The most radical thing a jazz singer could do in 2018 is stick to the basics. One might expect Cécile McLorin Salvant, who picked up Best Jazz Vocal Album Grammys for each of her past two albums and is riding a wave of mainstream acclaim, to team with a buzzy …
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When Fleet Foxes released their first album in 2008, the band immediately stood out for its acoustic strumming and wide-open CSNY-style harmonies. The album sold more than 500,000 copies, with Rolling Stone naming it one of the 40 Greatest Stoner Albums of All Time and the group influencing a generation …
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Puerto Rican trap and reggaeton star Bad Bunny made his first television appearance Wednesday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The 24-year-old singer performed his hit song “Estamos Bien,” or “We’re Good,” which debuted at Number 9 on the Hot Latin Songs chart. “He is nominated for five Latin …
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UPDATE: Elton John will bring his farewell tour into 2020 after adding seven New York metropolitan area shows to his three-year farewell tour. Tickets for the gigs go on sale to the general public on September 27th. See the new dates below. Elton John added 25 additional North American dates …
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Garth Brooks has disinvited America’s Got Talent finalist Michael Ketterer from appearing at his October concert at Notre Dame Stadium in Indiana following the arrest of the aspiring singer for domestic violence. Ketterer performed a song that Brooks had written especially for him during the September 19th finale of America’s …
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Satellite radio giant SiriusXM announced the $3.5 billion all-stock acquisition of Internet radio giant Pandora on Monday, which will bring the two companies together into a massive audio entertainment firm. In a press release, the two companies said that both brands (and their products and services) will continue to operate …
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Hillary Clinton discussedthe allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, the Mueller investigation and whether our democracy is “in crisis” during a visit to the Late Show Friday. “I really want people to take it seriously, regardless of who you voted for, whether you even voted, and think about why our democracy is …
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Josh Turner, whose 2003 debut single “Long Black Train” was a nod to his gospel-music roots, will release a full-length album showcasing songs of faith next month. Due out October 26th, the South Carolina native’s I Serve a Saviorwill include hand-picked hymns, new original material and live versions of Turner’s …
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William Shatner, master of the theatrical spoken-word rock cover, is tackling the Yuletide with his first-ever holiday LP, Shatner Claus –The Christmas Album, out October 26th via Clepoatra Records. Iggy Pop, Henry Rollins, Brad Paisley, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Todd Rundgren, Judy Collins and former Yes …
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The title seems like a joke: How the hell did Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix) and his older brother Eli (John C. Reilly) grow up in the Old West with a last name like Sisters and not get ragged on to the point of madness? It’s 1851, and the siblings work …
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