Jack Harlow and Drake enjoy a day at the races in the new music video for “Churchill Downs.” The new video was fittingly filmed last month at the Kentucky Derby, which is staged each year at the song’s namesake, Churchill Downs, in Harlow’s hometown of Louisville. Much of the clip …
Read More »Angel Olsen Covers Bob Dylan, Donates Royalties to Gun Control Nonprofit
Angel Olsen has dropped a stunning version ofBob Dylan‘s “One Too Many Mornings,” from the soundtrack to Shining Girls. Dylan first released the track off 1964’s The Times They Are a-Changin,’ and later recorded it with the Band, sharing vocals with Richard Manuel (included in 2014’s The Basement Tapes Complete: …
Read More »Watch Turnstile Blaze Through 'Blackout' on 'Fallon'
Turnstile returned to late-night TV Monday, performing a high-energy rendition of “Blackout” on The Tonight Show. The multi-segmented song appears on the Baltimore-based band’s latest album, Glow On, which was released to critical acclaim last August. The performance finds the hardcore punk outfit deftly moving between the track’s unique blend …
Read More »'We Were Just Kids With Unswerving Focus and Drive': Radiohead's Ed O'Brien Celebrates 25 Years of 'OK Computer'
Radiohead‘s OK Computer doesn’t turn 25 for another month in the U.K. — and not until July in the U.S. — butguitarist Ed O’Brien commemorated the album in an Instagram post anyway. O’Brien was inspired to celebrate after seeing BBC Radio 6 Music’s post about the album (and technically, it …
Read More »Eagles of Death Metal's Jesse Hughes 'Forgives' Bataclan Terrorist at French Trial
Eagles of Death Metal members testified Tuesday in the criminal trial of the surviving member of the Islamic State extremist cell that attacked the Bataclan theater during their concert in 2015, killing 90 people there, France 24 reports. Frontman Jesse Hughes spoke of faith during his testimony and mentioned forgiveness …
Read More »Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, and Yola Lead 2022 Americana Awards Nominations
Nominations for the 21st Americana Honors and Awards were announced during a special event at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville on Monday. The annual celebration of roots music will return to the Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 14. Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, and Yola all picked up …
Read More »Rise of the ABBA-tars! Inside ABBA's Groundbreaking Live Residency
After they broke up four decades ago, ABBA famously refused all kinds of money for reunion ABBA-tars and performances. But a few years ago, British entrepreneur Simon Fuller pitched an idea that piqued the Swedish superstars’ interest. “We got sort of turned on by the thought that we could actually …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar's 'Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers': 5 Things We Learned
After a long five-year absence, Kendrick Lamar has finally returned. Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers is the kind of dense, complex, contradictory, and thrilling journey into the mind of Pulitzer Kenny that we’ve been waiting for. With more than 70 minutes of music, there’s plenty here to process, enjoy, …
Read More »Aaron Raitiere Tries to Just Keep Breathing on the Existential 'Worst I Ever Had'
Aaron Raitiere excels at writing the kind of country songs that blend a biting sense of humor with a little something extra, like the righteous indignation of Caylee Hammack’s spiky “Just Friends” or the winking desire of Maren Morris’ “Tall Guys.” The Kentucky singer-songwriter brings all of this to the …
Read More »Brad Paisley Has a New Song, and It's About… Eating Lunch Naked?
Brad Paisley‘s first new release of 2022 is here, and it’s… a very short, very silly, very catchy song about eating lunch in the nude. Like pretty much everyone else, Paisley is pivoting to podcasts, but only briefly in his case. As the title suggests, “Theme Song for Naked Lunch” …
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