EDITORS’ PICK: Jlin, Autobiography “America’s most acclaimed new electronic composer scores a piece by choreographer Wayne McGregor with her cutting-edge synthetic textures and brain-blendering pinball beats,” writes Christopher R. Weingarten. “Allowed to stretch, she explores a dripping, hard-panning, evocative ambient music made of bamboo clanks, tubular bells, ticking clocks, birds, …
Read More »Miranda Lambert Reunites Pistol Annies for Triumphant Country Music Hall of Fame Show
If last week’s Artist-in-Residence performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum was all about highlighting Miranda Lambert‘s considerable skill as a songwriter, last night’s follow-up show made the case that she’s an equally compelling bandleader when joined with her Pistol Annies cohorts Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. …
Read More »Gucci Mane Details 'Unusual Suspects' Tour
Gucci Mane has announced a North American fall tour. Dubbed ‘The Unusual Suspects Tour,’ he will hit the road beginning in November with co-headliner Carnage and opener Smokepurpp. The 12-date trek kicks off on November 7th at Myth Live in St. Paul, Minnesota and winds its way through the Midwest …
Read More »See Lady Antebellum's Mournful 'Hurt' on 'Seth Meyers'
Lady Antebellum made a return visit to Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday, performing the sorrowful “Hurt” from their 2017 album Heart Break. Like the album’s title track, singer Hillary Scott takes the lead on “Hurt,” supported as usual by her bandmates Charles Kelly and Dave Haywood. She emphasizes …
Read More »Old Dominion Rock Ryman With Kenny Chesney, Kelsea Ballerini
Old Dominion headlined a sold-out concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday night. But they didn’t go it alone —the reigning ACM Vocal Group of the Year were joined by some A-list guests. Kenny Chesney, Kelsea Ballerini, Sam Hunt and Michael Ray all took turns joining the band of songwriters …
Read More »Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band Announce Farewell Tour
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet’s Band upcoming U.S. tour will be their very last. The group already had a string of dates lined up to make up for the shows they postponed last year when Seger underwent back surgery, but they’ve added in several more and have said it …
Read More »Watch Paul McCartney Call Fan Onstage, Save Relationship in 'Back in Brazil' Video
A Paul McCartney concert saves a couple’s relationship in the singer’s new video for “Back in Brazil.” The clip, which follows the song’s loose narrative, opens with a free-spirited Brazilian woman walking on a beach, dancing with street performers and strolling through her city. At one point, she sparks a …
Read More »See James Corden Spoof Kanye West's 'I Love It' Video
James Corden and Reggie Watts made their own version of Kanye West and Lil Pump’s “I Love It” to promote The Late Late Show. The original video, which has amassed nearly 70 million views in less than a week, features Kanye West and Lil Pump looking silly in boxy outfits …
Read More »John Prine Celebrated at BMI Troubadour Ceremony in Nashville
John Prine became only the second artist to receive the BMI Troubadour Award during an intimate dinner and ceremony Monday night at the music-rights management company’s headquarters in Nashville. An unofficial kickoff to AmericanaFest week, the event assembled some of the leading figures in the genre who count the folksinger-songwriter …
Read More »Watch Willie Nelson Nail the Sinatra Saloon Classic 'One for My Baby'
Frank Sinatra and Willie Nelson were huge fans of each other, even playing a show together and teaming up for a series of PSAs in the 1980s. Nelson pays tribute to his favorite singer on My Way, out this Friday, andjust released a video for “One for My Baby (And …
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