ Facebook page, with Argent adding that Rodford died Saturday following “a fall on the …
Read More »Hear Kylie Minogue's Euphoric New Song 'Dancing' Off New LP 'Golden'
Kylie Minogue released her new song “Dancing,” the euphoric first single her upcoming album Golden. “Lyrically, ‘Dancing’ is really interesting. I guess, on the surface, it is about dancing and going out and having a good fun,” the Australian pop star said of the single in a promo on Twitter. …
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