Kane Brown delivered a double dose of his romantic hits on Monday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing “Heaven” and “What Ifs” as he showed off two very different sides of his heart. Greeting an outdoor, West Coast crowd with swagger in gleaming white sneakers and an oversized jacket, Brown’s rumbling …
Read More »See the Wombats' Cutting, Acoustic Rendition of 'Lemon to a Knife Fight'
English rock trio the Wombats performed spare, taut versions of “Lemon to a Knife Fight” and “Turn” in the run-up to the release of their new album,Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life. The recorded version of lead single “Lemon to a Knife Fight” is full of buzzing electric guitars and …
Read More »Super Bowl LII: Watch Justin Timberlake Honor Prince in Halftime Spectacle
Justin Timberlake tore through a bevy of his hits including “Suit & Tie,” “Rock Your Body,” “SexyBack” and his new song, “Filthy,” during his performance at the Super Bowl LII Halftime Show. Timberlake spanned several eras and styles he’s hit through his career. He opened the 13-minutes set flanked by …
Read More »Eddie Montgomery Talks Grieving Troy Gentry, New Montgomery Gentry Album
“[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 »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 »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 …
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