Evanescence strike out on their own in their latest single “Better Without You,” from their upcoming album The Bitter Truth, out March 26th via BMG. An anthem to independence, the epic track sees singer Amy Lee proclaiming: “As empires fall to pieces/Our ashes twisting in the air/It makes me smile …
Read More »Ne-Yo Announces 'In My Own Words' Deluxe Edition for 15th Anniversary
Ne-Yo will be releasing a deluxe digital version of In My Own Words in honor of the album’s 15th anniversary. Arriving Friday, February 26th via UME/Def Jam, the deluxe edition of the album will include six bonus tracks, including previously retail exclusive track “Girlfriend,” “Stay (Remix)” (which was released on the …
Read More »Greta Van Fleet Release Heavenly Video for 'Heat Above'
Greta Van Fleet have released a music video for “Heat Above,” the third single from their upcoming sophomore album The Battle at Garden’s Gate. “‘Heat Above’ is theatrical, eloquent, and exaggerated,” the band said in a statement. “This is a dream in the clouds, a moment of peace in the …
Read More »Lynyrd Skynyrd Prep 'Live at Knebworth '76' DVD/LP Set
Lynyrd Skynyrd will revisit a classic Seventies performance with the release of a new DVD, CD, and LP set. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth ‘76 arrivesApril 9th. The concert was recorded at the long-running Knebworth, England, festival on August 21st, 1976, with a classic Skynyrd lineup of singer Ronnie Van …
Read More »Johnny Pacheco, Storied Salsa Bandleader and Fania Records Co-Founder, Dead at 85
Johnny Pacheco, the Dominican-born musician and label founder who helped popularize salsa around the world, died Monday, February 15th, The New York Times reports. He was 85. Pacheco’s wife, Maria Elena “Cuqui” Pacheco, confirmed his death on Facebook. In another post dated February 13th, the Pacheco family said the musician …
Read More »Manchester Orchestra to Play Full 'A Black Mile to the Surface' Album for Livestream
Manchester Orchestra will perform their most recent album, 2017’s A Black Mile to the Surface, in its entirety for a streamed performance. A trailer for the film shows the group facing each other while playing their song, “The Gold,” in a dizzying array of lights. The broadcast will take place …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo's Whirlwind Rise, by the Numbers
It’s rare that we see a breakthrough on the charts quite like Olivia Rodrigo. While her debut single “Drivers License” writhes with heartache and desperation, on the charts, it’s been casually cool and unbothered at Number One on the RS 100 for three weeks in a row, millions of streams …
Read More »Green Day Returning to the Stage for 'NFL Honors'
It’s been a year since Green Day played a set; they celebrated the release of their 2020 album Father of All… at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank, California. It was supposed to be the beginning of a huge 2020 for the band, with a summer stadium tour planned — but …
Read More »Duran Duran Bring New Wave Magic to David Bowie's 'Five Years' in New Video
Duran Duran have dropped a futuristic new video for their recent cover of David Bowie‘s “Five Years.” Directed Gavin Elder, the video features the band accompanied by Bowie’s longtime pianist Mike Garson surrounded by swirling colors as they tear through the track. Elder shot each band member individually across Los …
Read More »Louis Armstrong's Only, and Secret, Child Opens Up in New 'Little Satchmo' Trailer
Sharon Preston-Folta discusses growing up as the secret child of jazz great Louis Armstrong in the new teaser for the upcoming documentary, Little Satchmo. Preston-Folta was Armstrong’s only child, but because he fathered her with a mistress, Lucille Preston, a dancer at the Cotton Club, Armstrong never recognized or acknowledged …
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