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Matt Shultz could make it through only one take. The lead singer of the Kentucky rock band Cage the Elephant was recently in the studio recording “Goodbye,” a John Lennon-inspired ballad Shultz wrote for his wife as their seven-year relationship was ending. Shultz delivered it lying on the studio floor. …

Craig Finn, frontman of the Hold Steady, detailed his forthcoming solo album,I Need a New War, which will be released this Spring on Partisan Records. The album is the third in a trilogy of solo records that began with 2015’sFaith in the Futureand continued with 2017’sWe All The Want Same …

The government shutdown may be over, but its effects are still being felt — and Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke, in their own small way, are here to help, with the offer of free admission to upcoming shows for federal employees. The Atlanta, Georgia, quintet are already well into their 2019 …

Less than two weeks after Dead & Company conclude their summer tour, John Mayer will embark on a solo U.S. trek. The 27-date North American leg begins July 19th in Albany, New York and concludes September 13th and 14th with a two-night stand at Inglewood, California’s the Forum. Tickets for …

Two months ago, shortly after the conclusion of their European tour, Counting Crows entered London’s AIR studios and recorded “August and Everything After” with the London Studio Orchestra. That doesn’t mean they played their 1993 debut LP of the same name, but rather an outtake from the sessions that gave …

When Joy Williams sat down to work on material for her new album, she had a bit of an epiphany. “I remember saying, whatever this project is, if I can’t play it on a front porch, it’s probably not for me,” Williams told Rolling Stone this past April. With the …

The music of XXXTentacion, the 20-year-old Florida rapper who was fatally shot in a robbery last June, surged on the U.S. music charts after his untimely death. As a result, other often better-known rappers have appeared to capitalize on the late songwriter’s buzz with so-called “tributes.”Lil Pump’s “Arms Around You” …

Maxine Brown Russell, a member of the groundbreaking trio the Browns with siblings Jim Ed and Bonnie Brown, died Monday in hospice care in Little Rock, Arkansas, from complications of kidney and heart disease. She was 87. As one of the premier vocal groups bridging the gap of pop and …

Gillian Welch had a brush with the Academy Awards universe back in 2000, when the Coen Brothers‘ acclaimed O Brother, Where Art Thou? was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography. The blockbuster soundtrack, featuring contributions by Welch, largely consisted of rearranged old folk tunes, but didn’t net any …

After slamming the government shutdown on social media, Cardi B took aim at her conservative critics who questioned whether the rapper should be politically involved. Cardi B’s shutdown rant drew criticism from Trump supporters like Fox News host Tomi Lahren, who tweeted at the rapper, “Looks like @iamcardib is the …