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 …
Read More »Social Distancing With Colin Meloy of the Decemberists: 'Astral Weeks,' Sourdough Starters and Dread
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 …
Read More »See Willie Nelson, Tedeschi Trucks Band's Rousing 'City of New Orleans'
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 …
Read More »Grateful Dead Announce Weekly Shakedown Stream Series
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, …
Read More »Celebs Are Bored: Ariana Grande Recreates 'Waterboy' Scene With Friends
As much of America continues to self-quarantine, the propensity to go stir crazy increases with each passing day. Celebrities are no different: bored out of their minds while sitting at home indefinitely. Maybe they are ceaselessly launching Instagram Lives just for some human connection. Maybe they’re teasing us with some …
Read More »My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way Shares Four Solo Songs
With My Chemical Romance’s reunion tour currently delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, Gerard Way surprised fans with the release of some unfinished solo material the singer had been working on. “I’m calling all of this stuff Distraction Or Despair, since that seems to be the two things I keep shifting …
Read More »Ashley McBryde Tells Stories of Career Struggles and Small Town Drama on 'Never Will'
The past decade in country music has been a boom time for small-town truth tellers — artists like Brandy Clark, Angaleena Presley, and Kacey Musgraves — who countered Nashville’s trucks-and-tailgates formula with stripped-down realism. In 2018, Arkansas native Ashley McBryde released one of the most striking country LPs in recent …
Read More »Elton John's Living-Room Concert: Corona You Feel the Love Tonight?
“Here we are, all together at home,” Elton John announced cheerily at the start of his star-studded Living Room Concert for America on Sunday night. “And since we’re all hunkered down together, we thought we’d put together a little show for you, from our homes to yours.” It was a …
Read More »It Takes Two: How R&B Duets Win the Streaming Game
Many contemporary albums arrive with less than a week’s notice, but Jhene Aiko started to roll-out her new full-length, Chilombo, months ago. She released four different tracks to stoke anticipation, only to find that when the album finally came out March 6, a brand new song immediately supplanted the lead …
Read More »Bad Bunny Gets a Full Drag Makeover in New 'Yo Perreo Sola' Video
And the category is … quarantine queen! As if Bad Bunny‘s last-minute sophomore release, YHLQMDLG, wasn’t enough of a surprise, on Friday the Puerto Rican star treated fans to a dramatic RuVeal, by making his drag debut in the jaw-dropping new video for “Yo Perreo Sola,” or “I Twerk Alone.” …
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