In the wake of announcing a co-headlining tour with Lil Wayne this summer, Blink-182 have released a new single, “Blame It On My Youth.” The song looks back on the band’s decades-long career, and celebrates their continued youthfulness and tendencies toward teenage rebellion: “I was bored to death, so I …
Read More »There's a Musician's Union. Many Musicians Are Unaware — or Unable to Join
In a video interview uploaded to YouTube in February, Joe Budden, a former major-label rapper who is enjoying a popular second career as a podcast star, tried to recruit 2 Chainz to lead a strike in hip-hop. “You don’t think we need a union?” Budden asked. “You should be our …
Read More »'SNL': See Shawn Mendes Perform New Song 'If I Can't Have You' for First Time
Following the release of new music on Friday, Shawn Mendes returned to Studio 8H as this week’s musical guest on the Adam Sandler-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. The pop singer opened with an uplifting rendition of his latest single “If I Can’t Have You.” During the performance of the …
Read More »Review: L7 Take No Prisoners on Comeback Album 'Scatter the Rats'
It’s been two decades since L7‘s last album — long enough for the grunge-punk heroes to add plenty of new names to their already expansive shitlist. On Scatter the Rats, they rail against fakes, frauds, liars, doubters and, of course, rats. “Don’t need your Venn diagram,” vocalist-guitarist Suzi Gardner sings …
Read More »Ari Lennox Details 'Shea Butter Baby' LP, Unveils Sultry 'Up Late' Song
Ari Lennox has announced the release date and track list for her forthcoming album, Shea Butter Baby. The R&B Dreamville signee’s debut full-length LP will arrive on May 7th and it’s available for pre-order. She also unveiled its sultry new single, “Up Late.” The new track finds the singer lustfully …
Read More »Kelsea Ballerini Is Having a Really Good Year
Just a couple of weeks ago, Kelsea Ballerini experienced one of those surreal, is-this-really-happening-right-now? moments. The Knoxville, Tennessee, native was backstage on the night of her Grand Ole Opry induction, rehearsing a cover of Trisha Yearwood’s “Walkaway Joe” with Carrie Underwood in one of the dressing rooms. That’s all impressive …
Read More »Watch Willie Nelson Pay Tribute to Horses in 'Ride Me Back Home'
Willie Nelson turned 86 yesterday, announced a tour and appeared on the cover of our cannabis issue. The story is timed to Nelson’s new album Ride Me Back Home, out June 21st, which features new songs and covers of everyone from Guy Clark to Billy Joel. On Tuesday, Nelson released …
Read More »Hear Banks' Electrifying New Song 'Gimme'
Brooding pop singer Banks shared her hypnotic new single “Gimme,” her first release since 2017. The synth-heavy track — featuring Banks’ bewitching vocals over a mesmerizing, sharp backbeat — premiered on Beats 1 Monday. “’Gimme’ is a song about getting what you want,” Banks said of the single in a …
Read More »Watch Metallica Perform 'Star-Spangled Banner' at San Francisco Giants Game
In what has become an annual tradition for the San Francisco Giants, Metallica performed a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Oracle Park to mark the baseball team’s seventh annual “Metallica Day.” The entire band was in attendance for the sold-out game Friday versus the New York Yankees, with guitarists …
Read More »The Cranberries Say Goodbye Beautifully on 'In the End'
The Cranberries wrote the music for In the End in the year leading up to Dolores O’Riordan’s death and even though they had no way of knowing that this would be their parting statement, almost everything about it exudes finality. Many of the songs are about moving on or trying …
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