Chance The Rapper is set to serve as both host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live on October 26th, following Season 45 hosts Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Stranger Things star David Harbour and Woody Harrelson. The rapper first appeared as a musical guest on SNL in December 2015 and returned as …
Read More »How Ex-Black Crowes Drummer Steve Gorman Exorcised Demons With Trigger Hippy
As the drummer for the Black Crowes for 27 years, Steve Gorman has seen some shit. He recounts a lot of it in his new book Hard to Handle: The Life & Death of the Black Crowes — A Memoir, a backstage tell-all that features more than a few fights …
Read More »Flashback: The Eagles Play an Epic 'Hotel California' in 1977
After doing a test run in Las Vegas late last month, the Eagles have announced plans to perform their landmark 1976 LP Hotel California on tour next year. The shows start in Atlanta on February 7th and last through April 18th at the Forum in Inglewood, California, but it’s quite …
Read More »Halsey, Kelsea Ballerini Team Up for New 'CMT Crossroads'
Live-music program CMT Crossroads will offer a new episode of cross-genre collaboration with the pairing of country-pop darling Kelsea Ballerini and electro-pop superstar Halsey. Scheduled for October 11th, the taping of their episode will be open to the public. Both women have been on a rapid ascent in the last …
Read More »Liz Phair Releases Memoir With a New Song, 'Good Side'
Liz Phair’s debut memoir, Horror Stories, arrives today, and she’s released a brand-new song to accompany it — her first since 2014. “Good Side,” made in collaboration with Exile in Guyville producer Brad Wood, is the first release from Phair’s own newly formed record label, Orphic. According to a press …
Read More »Niall Horan Goes Rock for Alluring New Single 'Nice to Meet Ya'
Niall Horan has returned with a new single, “Nice to Meet Ya” — a pop rock track that features long-time collaborator Julian Bunetta as well as Tobias Jesso, Jr. and Ruth-Anne Cunningham. The song starts with an urgent piano riff that builds up to include hand-claps, a sturdy bass line …
Read More »See Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Cardi B in 'South of the Border' Video
Ed Sheeran is joined by Camila Cabello and Cardi B in his latest video, “South of the Border,” directed by Jason Koenig. The clip, modeled after spy movies, sees the three artists taking on an international plot to steal what must be a very valuable necklace; the heist is executed …
Read More »Thom Yorke Talks Brexit, Dreams, 'Anima' on 'Colbert'
Thom Yorke made a rare late-night appearance Tuesday as a guest on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where the Radiohead singer touched on a variety of topics ranging from Brexit to his new album Anima to the importance of dreams. Yorke — whose last U.S. late-night TV appearance came …
Read More »Watch DaBaby Perform 'Intro,' 'Really,' 'Bop' Medley on 'Fallon'
DaBaby performed an energetic medley of Kirk songs during the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday. With a guest assist from Stunna 4 Vegas and backed by the Roots, the rapper highlighted tunes from his new LP, which he released last week. DaBaby started out sitting for his performance …
Read More »Children of Rap: Ol' Dirty Bastard's Kids Remember MC as an 'Awesome Father'
The three children of the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard — or the “three masterminds,” as 27-year-old Shaquita Jones puts it — are fierce in their protection of their father’s legacy. Shaquita and her older sister, Taniqua, 31, co-direct the estate of Russell Jones, otherwise known as Ol’ Dirty Bastard of …
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