When Metallica books a tour, the band doesn’t just prepare to play its biggest hits in the biggest cities — it uses granular Spotify data to tease out the specific preferences of its city-specific fanbases, tailoring set lists to location, Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek revealed on an earnings call last …
Read More »See Ariana Grande, Barbra Streisand Perform 'No More Tears' in Chicago
Ariana Grande made a surprise appearance at Barbra Streisand’s concert at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday night. Together the duo performed “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough),” the 1979 hit song recorded as a duet by Streisand and Donna Summer for the album Wet. “I love you so …
Read More »Five Times Spotify Has U-turned on Its Content Strategy
“[When] I started Spotify … I was single and 23 and spraying champagne on people in bars in downtown Stockholm … I used to think that people who went and picked up their kids from day care were losers and were checking out too early. That’s the honest truth.” Daniel …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle Under Ongoing Posthumous Investigation for Gang Ties
The late Nipsey Hussle is being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department and the city attorney’s office, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, Hussle, his business associates and his Marathon Clothing store are under investigation to determine if the strip mall location of Hussle’s store was …
Read More »New Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey Song Soundtracks 'Charlie's Angels' Trailer
Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey teased their forthcoming single in the new trailer for the upcoming remake of Charlie’s Angels. The new film stars Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Ella Balinska as the crime-fighting trio, while screenwriter and director Elizabeth Banks also steps in as the Angels’ …
Read More »Watch Bill Wyman Explain How He Joined the Rolling Stones in 1962
On December 7th, 1962, 26-year-old bassist Bill Wyman went to the Wetherby Arms pub in the Chelsea neighborhood of London to audition for the Rolling Stones as a possible replacement for founding member Dick Taylor. As Wyman recounts in this exclusive clip from his upcoming documentary The Quiet One, the …
Read More »Bob Mould Plots New Tour, Covers Buzzcocks' 'I Don't Mind'
Bob Mould will embark on a solo electric tour this September in support of his most recent album, Sunshine Rock. The run kicks off September 11th at the Music Box Supper Club in Cleveland, Ohio and wraps September 27th at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis, Maryland. Mould will play …
Read More »Joan Baez: My 5 Favorite Protest Songs
Joan Baez played the final American concert of her five decade career at Port Chester, New York’s Capitol Theater on May 5th. She heads over to Europe next month for her final shows anywhere, wrapping up July 28th at Madrid’s Universal Music Festival. “I love Europe and my public over …
Read More »Liam Gallagher Sends Out 'Shockwave' on New Song
After teasing new music in recent weeks, Liam Gallagher has released a thumping new single titled “Shockwave,” the Oasis singer’s first release of 2019. On the track, Gallagher works with a trio of top-notch collaborators: Songwriter Andrew Wyatt, engineer and frequent Oasis producer Mark “Spike” Stent and Grammy-winning producer Greg …
Read More »Elizabeth Warren Draws Impressive Turnout for Oakland Rally
Turns out the people of Oakland, Calif. love plans. Or, at least, the 6,500 people who showed up to presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren‘s town hall sure do. Warren, the “I have a plan for that” candidate drew an impressive crowd at Oakland’s Laney College. As one attendee, Rachel Johnson-Farias, told …
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