The Dixie Chicks have started up their first press cycle in 14 years, appearing onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday to promote their new single “Gaslighter.” (On Instagram, the band clarified that the show was pre-taped last week before recent precautions against the coronavirus pandemic, and encouraged everyone to watch …
Read More »The Psychedelic Furs Drop Stark New Single, 'You'll Be Mine'
UPDATE: The Psychedelic Furs have postponed the release of Made of Rain, their first new album in 29 years, due to coronavirus concerns. The release date has been rescheduled to July 31st. “Due to the current situation we are all facing around the world, and because of the logistical issues …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Christian Nodal, 'Se Me Olvidó'
With his 2017 runaway hit, “Adios Amor,” Mexican yeehaw prince Christian Nodal bid a somber farewell to a former lover. The 21-year-old revisits the heartbreak with much more levity — and a few rounds of beer — in his latest work of devil-may-care mariachi, “Se Me Olvidó,” or “I Forgot.” …
Read More »Houston Rodeo Shuts Down Early Due to Coronavirus Concerns
The annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has canceled the remainder of its 2020 events — including concerts headlined by Lizzo, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Gwen Stefani, Dierks Bentley and more — due to coronavirus concerns. The announcement came soon after the World Health Organization classified the coronavirus outbreak as …
Read More »Australian Bushfire Relief Concert Canceled Over COVID-19 Outbreak
Australia‘s World Tour Bushfire Relief has officially canceled its upcoming benefit following Miley Cyrus‘ withdrawal over the COVID-19 outbreak. The concert was scheduled for Friday, March 13th at Melbourne’s Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. “We are very sad that Miley Cyrus has announced that she will not be traveling to Melbourne …
Read More »Nashville Tornado: Benefit Concerts, How to Help
It’s been nearly a week since a series of tornadoes struck the Nashville area on March 3rd, causing widespread damage in the city’s densely populated neighborhoods — including the destruction of beloved music venue the Basement East — and killing more than two dozen people in the surrounding area. Volunteers …
Read More »Daptone Records Launches New Imprint, Drops Inaugural EP
Daptone Records, the Brooklyn-based soul and funk label, has announced a new imprint titled Penrose Records. Started by Daptone’s co-founder Bosco Mann — who recently built a new studio in his hometown of Riverside, California — the imprint droppedan inaugural EP titled Presenting Penrose Records. The five-track EP consists of …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Soccer Mommy, 'Royal Screw Up'
Four years ago, when Sophie Allison set out on the journey that’s made her one of indie rock’s brightest stars, she did it simply: just a quiet voice in a small room, singing melodies you couldn’t ignore. She’s come a long way since then, as you can hear on her …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Sues 1501 Entertainment Label
A Texas judge granted the Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion a temporary restraining order against her label, 1501 Entertainment, on Monday, according to Billboard. Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, recently filed suit against 1501 Entertainment, alleging that the contract she had signed with the label when …
Read More »How 'Steal Away' Singer Robbie Dupree Ended Up on 'The Wrestling Album II'
If you’ve ever listened to The Wrestling Album, the WWF’s 1985 curiosity that cast its muscled superstars as singers, you can hear why producer Rick Derringer figured he needed an actual vocalist for the 1987 follow-up, Piledriver: The Wrestling Album II. Sandwiched in among colorful rasslin’ managers like Jimmy Hart …
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