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British glam rockers Mott The Hoople are coming to America for the first time since their tour in support of 1974’s The Hoople. They’re using the moniker Mott The Hoople ’74 to mark the return of guitarist Ariel Bender, who hasn’t played with the band since 1974. Also returning for …

Huey Lewis & The News have inked a deal with BMG to record their first album of original songs since 2001’s Plan B. “We’re very excited about our new album, and honestly feel that it’s among our best work – we cannot wait to get it out to fans!” Lewis …

One year after the death of Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan, her band mates have announced their final album In the End, a collection of songs O’Riordan worked on prior to her January 15th, 2018 death. The Cranberries also shared In the End‘s first single, the catchy “All Over Now.” “I …

R. Kelly‘s lawyer denied all of the sexual misconduct allegations against the singer and called the Surviving R. Kelly docuseries “disgusting” in a new interview Friday. Speaking to the Associated Press, Kelly’s Chicago-based attorney Steve Greenberg said, “The allegations aren’t true because he never knowingly had sex with an underage …

Hozier covered Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” as part of Spotify’s Singles series, reimagining the snappy R&B-pop hit as a gospel-tinged slow-jam. The “Take Me to Church” singer explores his full vocal range throughout the organ-fueled track, moving from warm crooning to a feathery falsetto. In a statement about the …

Phish, Post Malone, Childish Gambino, Solange and Cardi B lead the 2019 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which returns to Manchester, Tennessee from June 13th to 16th. The Avett Brothers, the Lumineers, Kacey Musgraves, Odesza, Brandi Carlile, Courtney Barnett, the National, the Lonely Island, John Prine, Marin Morris and My …

Legendary songwriter and musician John Hartford, who came into millions of homes each week playing banjo on the highly rated Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour from 1969 to 1972, forged his own Grammy-winning career as a versatile session musician, unique lyricist and compelling storyteller on hits like “Gentle on My Mind.” …

Greensky Bluegrass have unveiled a fourth track from their upcoming LPAll for Money, which will be released on January 18th. At nine minutes in length, “Courage for the Road” is a hard-driving acoustic tune featuring an extended middle section filled with frenetic, fleet-fingered solos. It’s the kind of exploratory jaunt …

Paul McCartney transforms a lovelorn piano ballad into a wandering, auto-tuned experiment on “Get Enough.” The track, which he co-wrote and produced with Zach Skelton and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, arrives less than four months after his 17th solo album, Egypt Station. “Get Enough” opens as a straightforward pop tune, with …

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 …