After BTS recreated the Beatles’memorable 1964 U.S. television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show on Wednesday, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert shared a bonus performance of the K-pop stars delivering their Ed Sheeran-penned track “Make It Right” Friday. While sitting on stools, the seven members of the K-pop group …
Read More »Watch the Who Perform 'Won't Get Fooled Again' With Toy Instruments on 'Fallon'
Days after performing to a densely packed Madison Square Garden, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a hilarious rendition of “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” Joined by the Roots and Fallon himself, the group played the 1971 Who’s Next classic with classroom instruments. …
Read More »Flashback: Dolly Parton Charms Mick Jagger, John Belushi at New York's Bottom Line
In May 1977, New York City was on the brink. A serial killer calling himself “Son of Sam” evaded capture and taunted authorities, while the city faced financial ruin and a growing reputation as a lawless, concrete jungle. Two months later, the situation would reach fever pitch, amid a sweltering …
Read More »Justin Timberlake, Missy Elliott Receive Honorary Doctorate Degrees
Justin Timberlake and Missy Elliott were honored with doctorate degrees from the Berklee College of Music on Saturday. Composer and musical director Alex Lacamoire also received an honorary degree for his work in Hamilton, In The Heights and Dear Evan Hansen. “This year’s honorary doctorate recipients are being recognized for …
Read More »Hear Ed Sheeran's Buoyant 'I Don't Care' Featuring Justin Bieber
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have teamed up for the Sheeran’s uplifting new song, “I Don’t Care.” The pair previously worked together on Bieber’s 2015 Purpose tune, “Love Yourself.” Unlike their previous kiss-off-themed collaboration and contrary to the new song’s title, “I Don’t Care” exalts in the feel-good side of …
Read More »Hear Madonna's Uplifting New Song 'I Rise'
Madonna has released an anthemic new song “I Rise” ahead of her upcoming album Madame X. The mid-tempo, Auto-tuned number features inspirational lyrics, as well as an audio sample from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School school shooting survivor Emma González. “There’s nothing you can do to me that hasn’t been …
Read More »Stream These Albums: April 2019
Vampire Weekend, Father of the Bride Father of the Bride (which is out this Friday) is so zealously detailed and meticulously contoured that you easily sink into its inventions: the whirl of country picking, surf-guitar twang and classical interlude in “Harmony Hall”; the loopy hip-hop of “Sunflower” with its creeping-vocal …
Read More »Peter Frampton Preps New Covers LP 'All Blues'
Peter Frampton will release a new covers album, All Blues, on June 7th via UMe. The 10-track LP, credited to the Peter Frampton Band — featuring guitarist Adam Lester, keyboardist-guitarist Rob Arthur and drummer Dan Wojciechowski — includes guest spots from the Fabulous Thunderbirds’ Kim Wilson and guitarists Larry Carlton, …
Read More »See Quaker City Night Hawks' Tense, Drug-Smuggling 'Suit in the Back' Video
Quaker City Night Hawks present a thrilling three-minute mini-movie in their new video for the grooving “Suit in the Back.” The song appears on the Fort Worth, Texas, band’s latest album QCNH. Directed by Max Loeb and Kilby Rodell, the clip depicts a biker who falls in with a mysterious …
Read More »Watch Idris Elba Cameo in Stormzy's Video for 'Vossi Bop'
Stormzy is back with a fast-talking, politically-tinged new single, “Vossi Bop,” and an accompanying music video. The video, directed by Henry Scholfield and choreographed by Shay Latukolan, takes the rapper around his hometown of London, opening with alone Stormzy in the middle of an empty Westminster Bridge, the London Eye …
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