On September 30, Lana Del Rey confronted Kanye West over his political stance. Azealia Banks then called out Lana for her comments. “Don’t use Kanye for your own vapid attempts to seem politically aware when there is SO MUCH MORE bootleg witchcraft you could be doing to TRY and take down 45,” Banks wrote. “Kanye is not your enemy or THE enemy.” […]
Mamma Mia! Cher‘s new album of ABBA covers, Dancing Queen, has debuted at #3 on the Billboard album chart, tying the record for her highest-charting solo album ever. What’s more, it also scored the biggest sales week of the year for any pop album by a woman. No pop album by a woman has sold more in a week in 2018 than Dancing […]
On November 16, Geffen Records will release The Best Of Everything, the first career-spanning collection of all of Tom Petty’s hits with The Heartbreakers, his solo work and Mudcrutch. The 38-track set also features two previously unreleased tracks: the poignant and autobiographical “For Real” and the collection’s lead single—an alternate version of the title track, which restores a never-heard second verse to the song […]
British musician Jade Bird may become a household name. At only 21 years old, Bird has taken North America by storm with her Billboard-dominating singles Uh-huh and Lottery — the latter topping the charts at No. 1. She’s promoting her upcoming debut album on an American tour with her current band, which features her explosive vocals and powerful guitar-driven […]
Billy Idol is returning for his second residency at the Pearl Concert Theater (Palms Casino Resort). The 62-year-old, known for hits “Rebel Yell,” “Dancing with Myself” and “Mony Mony,” will be joined by his longtime guitarist Steve Stevens for the 10-show run in 2019. Idol will play five dates in January and five dates in […]
Snow Patrol hasn’t made new music in the last few years, until now. However they didn’t exactly disappear from the spotlight – radio will always play the “Grey’s Anatomy”-approved anthem “Chasing Cars.” But the Northern Irish/Scottish band has kept a low profile since releasing “Fallen Empires” in 2011. For why you may ask? Gary Lightbody, […]
Mumford & Sons are back and it’s music to our ears. Three years after their third album Wilder Minds topped the UK and US charts, the banjo-wielding group have released the first track from their upcoming fourth record, titled Delta. The new single “Guiding Light” – a slow building folksy track that’s apparently “emblematic” of the new album – has been made available online and will be followed by the album […]
“We’re going to come up with something that no one’s ever seen before” The English band Muse has announced which cities they’ll be visiting on their upcoming 2019 UK, Europe and US arena tour. Having dropped the “Back To The Future” themed video for new single “Pressure”, starring Terry Crews, the band will be releasing their eighth album titled […]
1. “Reaching this milestone again is a dream for this band,” Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine tells Billboard of the group’s return to No. 1 on the Hot 100 (with its first leader in six years). 4. As “Killshot” bounds in at No. 3, Eminem earns his 20th Hot 100 top 10, a run that began with […]
Andrew Hozier-Byrne (a.k.a. Hozier), the Irish songwriter, has recently stopped by the Corus studio to chat with Tom Schenck about what’s going on with him, and what’s to come in 2019. Hozier is celebrating the release of his third studio EP, Nina Cried Power, along with the commencement of a North American tour featuring several Canadian gigs. […]