Trampled by Turtles will release a new digital covers EP on Friday. Cheekily titled Sigourney Fever, the project includes the roots band’s unique renditions of songs by Neil Young, Iris DeMent, Warren Zevon, Radiohead, and the Faces. Ahead of the EP’s release, the group premieres their take on “Ooh La …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves, Jonas Brothers, Carrie Underwood Donate Items to Giving Tuesday
A group of artists including Kacey Musgraves, The Jonas Brothers, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and more have donated items to eBay’s Giving Tuesday charity bid, to be held December 3rd through 12th. Items available for bidding include Musgraves’ signed Shure SM58 Microphone; a signed and framed copy of Sam Smith‘s …
Read More »Bauhaus Close Reunion Run With Rare Cover of Brian Eno's 'Third Uncle'
On Sunday, goth rock legends Bauhaus played their third and final reunion show at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles — and they closed it with their first performance of Brian Eno‘s “Third Uncle” in 21 years. Bauhaus’s rendition of “Third Uncle” opened their 1982 album, The Sky’s Gone Out, …
Read More »City Girls Cash Checks and Hit the Mall on New Song 'You Tried It'
City Girls drag their men through the mall on their brash new single, “You Tried It.” Produced by DJ Chose, the track boasts a bustling drum beat amplified by big bass hits and underscored by a low and ominous synth loop. City Girls JT and Yung Miami ride the beat …
Read More »Watch Halsey's Paint-Smeared Performance of 'Graveyard' at AMAs
Halsey took a “less is more” approach with her colorful version of “Graveyard” at the 2019 American Music Awards on Sunday. The singer busted out a captivating performance using only paint, a white stage, a table, a fellow dancer and some simple, intimate choreography. The vocalist and her doppelgänger-dancer ran …
Read More »Best New Artist-Nominated Black Pumas Drop New 'Colors' Video
Black Pumas — an Austin duo that are among the artists nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy —have dropped their new video for “Colors,” a single off their self-titled debut album. The group consists of singer Eric Burton, who was once a busker at the Santa Monica Pier, and …
Read More »Lizzo's Eight Grammy Nominations Are a Triumph for Music Streaming
In 2004, journalist and entrepreneur Chris Anderson wrote an article for Wired arguing that the future of entertainment would not lie in a handful of chart-topping megahits but in the “millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the bitstream” — known in stats terms as the “long tail,” …
Read More »The Black Keys Perform 'Lo/Hi,' 'Go' on 'Kimmel'
The Black Keys performed on the big stage Monday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, playing two tracks from their latest album “Let’s Rock” as part of Kimmel’s Mercedes-Benz Concert Series. Guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney breezed through renditions of “Lo/Hi” and “Go” for the Kimmel audience, their first late-night appearance since …
Read More »David Ball's 'Thinkin' Problem' Album Gets 25th Anniversary Reissue
When David Ball’s single “Thinkin’ Problem” hit country radio in the spring of 1994, it played alongside tunes by neo-traditionalists Tracy Lawrence, Mark Chesnutt, and Alan Jackson. Yet even then it seemed like an anomaly. With Ball’s a cappella delivery of the opening line, “Yes, I admit I got a …
Read More »Muna Unveil Cover of Normani's 'Motivation,' Acoustic Version of 'Stayaway'
Muna have recorded an acoustic version of their song “Stayaway” along with a cover of Normani‘s hit single, “Motivation,” for Spotify Singles. Both songs were tracked at Electric Lady Studios in New York. The Los Angeles-based trio stripped down their single from their sophomore studio album, Saves the World, which …
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