UPDATE (7/15):A federal judge granted a request from R. Kelly‘s two longstanding attorneys, Steve Greenberg and Michael Leonard, to withdraw from Kelly’s case following issues among Kelly’s legal team,as Associated Press reports. Greenberg and Leonard stated it was “impossible” to work alongside two new lawyers Kelly hired. The news comes …
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In 2014, Cale Tyson performed at a Ones to Watch showcase presented by Rolling Stone Country at Nashville’s Exit/In opposite future star Margo Price and RaeLyn Nelson, Willie’s granddaughter. Tyson, a Texas native, sang country music songs that night, emphasizing a hillbilly hiccup in his voice and even flirting with …
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Thurston Moore is writing a new memoir, Sonic Life, which is set to be released in 2023 via Doubleday. The book will trace the “wild music and endless wonder” of Moore’s life and career, according to The Bookseller. A synopsis notes: “From his infatuation and engagement with the Seventies punk …
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Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe closed its doors on March 13th, 2020, another music venue unable to operate during the pandemic. But the tiny listening room’s case was even more acute than some clubs: The Bluebird, where budding songwriters try out new material right in the center of the fans, is built …
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Juvenile has reworked his 1999 classic “Back That Thang Up” as “Vax That Thang Up” as part of a new campaign by the dating app BLK to encourage people to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The pro-vaccine reboot finds Juvenile linking up with fellow Cash Money great Mannie Fresh, who also …
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Tyler, the Creator has released a full video of his recent Call Me If You Get Lost live-streamed concert. The hour-plus-long clip, recorded at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg, features numerous tracks off his new album. The rapper originally performed the concert on July 1st as a Twitch broadcast to …
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J Balvin and Skrillex have teamed up for the new song “In Da Getto,” the latest single from the prolific Colombian reggaeton star. The track, produced by Skrillex and Tainy, is built around an interpolation of the Nineties dance hit “In De Ghetto” by David Morales and the Bad Yard …
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The bright horns and slapping bass of Dolly Parton’s “Sure Thing,” the disco harmonies of Conway Twitty’s “Night Fires,” and the swagger of Ronnie Milsap’s “Get It Up” all get their due on Country Funk Volume III (1975-1982), the latest installment of Light in the Attic Records’ compilation series. Slated …
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Ed Sheeran is taking over The Late Late Show this week. After showcasing his single “Bad Habits” earlier this week, Sheeran offered an intimate performance of his 2011 track “The A-Team.” Appearing on the late night show’s stage with only an acoustic guitar, Sheeran gave an emotional take on the …
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When Amy Helm set out to record What the Flood Leaves Behind, her third solo album released in June, she found herself being called home. The singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist cut her last LP, 2018’s brooding This Too Shall Light, in Los Angeles, and it was time to reconnect with …
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