Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Pony Bradshaw, “Dope Mountain” Pony Bradshaw gives …
Read More »'Useful Idiots' With Ryan McMahon and Jon Thompson of the 'Thunder Bay' Podcast
In the latest socially distanced episode of ourUseful Idiots podcast, hostsMatt Taibbi and Katie Halper are joined by Ryan McMahon and Jon Thompson of the Thunder Baypodcast. For “Democrats Suck,” Katie dives into former President Barack Obama’s new best-selling memoir A Promised Land, particularly the section in which Obama laments …
Read More »Hal Ketchum, Nineties Country Singer of 'Small Town Saturday Night,' Dead at 67
Hal Ketchum, the Grand Ole Opry member and hit country singer of “Small Town Saturday Night,” died Monday night at 67 as a result of complications from dementia. Ketchum’s wife Andrea confirmed the news on Facebook Tuesday. “With great sadness and grief we announce that Hal passed away peacefully last …
Read More »Billie Eilish Now Has an 'Infinite Music Video' for 'Bad Guy'
What do Russian metal heads and French autoharpists have in common? They’ve both covered Billie Eilish‘s “Bad Guy” — a song whose original music video recently surpassed one billion views. To celebrate that milestone, and the fact that Eilish’s smash hit is one of the most-covered songs the platform has …
Read More »Meet CMNTY Culture, the New Record Label Behind Country Trap Artist RMR
As major record labels drill down on signing and breaking as many artists as possible, CMNTY Culture — a 1-year-old indie label, founded by eight-time Grammy-winning songwriter Philip Lawrence, A&R exec Malik Rasheed, and marketing executive Chief Johnson — wants to do the very opposite. CMNTY’s goal is to cultivate …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Celebrates 'Body' Positivity in New Video
Megan Thee Stallion has released the new video for “Body.” The single appears on her debut studio album, Good News; both dropped at midnight on Thursday. She premiered the visual during YouTube Original’s weekly series, Released. During the show, she discussed embracing “all body shapes” and how the video represents …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Releases Two Solo Singles 'Matter of Time,' 'Say Hi'
Eddie Vedder released a pair of tracks, “Matter of Time” and “Say Hi,” after performing them at a special virtual charity event Wednesday night, November 18th. The event, Ventures Into Cures, was to benefit the EB Research Partnership, a nonprofit Vedder and his wife, Jill, co-founded to help find a …
Read More »The Avalanches' 'We Will Always Love You' Features MGMT, Karen O, and More Big Names
The Avalanches have unveiled the all-star guest list that features on their upcoming album We Will Always Love You, out December 11th. The album’s previously released singles have so far included appearances by Blood Orange (“We Will Always Love You“), Jamie xx and Neneh Cherry (“Wherever You Go“), Rivers Cuomo …
Read More »Taylor Swift's Old Catalog Is Now Owned by an Investment Fund
Taylor Swift‘s music has been sold — and, once again, it was without her involvement or knowledge, the singer-songwriter says. Last year, music business veteran and mega-manager Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings LLC acquired Big Machine Label Group (BMLG), the record label that released every Swift album through 2017’s Reputation. Braun …
Read More »Fox Host's Simple Question Derails Interview With Trump Aide
As the outgoing president’s legal cases to thwart Joe Biden’s 2020 election win continue to fail, the argument that Trump was actually victorious is becoming more and more farcical with each passing day. And Saturday’s heated Fox interview with Trump’s Director of Press Communications Erin Perrine proved as much. In …
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