Just a few weeks ahead of the release of his much-anticipated second album Southside, Sam Hunt premieres the video to his latest single, “Hard to Forget,” which samples Webb Pierce’s 1953 country weeper “There Stands the Glass.” The video begins with Hunt singing along to the Pierce sample, before seguing …
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Glastonbury Festival, set to take place June 24th-28th on Worthy Farm in Somerset, U.K., has been canceled by the promoters. “We are so sorry to announce this, but Glastonbury 2020 will have to be canceled, and this will be an enforced fallow year for the festival,” the festival wrote in …
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Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have unveiled a second track from the duo’s forthcoming album Look Long, which comes out next month. “Change My Heart,” written by Saliers, is a thoughtful take on spiritual well-being and the physical and metaphysical universe. A propulsive folk-rocker swirling in a psychedelic …
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Kiss fans who want to shake hands with the band will have to wait. The group has decided to cancel all upcoming meet-and-greets over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. “Our meet-and-greets have always offered us and you, our fans, a unique opportunity to literally stand shoulder to …
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Jane Birkin teamed up with Iggy Pop for a cover of her 1969 duet with Serge Gainsbourg, “Elisa,” on The Tonight Show. The pair took on song, which comes off Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg, in French with the help of a backing band that included Questlove on drums. Birkin appeared on …
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There are songs you need to know, and there are songs you need to hear to believe they existed in the first place. Such is the case with this newly reissued cover of the Beatles‘ “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” by the long-defunct Hour Glass, the short-lived band featuring …
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UPDATE 7/24/2020:Genesis have rescheduled their tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Last Domino?” run will now kick off April 1st, 2021 at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena, and run through April 30th with a final show at London’s O2 Arena. More details on rescheduled dates can be found here. ~~ …
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Black Lips build a surreal bridge between Lou Reed and the late televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in the new video for their song “Get It on Time.” The video was directed by David Black, who shot the clip on a mix of 16mm film and repurposed television equipment he bought …
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“If you asked me five years ago to do a full original album with this band, I’d say, ‘Tear my heart out and leave it on the floor,’” Yacht Rock Revue singer Nick Niespodziani says. It’s hard to tell if he’s being hyperbolic. The 41-year-old frontman of the Atlanta-based tribute …
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The Nigerian singer Mr. Eazi announced the 30 artists who will take part in the second edition of his talent incubator program emPawa Africa on Wednesday. Each artist will receive a $10,000 grant to go towards a music video, along with mentorship from professional singers, producers, and video directors. Mr. …
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