Kim Kardashian West addressed her husband Kanye West’s struggles with bipolar disorder and asked that “the media and public give us the compassion and empathy that is needed so that we can get through this.” Kardashian West posted the statement to her Instagram stories Wednesday morning. It followed several days …
Read More »Flashback: The Eagles Play 'All Night Long' at Final Show Before 1980 Split
Forty years ago this month, the Eagles wrapped up their 1980 tour with a show at the Long Beach Arena where they got into such a nasty before showtime that it spilled out onto the stage. The gig ended with Joe Walsh‘s “All Night Long,” which you can hear right …
Read More »Julia Stone Drops St. Vincent-Produced 'Break'
Julia Stone returns with her first new solo music in eight years, “Break,” a euphoric new track produced by St. Vincent. In the striking video, directed by Jessie Hill, Stone visits a nightclub in Mexico City, later leading dancers in synchronized movements throughout the city. “Darling, darling, I feel that …
Read More »Flashback: John Lennon Recruits George Harrison for Paul McCartney Dig 'How Do You Sleep?'
The past few months have seen several artists covering John Lennon from home in quarantine, most recently with Bille Joe Armstrong’s Generation X–inspired rendition of “Gimme Some Truth.” Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck covered “Isolation,” while the Dirty Projectors offered their own take on the song. Gal Gadot also led …
Read More »Newport Folk Festival Goes Virtual With Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Phoebe Bridgers and More
This year’s Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals may be canceled due to COVID-19, but a virtual event will take place from July 31st through August 2nd. Folk on Revival Weekend will kick off on Friday, July 31st, with Mavis 80, a birthday celebration for Mavis Staples. The event was filmed …
Read More »Pop Smoke's Endless Summer Continues on 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'
Last summer, you couldn’t walk a block in Brooklyn without hearing Pop Smoke’s “Welcome to the Party” or “Dior” blasting out of an apartment or passing car. Now, five months after the 20-year-old phenom was shot and killed during a home invasion — an incalculable loss for New York rap …
Read More »Ricky Reed, Producer for the Stars, Previews Debut Album With 'Real Magic'
Ricky Reed released “Real Magic,” a gliding, double-time collaboration with Terrace Martin and St. Panther, on Tuesday. Reed is best known as the songwriter-producer behind Jason Derulo’s “Talk Dirty,” Lizzo‘s “Good as Hell,” and Halsey‘s “Bad at Love,” among other hits; he will release his solo debut, The Room, in …
Read More »The Flaming Lips Get Patriotic on New Album 'American Head,' Out This Fall
The Flaming Lips are getting as patriotic as the Flaming Lips can get on their upcoming 21st studio album, American Head. The record is currently set for release on September 11 — and, Friday, they’re out with “My Religion Is You.” “The Flaming Lips are from Oklahoma. We never thought …
Read More »Dirty Projectors Share 'Self Design' Video, Drop New EP Day Early
The Dirty Projectors released their new EP Flight Tower — the second of the band’s five planned EPs in 2020 — a day early Thursday, and with it a new video for the track “Self Design.” While the video was likely shot during quarantine, singer Felicia Douglass and the band …
Read More »Ricky Martin, Carla Morrison Perform 'Recuerdo' on 'Ellen'
Ricky Martin and Mexican singer Carla Morrison performed their new duet, “Recuerdo,” on The Ellen Degeneres Show on Tuesday. Produced by Alejandro Jimenez, the track comes from Pausa, Martin’s new quarantine-themed project. In a pretaped clip, Martin and Morrison separately perform their vocals for “Recuerdo” (English: “Memory”), singing of the aching longing …
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