Daptone Records will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a new live compilation, The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo, set to arrive October 1st. The three-LP vinyl was recorded during the Daptone Super Soul Revue’s three-night stand at the Apollo in December 2014. The collection features Sharon Jones …
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Eleven-year-old rock prodigy Nandi Bushell has released a new cover of Arctic Monkeys’ breakout hit “I Bet You Look Good On the Dance Floor,” featuring the band’s actual drummer Matt Helders. Bushell, who’s best known as a hotshot drummer, steps out from behind the kit to play guitar during the …
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Dizzy Fae has released a creepy new video for “Bend N Snap,” off her debut EP Antenna. Directed by Will Tooke, the clip shows the singer mysteriously dragging bodies into an abandoned warehouse. The corpses then come to life as her backup dancers and vocalists for the song. Dizzy Fae …
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After earning a Number One single earlier this year with “Rapstar,” 22-year-old rapper Polo G also landed his first Number One album with Hall of Fame. The 20-song set, which incorporates contributions from veterans (Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne), young streaming stars (Rod Wave, Kid Laroi), and several MCs from Polo …
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Jennifer Hudson discusses her upcoming role as Aretha Franklin in a new behind-the-scenes featurette forRespect, the upcoming MGM biopic on Franklin’s life. Through interview segments and clips from the movie, as well as rehearsal videos, the featurette documents Hudson’s journey to embodying the Queen of Soul, beginning from when Franklin …
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Next week’s Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart will feature new releases from established rap royalty and a rising star, and based on how the two are performing on Apple Music’s Pre-Add Chart, the newbie seems to be the frontunner. Hall of Fame, Polo G‘s third studio album, leads the …
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Brett Eldredge reshaped the direction of his career with the release of his mature singer-songwriter album Sunday Drive last summer. With vaccines rolling out and live music quickly returning, the Illinois native is finally ready to tour behind the LP. Eldredge announced his Good Day Tour dates on Monday. Named …
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The Strokes performed a full concert Saturday at New York’s newly renovated Irving Plaza as part of a fundraiser for mayoral candidate Maya Wiley. The exuberant benefit gig — the first show at the venue in over two years, with attendees needing to show proof of vaccination — also featured …
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Zac Brown Band make an upbeat plea for peace and coexistence in the new song “Same Boat,” which was released on Friday. It’s the group’s first single under a new agreement between Warner Music Nashville and their Home Grown Music. Written by the group with Ben Simonetti and Jonathan Singleton, …
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MTV have announced that their annual Video Music Awards (VMAs) will return to New York City for the 2021 ceremony on Sunday, September 12th, airing live from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. The 2020 VMAs were also held in New York last August, but due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, the show took …
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