President Donald Trump came under fire this past weekend for hosting an indoor rally in a Las Vegas suburb, ignoring Nevada’s coronavirus restrictions and bringing in around 5,000 mostly maskless supporters. On Monday night, Jimmy Fallon was quick to quip about the president’s latest Covid-19-related blunder. “The rally actually defied …
Read More »Alicia Keys Announces 'Alicia' Album Release Date
Alicia Keys was scheduled to release her latest studio album,Alicia, on March 20th of this year. But like many artists, she chose to delay the album — and its tour, originally scheduled to kick off in June — because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. She initially picked a May 15th …
Read More »Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Tear Through 'Jeepster' on 'Corden'
Just a day after Nick Cave covered T.Rex’s “Cosmic Dancer” on Late Late Show WithJames Corden,Joan Jett and the Blackhearts appeared on the show for a blistering rendition of “Jeepster.” Both recordings appear on the Hal Willner-produced comp Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. “She’s just …
Read More »'SNL' to Return to Studio 8H When Season 46 Premieres in October
UPDATE: Chris Rock will host and Megan Thee Stallion will serve as musical guest on the Season 46 premiere of SNL: Saturday Night Live will return to Studio 8H inside Rockefeller Center when the long-running late-night series returns for its 46th season on October 3rd. SNL’s Season 45 was cut …
Read More »Missing Live Solos? Look on TikTok
This summer, Shalfi Edu went viral without singing a note. The 25-year-old guitarist posted a video of his playing — full of flitting fingers, though the mood remains insistently tranquil — on the app TikTok, which now functions as music’s primary discovery engine. Edu added a caption out of a …
Read More »Unheard Interviews, Restored Footage Anchor New Billie Holiday Documentary Trailer
A new documentary,Billie, will delve into the life of jazz great Billie Holiday with the help of hours of never-before-heard interviews. The project is centered around 200 hours of previously unreleased interviews that Linda Lipnack Kuehl conducted during the Sixties for a biography of Holiday that was never finished. The …
Read More »'The Princess Bride' Cast to Reunite for Virtual Table Read
The cast of the beloved comedy The Princess Bride will reunite for a one-night-only virtual table read to raise money for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. “A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion” will features original cast members Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, Carol Kane, the film’s …
Read More »Watch Lil Wayne Span Eras in Morphing 'Big Worm' Video
Lil Wayne takes a journey through his various eras visually in his new video for “Big Worm.” The track appears on the deluxe version of his latest album, Funeral, which was released in May. In the Ray Kay and Lil Wayne-directed clip, the rapper is seen morphing through various looks …
Read More »How an Instagram DM Led to Money Man and Lil Baby's Hit Track '24'
Six months ago, Money Man had 400,000 Spotify monthly listeners. Now he’s at 4.9 million. Much of that boost comes from the trap rapper’s Kobe Bryant tribute song “24,” which further soared in popularity after Lil Baby jumped on a remixed version in August. But that collaboration wasn’t just good …
Read More »If Love's a Game, Curtis Waters Is Winning
Curtis Waters finds himself unexpectedly content on “Freckles,” a new track filled with curt guitar and booming drums. “If love’s a game, then I’m winning,” he sings. “Unfamiliar feeling,” he adds — “usually I don’t feel alright.” Waters started “Freckles” following a run-in with an old friend. “After I left …
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