Bob Dylan has scheduled a weeklong residency at New York’s Beacon Theatre within the music icon’s upcoming U.S tour. A year after Dylan’s Never Ending Tour scheduled five nights at the Beacon, Dylan has upped the residency to seven nights at the venerable venue, kicking off November 23rd and running …
Read More »Watch Rival Sons Bash Out New Anthem 'Do Your Worst'
California-Nashville rock outfit Rival Sons offer a look at their lives on the road and in the studio in the video for their new song, “Do Your Worst.” “Do Your Worst” is a relentless rocker with a gritty verse spearheaded by a sinister lead guitar riff and thumping drums. The …
Read More »How Puerto Rican Producer Tainy Became an Architect of Modern Reggaeton
Turn on any Latin pop radio station, and you’re almost certain to hear Bad Bunny‘s new single “Estamos Bien,” an emphatic track with a gloriously idiosyncratic beat. Yet even more popular with programmers is “No Es Justo,” an airy reggaeton single featuring J Balvin and Zion & Lennox. And still …
Read More »Lil Baby and Gunna Prove They're the Next Rap Duo to Watch on 'Drip Too Hard'
Rap collaborations start, flourish and dramatically burn out once every few months. Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan’s transcendent mixtape Rich Gang: Tha Tour Pt. 1 is less than four years old, but it’s a landmark release, churning out stylistic offspring since it first dropped. The latest branches on the …
Read More »11 New Albums to Stream Now: Paul McCartney, Swamp Dogg, Paul Simon and More Editors' Picks
EDITORS’ PICK: Paul McCartney, Egypt Station “Egypt Stationflows as a unit, structured like a long ride on a cosmic train, beginning and ending with ambient railway-station noise,” writes Rob Sheffield. “These days, he’s not on any kind of assembly line—he only makes albums when he’s got enough worthy songs saved …
Read More »Watch Mark Ronson, Diplo's Silk City Light Up Blackout With Dua Lipa
Mark Ronson and Diplo‘s new project Silk City team with Dua Lipa to bring a burst of light to a blackout in the video for their new song, “Electricity.” The Bradley and Pablo-directed clip is set in New York City during the sweltering 2003 blackout, and it opens with Dua …
Read More »Dolly Parton Remembers Burt Reynolds: 'You Will Always Be My Favorite Sheriff'
Dolly Parton remembered her former co-star Burt Reynolds following the beloved movie star’s death on Thursday, posting a photo on Instagram along with her comments. “Oh how sad I am today along with Burt‘s millions of fans around the world as we mourn one of our favorite leading men,” she …
Read More »Hear Billy Gibbons' Smoldering Cover of Muddy Waters' 'Standing Around Crying'
Weeks after releasing a gritty cover of Muddy Waters’ “Rollin’ and Tumblin,’” Billy Gibbons issued a second tribute to the blues legend with his take on “Standing Around Crying.” The ZZ Top guitarist offers a slow, simmering version of the cut, laced with his signature, screaming slide-guitar. “Baby, look how …
Read More »Spotify Is Giving College Students (More) Free Television
Spotify announced on Wednesday that it is throwing in a free Showtime subscription for student users — who already get a free Hulu subscription, per a bundle deal that Spotify announced last year, as well as the discounted rate of $5 a month for access to Spotify’s free tier. That …
Read More »Flashback: Michael Jackson Talks 'Thriller,' Parenting in 50th-Birthday Interview
Michael Jackson was born 60 years ago today. Ten years ago, in advance of turning 50, Jackson gave a brief but revealing interview to Good Morning America‘s Chris Connelly, in which he discussed his favorite career moments, his parenting style, his thoughts on younger artists and more. The 2008 conversation …
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