Rod Wave may not be a household name, but he sure streams like one. The Florida rapper reaches a new career peak on the RS 100 this week with his new song “Street Runner” at Number 15, and now, with his upcoming album SoulFly, he takes Number One on this …
Read More »Kacey Musgraves Covers Willie Nelson's 'On the Road Again' at Matthew McConaughey's Texas Benefit
Kacey Musgraves shared a cover of Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again,” while Nelson himself performed the country standard “Beautiful Texas,” during Matthew McConaughey’s “We’re Texas” fundraiser on Sunday, March 21st. Musgraves’ performance begins at the 1:26:23 mark, with the musician explaining how she got involved in the fundraiser: “The …
Read More »Brandi Carlile to Allow Fully Vaccinated Fans, Chosen at Random, at Her Nashville Concert
Brandi Carlile will perform her first live band concert since the start of the pandemic on March 28th, a livestreaming performance airing from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. On Thursday, Carlile announced that a select few vaccinated fans will be able to attend the concert in person. Fans who have either received …
Read More »Rhye's Michael Milosh Calls Abuse Allegations 'Outrageous False Claims'
Rhye frontman Michael Milosh has responded to accusations of sexual abuse, assault and grooming made by his ex-wife, actress Alexa Nikolas. Milosh released the statement to Rolling Stone on Wednesday, in response to a five-part open letter Nikolas posted to Instagram titled “Groomed by the Groom.” In her open letter, …
Read More »Avett Brothers, Billy Strings, Jon Pardi Anchor Bonnaroo 'Concerts on the Farm' Series
Bonnaroo is currently slated to return in September, but the festival grounds won’t sit dormant until then. A new socially distanced live-music series —“Concerts on the Farm” — is set to kick off in May. The run begins with Billy Strings on May 28th. The singer-guitarist, who won his first …
Read More »Watch Dua Lipa Stun With 'Levitating,' 'Don't Start Now' at 2021 Grammys
Dua Lipa dazzled in her performance of two of her biggest hit songs, “Levitating” and “Don’t Start Now,” at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Lipa took the stage in a large, robe-like pink gown in front of a surreal, purple cloud background to perform “Levitating” solo. DaBaby took the stage soon …
Read More »Kenny Chesney Rides Out the Perfect Storm in New 'Knowing You' Music Video
Kenny Chesney mixes the romantic sailboat opulence of Duran Duran’s “Rio” video with the salt-of-the-earth drama of George Clooney’s The Perfect Storm in the new music video for his song “Knowing You.” Filmed in Gloucester, Massachusetts — the same location in Clooney’s 2000 film — the clip finds the country …
Read More »Miko Marks Was Rebuffed by Nashville in the 2000s. She's Back With a Bold New Album
In the mid-2000s, Miko Marks was trying to make a serious run at mainstream country stardom. She put out a pair of albums, 2005’s Freeway Bound and 2007’s It Feels Good, posing in a cowboy hat for both cover images, and showed herself to be a skillful singer who was …
Read More »Metallica Celebrates 'Master of Puppets' Anniversary on 'Colbert'
Metallica’s classic album Master of Puppets turned 35 on Wednesday, and, to celebrate, the band appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform its opening track, “Battery.” As a nod to their highly influential metal album and the tour surrounding it, Metallica performed in front of their original …
Read More »Islands Preview First Album in Five Years With '(We Like To) Do It With the Lights On'
Indie favorites Islands have returned with a new song, “(We Like To) Do It With the Lights On,” from their first album in five years, Islomania, set to arrive June 11th on Royal Mountain Records. “Do It With the Lights On” is a catchy bit of dance-pop led by an …
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