Music at Home: Nineties R&B Classics
The Nineties were a golden era for R&B, a time when hip-hop and soul music joined forces to bridge gaps and create new sounds. Today, singers like Summer Walker, Partynextdoor,
Oakland Reaches $32.7 Million Settlement With ‘Ghost Ship’ Victims, Families
The city of Oakland agreed to a $32.7 million settlement with the victims and families of the “Ghost Ship” warehouse fire following a civil lawsuit stemming from the de
Emerging Pop Star Renforshort Talks Missing Friends, Being ‘Over’ Zoom Writing Sessions
Lauren Isenberg, known to the world as Renforshort, had just come back home to Toronto from a tour in Europe a week before the coronavirus pandemic put her city on lockdown. “
Perry Farrell to Release 35-Year Retrospective Box Set
Perry Farrell — the frontman for Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros and Satellite Party — has announced Perry Farrell: The Glitz; The Glamour, a nine-vinyl box set
Yo La Tengo Release Quarantine-Made Instrumental LP ‘We Have Amnesia Sometimes’
Yo La Tengo have corralled their recent string of new tracks for an instrumental album titled We Have Amnesia Sometimes, which the long-running New Jersey band created during a wee
Paul McCartney Previews ‘Flaming Pie’ Reissue With ‘Beautiful Night’ EP
Paul McCartney has shared his new Beautiful Night EP, a four-track digital release that extracts the various versions of the 1997 single from the upcoming Flaming Pie reissue. The
Loudon Wainwright III Is Still the Poet Laureate of Family Dysfunction
Each day on Loudon Wainwright III’s front yard, squirrels attack Donald Trump. Well, not exactly: Dangling by string from a tree on his front yard on the eastern tip of Long
The National’s Matt Berninger Shares New Song ‘Distant Axis,’ Details Solo LP
The National’s Matt Berninger has shared his new song “Distant Axis” from the singer’s upcoming solo album Serpentine Prison. Berninger’s debut solo L
The Chicks Perform ‘March March,’ Discuss Name Change on ‘Colbert’
The Chicks’ first new album in 14 years, Gaslighter, is out Friday (July 17th). Ahead of the release, the group formerly known as the Dixie Chicks performed “March
Tina Turner, Kygo Release New ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It’ Remix
Tina Turner has come out of retirement at age 80 to release a Kygo remix of her 1984 mega hit, “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” The new dancefloor-ready rendition
Drake and DJ Khaled Try to Solve the Song of the Summer Crisis
For the bulk of 2020, Drake has been trying to plug the dam. The Toronto rapper has been besieged with so many leaks he’s found various places to stash his ever-evolving coll
Troye Sivan’s Heartbreak is Set Aflame in New ‘Easy’ Video
Troye Sivan contemplates heartbreak and yearning for reigniting a relationship in his new video for “Easy.” The song appears on the singer’s upcoming In a Dream E
Steve Van Zandt’s Plan to Save Music Education During the Pandemic
Steve Van Zandt is trying to stay busy. “I’ve been producing records, and executive-producing records over the phone, believe it or not,” he says from his Greenwi
Hear Our Podcast on the Birth of ‘Hamilton’
When Lin-Manuel Miranda debuted the first song from what he was then calling The Hamilton Mixtape at the White House in 2009, Alex Lacamoire was there, accompanying him on pia
Shamir Shares ‘I Wonder,’ Announces Self-Titled Album
Shamir has announced that he will release a self-titled album on October 2nd and has shared a second single from the record, following the quarantine-themed track “On My Own.
Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill Reunite in Lush ‘All Mine’ Video
Ralph Tresvant is nearly overwhelmed by the strength of his affections on new single “All Mine.” For added firepower, the singer recruits his old group-mate Johnny Gill
See Pretenders’ Shimmery New ‘You Can’t Hurt a Fool’ Video
The Pretenders’ latest single “You Can’t Hurt a Fool” is a simple, soulful ballad — and the band lets it speak for itself in a new video. Throughout t