Bob Dylan, who dreamed of joining Little Richard’s band as a young musician in Minnesota, penned a short tribute to the rock pioneer following his death Saturday at the age of 87. “I just heard the news about Little Richard and I’m so grieved,” Dylan wrote. “He was my shining …
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Ezra Koenig performed a solo medley of songs from Vampire Weekend‘s most recent album, Father of the Bride, on The Tonight ShowTuesday. Koenig set up in his home music room — which was packed with guitars, synthesizers and other equipment — and performed the makeshift, three-song suite with just piano …
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Haim dropped a timely new single, “I Know Alone,” off their upcoming album Women in Music Pt. III, out June 26th. Directed remotely by Jake Schreier, the song’s video features the sister trio on a basketball court performing a choreographed dance to the somber synth-heavy track. “Been a couple days …
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DaBaby climbed all the way back to the top of the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, pulling in 163.3 million song streams for the week of April 17th through April 23rd. The North Carolina rapper has been a mainstay in the upper echelons of the chart since his breakout in …
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Earl Sweatshirt shared a new song this week, “Whole World,” featuring production from the Alchemist and a verse from Los Angeles MC Maxo. The cut will appear on the upcoming vinyl deluxe edition of Earl’s 2019 EP Feet of Clay. “Whole World” boasts a brooding and hypnotic Alchemist beat that …
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Sam Smith and Demi Lovato are ready to accept love on with empowering new single “I’m Ready.” The track will appear on Smith’s upcoming album, which they recently postponed. On the song, Smith and Lovato detail what they’re looking for in their ideal partners: someone who is loyal, strong and …
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Walter Martin and the National‘s Matt Berninger teamed up for “Quarantine Boogie (Loco),” a hilarious new track about life in self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. The former Walkmen member is asking for donations to City Harvest, which will help feed New York City’s children and families. “I was feeling weird/ …
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Kid Cudi has a knack for timeliness. For the last 12 years, the mush-mouthed Cleveland musician has always been a half-step ahead of popular music’s curve of influence. There are the obvious examples, like abandoning the classic strictures of mainstream rap for more melodic pastures, and harder-to-pin-down one, like his …
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As the world fights a pandemic, we’ve been reaching out to some of our favorite artists to get their takes on these unprecedented times. Here’s what Melvins singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne — who’s readying Gift of Sacrifice, an excellent new acoustic disc with Mr. Bungle and Tomahawk bassist Trevor Dunn — …
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John Prine’s wife Fiona Whelan Prine issued a statement Wednesday following the death of the legendary singer-songwriter from complications related to COVID-19. “Our beloved John died yesterday evening at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. We have no words to describe the grief our family is experiencing at this time,” …
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