Music

Willie Nelson, country’s patron saint of marijuana, hosts a livestreamed variety show dubbed “Come and Toke It” on April 20th, or 4/20, the unofficial weed holiday. The stoner special, Nelson’s fourth installment in his self-isolation Luck Reunion livestreams, will feature musical guests, comedians, chefs, and cannabis experts “all from the …

In a defiant spoken-word recording, Eric Church celebrates the human spirit and promises that the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated, while also hinting at a new song on the horizon, “Through My Ray Bans.” “Where there once were roars, now there are just echoes. The handshakes and the hugs of …

GLAAD has announced Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone, a special livestream event to be broadcast Sunday, April 26th, at 8 p.m. ET on the organization’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. The event will highlight the LGBTQ community’s response to COVID-19 and feature a star-studded lineup of guests including …

Cardi B invited Sen. Bernie Sanders to join her on Instagram Live for a discussion about the coronavirus pandemic and voting for Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Sanders suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination last week and endorsed Biden on Monday. Cardi B and Sanders’ conversation was simultaneously …

Laura Marling‘s new album ends with a lullaby: “For You,” a sparsely strummed ballad with a harmonizing light-gospel quartet, neatly sums up the gentle folkiness of Marling’s new album, Song for Our Daughter, which arrives three years after her off-kilter roots experimentation with Blake Mills on 2017’s Semper Femina. “For …

Dolly Parton surprised fans on Monday with the digital release of six albums previously unavailable on streaming. “Surprise! 93 of your favorite classics are finally available again online!” Parton wrote on Twitter. “I hope these songs bring some light into your life during these hard times.” The LPs newly available …

On their 2019 single, “Sigues Con Él,” Dominican-American MC Arcángel and Panamanian singer Sech plead with a woman to ditch her loser boyfriend. Yet on a brand new remix, bachata superstar Romeo Santos crashes their pity party and offers his own perspective. Initially featured on Arcángel’s 2019 studio album, Historias …

As the world fights a pandemic, we reached out to some of our favorite artists with a few quarantine questions about these unprecedented times. Here’s what Colin Meloy of the Decemberists has to say. What are you doing with your unexpected time at home? Some aspects of my life have …

On Sunday, April 12th, A&E will air Willie Nelson: American Outlaw, filmed during an all-star tribute concert to the Country Music Hall of Famer in Nashville. For a preview of the show, the network has released a clip of Nelson’s performance of “City of New Orleans” featuring Susan Tedeschi and …

The Grateful Dead will stream a weekly concert series on their YouTube channel. Appropriately named Shakedown Stream, the series will premiere on Friday, April 10th, at 8 p.m. EST. The band will kick offwith Truckin’ Up to Buffalo, a full screening of their Fourth of July show from July 4th, …