When Taylor Swift announced that she was rerecording her first six albums after her label Big Machine sold her masters to Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings — putting her legacy “in the hands,” as Swift said, “of someone who tried to dismantle it” — the move was heralded by many as …
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Ed Sheeran has announced that he will be releasing his first new solo single since “Happier” from 2017’s Divide. His upcoming song, “Bad Habits,” will arrive on June 25th via Atlantic Records. The singer teased a brief snippet of the song on Instagram. Sheeran has been dropping hints via social …
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The Robert Randolph Foundation will host Unityfest, a livestream concert event in celebration of Juneteenth, on June 19th at 5:00 p.m. ET via the festival’s website. Hosted by Amanda Seales and JB Smoove, the inaugural festival will feature a set by Nile Rodgers and his group Chic, performing “funky music …
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Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Good 4 U,” the third single off her debut album Sour, held onto Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs Chart. In its second straight week at Number One, “Good 4 U” pulled in an impressive 362,000 units. Only four other songs have seen over 300,000 …
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Saxophonist Dave McMurray has enlisted Bob Weir and Bettye LaVette for a rendition of the Grateful Dead’s “Loser,” the first single from McMurray’s upcoming Dead tribute album Grateful Deadication. McMurray’s version of the Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter-penned track, sung by LaVette with Weir on guitar, also features assistance from …
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Tanya Tucker’s 2020 CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour was only a handful of dates in when shows were postponed indefinitely last March. On Wednesday, Tucker announced rescheduled 2021 dates for the trek, along with other live performances. Tucker’s CMT Next Women dates resume August 6th …
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Fresh off announcing this fall’s Knotfest, Slipknot is out with the dates and lineup for the Knotfest Roadshow. Kicking off September 28th in Tinley Park, Illinois, the tour features Slipknot, Killswitch Engage, Fever 333, and Code Orange. Over 28 dates, the tour will travel across the U.S., wrapping up in …
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Brockhampton performed theirRoadrunner: New Light, New Machine deep cut “Don’t Shoot Up the Party” onThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert Wednesday night. The group opted to appear in a pretaped soundstage segment rather than perform live in front of an audience, as some artists are choosing to do now that …
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Joy Oladokun will release her major label debut In Defense of My Own Happiness on Friday, June 4th. The project follows the Nashville singer-songwriter’s identically titled 2020 project, which was released independently, as well as a slew of successful singles. The new In Defense of My Own Happiness just has …
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In 1969, there was no bigger star in country music than Johnny Cash, and although he had scored a few pop hits throughout his career, the peak of his pop-chart success came with the No. 2 smash “A Boy Named Sue,” recorded live at San Quentin Prison. That same year, …
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