Adam Levine jumped in James Corden’s car for The Late Late Show host’s Carpool Karaoke segment. The pair sang a career-spanning collection of Levine’s hits with his band Maroon 5, commiserated about being dads and got pulled over by the police. Levine and Corden began with “Moves Like Jagger” before …
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TheRolling Stones‘ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” released as a single 50 years ago today, isn’t merely the greatest song ever written about Keith Richards’ gardener (who inspired the tune in name only). It recently came to light that, in the summer of 2016, a phrase from the opening line – “crossfire …
Read More »BBMAs: See BTS' Angst-Ridden Performance of New Song 'Fake Love'
BTS performed their new emo/hip-hop-tinged single “Fake Love” at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. The song appeared on their latest album, Love Yourself: Tear. Fans screamed all night whenever BTS appeared on camera, and host Kelly Clarkson was immediately overwhelmed by the crowd as she tried to introduce the …
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An all-star jam led by Taj Mahal, Bob Weir, Don Was and the members of Chickenfoot – featuring former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony with Chad Smith and Joe Satriani – covered the Otis Redding classic “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay” during the Acoustic-4-a-Cure benefit …
Read More »Hear Neko Case's Stunning New Ballad 'Curse of the I-5 Corridor'
Neko Case unveiled a sprawling new duet with Screaming Trees’ Mark Lanegan, “Curse of the I-5 Corridor,” set to appear on her new album, Hell-On, out June 1st. “Curse of the I-5 Corridor” gracefully moves between Case and Lanegan singing together with minimal musical accompaniment and a melancholy folk-rock swing. …
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Maren Morris is heading back into the studio. With her 2016 debut album Hero establishing the Texas native as one of contemporary country music’s most exciting – and sonically adventurous – new voices, the Grammy winner is embracing the freedom to paint outside any genre lines. Especially after the success …
Read More »Watch the Flaming Lips' Cymbal-Burning 'The Captain' Video
The Flaming Lips light cymbals on fire in their cathartic black-and-white video for “The Captain,” a rareSoft Bulletin-era track featured on the psych rock band’s upcoming deluxe edition of Greatest Hits Vol. 1. Frontman Wayne Coyne, decked out in his now-signature eye patch, croons in a deliberate twang as the …
Read More »See Justin Timberlake, Chris Stapleton's Nashville Reunion for 'Tennessee Whiskey'
Justin Timberlake‘s Man of the Woods Tour made a stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night, so it was only appropriate that Timberlake’s pal and collaborator Chris Stapleton would show up for a duet on “Tennessee Whiskey.” Timberlake teases the selection with a four count, and the crowd erupts …
Read More »Inside Pop's New Bilingual Moment
In 2017, two of the most popular singles in America were bilingual: Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” featured a yearning guest verse from Justin Bieber, while J Balvin’s club missile “Mi Gente” gained incendiary power thanks to a Beyoncé cameo. In both cases, the English-speaking singers made notable effort …
Read More »Hear Alice in Chains' First New Song in Five Years, 'The One You Know'
Alice in Chains released their first new song in five years, the eerie “The One You Know.” The single previews the alt-metal band’s upcoming, as-yet-untitled sixth LP, due out later in 2018. Guitarists Jerry Cantrell and William DuVall anchor the track with a series of grungy, dissonant riffs. “Tell me …
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