Artist and producer Kelly Lee Owens has teamed up with John Cale for a new song, “Corner of My Sky,” from her upcoming albumInner Song, out August 28th via Smalltown Supersound. The two Welsh musicians first met in London while Owens was collaborating on a song for Cale; they decided …
Read More »Clyburn: Trump 'Is Mussolini' With 'Plans' of Stealing the Election. Americans 'Better Wake Up'
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) did not shy away from previous comments he’d made while comparing President Trump to some of the most brutal totalitarian rulers the world has ever seen. During an appearance on CNN Sunday morning, host Dana Bash asked the congressman about a Friday interview with …
Read More »Ellen DeGeneres Apologizes to Employees After Toxic Workplace Allegations
Ellen DeGeneres issued an apology to her employees Thursday following allegations of workplace misconduct behind the scenes of the daytime television show. “On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness — no one would …
Read More »U.S. Girls Capture Creation of Latest Album in New 'IOU' Video
U.S. Girls, the ever-evolving musical project of Meg Remy, has released a new video for “IOU,” off the band’s most recent album, Heavy Light. Directed by Colin Medley, the video comprises footage from the recording sessions for Heavy Light, which took place way back in the pre-COVID-19 days at Hotel …
Read More »Disclosure Drop 'Douha (Mali Mali)' From Upcoming Album 'Energy'
Disclosure have shared “Douha (Mali Mali),” the latest track from their upcoming albumEnergy, featuring lyrics and vocals from Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara. The song is a joyous ode to Diawara’s place of origin: “When you go to my home country/There is unity in my home-country/There is harmony and love in …
Read More »There's So Much Music on Spotify, Artists Are Paying for You to (Hopefully) Find Them
Jvanz is a 20 year-old aspiring artist from St. Catherines, Ontario with a flexible voice and a lancing falsetto. He released his first EP in 2019, but like thousands of artists who upload their music to Spotify daily, no one cared. “There’s a lot of competition,” Jvanz says. “You can’t …
Read More »'Folklore' Is Already Bigger Than 'Lover' By Streams
Taylor Swift‘s Folklore, which dropped by surprise last week, pulled in more than 72 million on-demand audio streams in the U.S. on Friday, putting itself miles ahead of 2019’s Lover. The latterearned 44.3 million first-day streams — even though its standard edition is two tracks longer than that of Folklore. …
Read More »See Bill Murray Yell 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' for Chicago Cubs' Home Opener
Diehard Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray, via video, serenaded an attendance-less Wrigley Field with a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the team’s home opener Friday. Even with no fans in the stands, Murray’s over-the-top, socially distanced performance was still shown on the jumbotron as the …
Read More »Taylor Swift Finally Abandoned the Traditional Album Rollout
Taylor Swift hopped on Twitter on Thursday morning to announce that she had recorded an entire new album in secret over the last few months. “I’ve poured all my whims, dreams, fears, and musings into [it],” she wrote. The news of Folklore was a surprise, the release date even more …
Read More »Dawes Preview New Album With Eighties Rocker 'Who Do You Think You're Talking To'
Dawes will be releasing their latest studio album, Good Luck With Whatever, on October 2nd via the band’s new label home, Rounder Records. After working with longtime collaborators Blake Mills and Jonathan Wilson on the group’s previous two albums, Dawes teamed up with country-roots superstar producer Dave Cobb for their …
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