Ariana Grande opened the 2018 Billboard Music Awards performing her house-leaning single “No Tears Left to Cry.” Grande was lowered onto the stage on a platform made of umbrellas, where she joined a cadre of male dancers. As she stalked an intricately designed stage – full of arches, staircases and …
Read More »Watch Lykke Li's Mother's Day-Inspired 'Utopia' Video
Lykke Li celebrates her late mother and her own motherhood in the Swedish singer’s video for “Utopia,” a song from Li’s upcoming new album So Sad So Sexy. Keeping with the Mother’s Day theme, the video presents a montage of personal home movie footage ranging from Li’s childhood to motherhood; …
Read More »Diplo, Sia, Labrinth Supergroup Unveil New Song, 'Audio'
LSD, the new supergroup featuring U.K. singer Labrinth, Sia and Diplo, unveiled an exuberant new video for their latest song, “Audio.” TheErnest Desumbila-directed clip opens with Diplo purchasing a used car and finding a fresh LSD tape in the glovebox. As he hits play on “Audio,” the clip jumps to …
Read More »Flashback: Phil Collins Says 'Farewell' on 2005 Tour
The news dropped earlier this week that Phil Collins is bringing his Not Dead Yet tour to America for a run of arena dates that kicks off October 5th at the BB&T Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The tour began in Liverpool, England last June with a career-spanning set that …
Read More »ABBA Record First New Songs Together in 35 Years
ABBA announced Friday that the Swedish pop group reunited in the studio to record their first new songs together in over 35 years. The recording session yielded a pair of new tracks, including “I Still Have Faith in You,” which will premiere in December as part of ABBA‘s previously announced …
Read More »Musicians to Raise Funds for Waffle House Shooting Victims
Dashboard Confessional and Brantley Gilbert have teamed to raise money to benefit the victims of the shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House last Sunday. The incident left four dead and injured several others. To raise money for those affected, the musicians are selling T-shirts that feature the words “I Believe …
Read More »Shawn Mendes Braves Storm in Aching New 'In My Blood' Video
Shawn Mendes endures literal and figurative storms in the new video for his anguished new single,”In My Blood.” The track marks the first single off the singer’s forthcoming third album. The Jay Martin-directed clip is centered around a single shot of Mendes lying on the ground and belting the heart-rending …
Read More »See Damian Marley Explore Bob Marley's Hometown in 'Living It Up' Video
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley reflects on the drive and sacrifice of his father, reggae legend Bob Marley, in his new “Living It Up” video. The intimate clip opens with Damian and his son touring the Trenchtown neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica. “It’s where reggae music comes from,” the singer says reverently. …
Read More »Watch Ariana Grande Sing 'Be Alright' at March for Our Lives Rally
Ariana Grande performed her Dangerous Woman hit “Be Alright” at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington D.C. Saturday. Grande is a native of Boca Raton, Florida, a town adjacent to Parkland, Florida, the site of the tragic school shooting that served as the catalyst for the March for …
Read More »Hear Elvis Costello Cover Johnny Cash Poem 'I'll Still Love You'
Elvis Costello transforms an unearthedJohnny Cash poem into a sweeping, strings-laden ballad with “I’ll Still Love You.” The song features on the upcoming compilation Forever Words, which recruited an all-star roster of artists to put Cash’s lyrics, poems and letters to music. In an interview tied to “I’ll Still Love …
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