Two years after putting their tour in support of LP Gigaton on hold due to the pandemic, Pearl Jam is ready to head out on the road for a North American tour, starting May 3. The Eddie Vedder-fronted band will make 19 stops across Canada and the U.S., including two …
Read More »Nashville's Famed Ernest Tubb Record Shop to Close This Spring
Nashville’s famed Ernest Tubb Record Shop, a country music institution for over 70 years, will permanently shutter its doors this spring. “It’s with great sadness that we share the news that the Ernest Tubb Record Shop — building and business — will be sold,” the company that runs the store …
Read More »Omar Apollo's 'Killing Me' Brings a Sexy, Late-Night Fantasy to 'Fallon'
Omar Apollo daydreams about love and lust in his new song “Killing Me,” which he performed on The Tonight Show Friday. The bilingual R&B track is one of Apollo’s most unabashedly sexy releases yet, offering another glimpse at the eclecticism the Mexican-American singer will showcase on his upcoming album, Ivory, …
Read More »Linda Perry to Launch Gender Equity Initiative EqualizeHer at SXSW
Lauded producer/songwriter Linda Perry is teaming up with philanthropist Alisha Ballard for EqualizeHer, an initiative working to bring gender equity to the music industry. It launches at South by Southwest with panels and showcases running March 15 and 16 at Lustre Pearl Rainey in Austin, Texas. The events are open …
Read More »Mandy Moore Announces 'Future-Tripping' New Album 'In Real Life'
Mandy Moore has announced a new studio album, In Real Life, which arrives May 13 via Verve Forecast, and it’s available for preorder. Her upcoming LP is the follow-up to 2020’s Silver Landings, which was her first new album in more than a decade. The title track serves as the …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo Is Ready to Hit the Road — Finally
Olivia Rodrigo’s past year has been nothing short of triumphant. Beginning with the smash success of her debut single, “Drivers License,” she’s become one of the most interesting and evocative new stars in pop music, not to mention the biggest. Her album Sour, released last May, built on the emotional …
Read More »Azealia Banks' 'Racism' Claim Against Jeff Kwatinetz Stricken From Lawsuit
Azealia Banks’ scathing breach of contract lawsuit against ex-manager Jeff Kwatinetz survived mostly intact after a court challenge Thursday, but a judge stripped out two paragraphs accusing the music manager of “racism.” At a hearing in downtown L.A., Judge Yolanda Orozco said the paragraphs – which refer to recanted allegations …
Read More »Sara Bareilles, Josh Groban Pay Tribute to Americone Dream on 'Colbert'
It’s been 15 years since Stephen Colbert debuted his Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, Americone Dream. To celebrate the milestone, the late-night host tapped singers Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban to perform an original song in honor of the sweet treat. “Before you came along, life was such a …
Read More »The Linda Lindas Face Off With Vengeful Dolls in 'Twilight Zone'-Themed 'Talking to Myself' Video
In the music video for their latest single “Talking to Myself,” the Linda Lindas cross dimensions into the Twilight Zone. It’s there that the all-female, Los Angeles-based punk band’s wholesome friendship with an American Doll collection divulges into a vengeful battle after a no dolls-allowed band practice stirs up some …
Read More »Silk Sonic Bring Sex, Soul — But No Cell Phones — to Las Vegas Residency
Silk Sonic, the super-duo made up of Bruno Marsand Anderson .Paak, kicked off their Las Vegas residency at Park MGM’s Dolby Live on Friday night with a production that was as smooth as the velvet jackets worn onstage by the two stars. “Opening night!” .Paak shouted early on. “You didn’t …
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