Singer-songwriters Ingrid Andress and Riley Green have been selected as performers for the 2020 New Faces showcase, an industry-only gig that closes out the annual Country Radio Seminar. Also featured on the bill are Runaway June, Morgan Evans, and Mitchell Tenpenny. The New Faces showcase puts this group of rising …
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Late one weeknight in October, as the Long Island band Moon Tooth was setting up on the stage of Brooklyn metal haven Saint Vitus, the background music on the PA abruptly shifted from sludgy hardcore to the crisp, neo–James Brown funk of Mark Ronson and Mystikal’s “Feel Right.” A stocky, …
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Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass, a recent book by the Rush frontman, is a history of the instrument that includes photos from his own collection. Lee will be promoting it with a book tour later this month that includes stops in Pittsburgh (December 8th), New York City (December …
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Pearl Jam rolled out dates for an extensive 2020 European summer tour earlier this week, which kicks off June 23rd in Frankfurt, Germany, and wraps up July 22nd in Amsterdam. The gigs are a mixture of arena appearances and festivals that includes Lollapalooza Stockholm, Rock Werchter Festival, and a massive …
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Neil Young has an ambitious plan to flood his Neil Young Archives website with unreleased albums and concert recordings in 2020 — and he’s asking his fans to help him sort through his vast archive to figure out which projects to prioritize. In a post on the website, Young outlines …
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Video of Aretha Franklin’s stunning solo piano rendition of the yuletide classic “O Tannenbaum” —performed in 2015 at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center — has been released for the first time. The Queen of Soul served as surprise guest at the Wynton Marsalis-led 2015 Big Band Holidays concert, where …
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Brittany Howard commandeered the stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night when she and her band performed “History Repeats,” the opening track from her new solo record Jaime. The Alabama Shakes frontwoman — wearing a flowing silk robe over a black jumpsuit and Adidas sneakers — led a raucous, funky …
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John Legend took over The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Friday night, with the “Sexiest Man Alive” delivering a soulful performance of “This Christmas” from the deluxe edition of his A Legendary Christmas, backed by a brass section and a group of festive backup singers. The singer also sat down …
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Paul McCartney has shared two infectious new songs “Home Tonight” and “In a Hurry,” a pair of unreleased tracks from the Egypt Station sessions. They will be included on his Record Store Day Black Friday release. Both tracks, recorded with producer Greg Kurstin, illustrate that the 77-year-old rock legend’s pop …
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Lil Baby‘s “Woah” debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 songs chart. The single was produced by Quay Global, who was also behind Lil Baby’s breakout single “My Dawg.” “Whoa” amassed 19 million streams and more than 4,000 downloads last week. Right behind Lil Baby, Arizona Zervas …
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