A new documentary about PJ Harvey and the making of her 2016 album The Hope Six Demolition Project will premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, Stereogum reports. A Dog Called Money was directed by photographer and filmmaker Seamus Murphy. The film chronicles the recording of The Hope …
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Travis Scott has scheduled a second leg of North American dates for the rapper’s Astroworld: Wish You Were Here tour, a trek in support of Scott’s 2018 LP Astroworld. The 2019 leg of the tour Rolling Stone called “the greatest show on Earth” kicks off January 25th in Vancouver, British …
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An argument about Weezer derails a Christmas dinner in a Saturday Night Live sketch that found Leslie Jones and Matt Damon debating the merits of the long-running alternative rock band. The fight begins after Weezer’s cover of Toto’s “Africa” is played during the dinner. “I think they’re doing some cool …
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The finalists for Season 15 of The Voice were revealed on Tuesday night with all three of the remaining country artists sailing through to the final — providing interesting insight into the show’s core audience of voters. But that left some of the competition’s biggest vocal talents to battle for …
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Just ahead of the premiere of the Netflix film Dumplin’, featuring a soundtrack of her songs, Dolly Parton joined the film’s star and producer Jennifer Aniston on The Late Late Show With James Corden for a game of “Dolly Would or Dolly Wouldn’t?” Among the challenges posed to the always-game …
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The initial lineup has been revealed for 2019’s DelFest, the eclectic Memorial Day weekend music event celebrating the legacy and continuing influence of bluegrass entertainer Del McCoury. In addition to the Del McCoury Band and the Travelin’ McCourys, which features the legendary performer’s sons, Ronnie and Rob, DelFest will include …
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Musical history has never been as accessible as it is in the streaming era. At the same time, it’s remarkably disposable: A recent study by the British Phonographic Industry revealed that music from the Sixties accounted for just 6.4% of all streams in the U.K. in 2017. Streamers prefer the …
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If the mystic wanderings of Van Morrison‘s 1968 masterpiece Astral Weeks have any geographic setting at all, it’s their creator’s native Belfast, and, of course, the viaducts of his dreams. But as Ryan H. Walsh’s excellent recent book Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968reveals, Morrison actually conceived the album …
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LL Cool J, who cut his teeth on genre-defining battle raps, has set his sights on the dormant Rock the Bells music festival with a trademark-infringement lawsuit filed on Tuesday. In a complaint obtained by Rolling Stone, the rapper alleges that Guerilla Union, Inc., which produces the annual event (last …
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Sesame Streetpartnered with Warner Music Group imprint Arts Music to relaunch Sesame Street Records. In addition to the multi-year deal, Sesame Street‘s massive back catalogue of music is now available on streaming services and digital download platforms. The revitalized label also plans to start sharing never-before-released music from past and …
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