Beyoncé and ABC surprised fans Sunday with the announcement of Making the Gift, a behind-the-scenes special documenting the making of her recent The Lion King companion album The Gift. Like the surprise arrivals of Beyoncé’s self-titled album, the Carters’ Everything Is Love and her Homecoming special, Beyoncé Presents: Making the …
Read More »Young Thug's Unintelligible 'Proud Of U' Verse Shows Off His Best Side
While some deeply misplaced Outkast comparisons and overly hyperbolic Rap Twitter praise may have soured some on Earthgang, a Young Thug feature — in this case on the duo’s “Proud Of U” — is always enough to make me relent. Thug is experiencing a long-awaited commercial boom thanks to the …
Read More »Green Day Preview New Album 'Father of All…' With Title Track
Alongside dates for a massive 2020 stadium tour with Fall Out Boy and Weezer today, Green Day detailed their new album Father of All…, due out February 7th, along with a single of the same name. The song is bright, upbeat and a big departure from the tone of 2016’s …
Read More »Gregg Allman's Birthday Celebration Spawns Allman Family Revival Mini-Tour
The annual Allman Family Revival tribute concert to Gregg Allman has grown into a three-city tour this year that will hit San Francisco, Denver and New York City in December. The lineup includes the Allman Betts Band, Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander, Robert Randolph, Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd …
Read More »See J.S. Ondara Tell 'Tales of America' in U.S. Television Debut
Rising folk artist J.S. Ondara made his U.S. television debut for CBS This Morning‘s Saturday Sessions, where the Kenyan-born singer-songwriter delivered three tracks off his recent album Tales of America. For the performance of “Lebanon,” “Saying Goodbye” and “Torch Song,” Ondara – one of Rolling Stone’s Artists You Need to …
Read More »Hear Kelsea Ballerini's Plaintive New Song 'Homecoming Queen'
“Hey, homecoming queen, why do you lie?/When somebody’s mean, where do you hide?” asks Kelsea Ballerini in the new song “Homecoming Queen.” Released overnight, it’s the first taste of the “Miss Me More” singer’s follow-up to her 2017 album Unapologetically. A gentle, mostly acoustic tune that calls to mind the …
Read More »Hear Miranda Lambert's Rollicking New Track 'Pretty Bitchin”
Miranda Lambert has released the cheeky new song “Pretty Bitchin’” from her upcoming album Wildcard. The track is Lambert’s sixth song to be revealed off the record, which was produced by Jay Joyce and arrives November 1st. “Pretty Bitchin’” sees Lambert soaking in the good life, paying tribute to her …
Read More »Hailey Whitters Details New Release 'The Days'
Nashville singer-songwriter Hailey Whitters will release her new project The Days on September 13th. The six-track release is the first half of the “Ten Year Town” singer’s full-length debut album The Dream, which is due to arrive in 2020. Whitters earned some well-deserved recognition earlier in 2019, independently releasing the …
Read More »Missy Elliott's 'Iconology' Reminds Us Why She's One of the All-Time Greats
When Missy Elliott walks back into the room, nearly 15 years after her last album, every knee must bow. She’s the kind of genius who can work on her own eccentric terms, and the whole world agrees to play along because, well, what other Missys have we got? There’s never …
Read More »Big Sean, A$AP Ferg Team for Wild New Song 'Bezerk'
Big Sean exchanges wild boasts and rhythmically dense punchlines with A$AP Ferg on his new song “Bezerk.” The duo seamlessly trade off lines throughout the track over producer Hit-Boy’s throbbing sub-bass and airy keys. At times, they even finish each other’s rhymes: “My diamonds shining like the ball that drop …
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