Willow Smith performed her new single “Transparent Soul” alongside drummer Travis Barker on the latest episode of The Tonight Show. The pop-punk track features on Smith’s upcoming album, an LP influenced by her love of bands like My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and her mother Jada Pinkett Smith’s former metal band …
Read More »Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, Jon Randall Perform 'In His Arms' on 'Colbert'
Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall stopped byThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert Thursday night to perform theirMarfa Tapes track “In His Arms.” The trio gave the simple, sweet song an appropriate set-up, playing guitar and singing in front of a wood-beam backdrop surrounded by Edison bulbs. “Is he …
Read More »'Vax Live': Selena Gomez Hosts Global Citizen Event for Vaccination
Global Citizen announced Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World last month to encourage Covid-19 vaccinations around the world. During the special, Global Citizen will call on philanthropists and corporations to donate enough “dollars-for-doses” to vaccinate more than 27 million international healthcare workers. The event was pre-taped on Sunday, …
Read More »Frank Zappa's Final U.S. Concert in 1988 Set for First-Ever Release
Frank Zappa’s final U.S. concert — a March 25th, 1988 gig at New York’s Nassau Coliseum — is the next archival release from the Zappa Trust and UMe. Zappa ’88: The Last U.S. Show, due out June 18th, marks the first-ever posthumous release of a live album from the guitar …
Read More »Damian Marley Honors Earth Day With 'Life Is a Circle'
Damian Marley celebrates Earth Day with the new song “Life Is a Circle,” featuring a video telling the segregated history of Miami’s Virginia Key Beach Park. Directed by B+, the clip sees Marley standing on the historic beach as title cards and footage explain its history: Black Americans were not …
Read More »Jim Morrison Book of Collected Writings Coming This Summer
A book of Jim Morrison’s collected writings will be published by Genesis, the publishing house announced on Tuesday. A Guide to the Labyrinth: The Collected Works of Jim Morrison marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the Doors’ album L.A. Woman and of Morrison’s death in 1971, and will …
Read More »NFT Sales Raise $200,000 for Independent Music Venues
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) has announced a second round of NFT fundraising for independent venues in partnership with Goldflyer, after raising over $200,000 in NFT sales earlier this month. NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway will be releasing a follow-up drop on Friday, April 16th at 1:30 p.m. ET. Tove …
Read More »Drake Bounces Back to Number One on Artists 500 Chart
Drake returned to Number One on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, while last week’s chart-topper, Rod Wave, slipped to Number Two. Drake pulled in 136.6 million song streams for the week of April 2nd through April 8th, his typically strong numbers still getting a boost from his recent three-track …
Read More »Barenaked Ladies Share Colorful Animated Music Video for 'Flip'
Barenaked Ladies have released a new single, “Flip,” along with an animated music video directed by Stefano Bertelli where the band takes a ride through a musical pop-up book. The song marks Barenaked Ladies‘ first new music in four years, and will be featured on their upcoming sixteenth studio albumDetour …
Read More »NatGeo Earth Day Eve: Willie Nelson, My Morning Jacket Lead Virtual Celebration
Wille Nelson, My Morning Jacket, Ziggy Marley, and Maggie Rogers are among the artists that will take part in National Geographic’s Earth Day Eve 2021 virtual celebration on April 21st. Rostam, Valerie June, Angelique Kidjo, Jose Gonzalez, Yo-Yo Ma, and Aurora will also stage virtual performances for the special, streaming …
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