Mykki Blanco will follow-up their 2016 debut with Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep, a mini-album out June 18th via Transgressive Records. To accompany the announcement, Blanco dropped the sultry “Love Me,” featuring Jamila Woods and Blanco’s brother Jay Cue. It follows “Free Ride,” released last month. “‘Love Me’ is essentially …
Read More »Daddy Yankee Drops Video for New Song 'El Pony'
Daddy Yankee has dropped the video for his new song “El Pony,” the reggaeton star’s second single of 2021. Keeping with the song’s title, the Daniel Duran-directed video features Daddy Yankee in a colorful stable with dancers dressed as jockeys, a neon merry-go-round, a virtual horse race, and other equine …
Read More »Nick Hakim, Roy Nathanson, and Creating Community During Covid
If you listen closely, you can hear the subtle sounds of sirens in the background of “Small Things 2,” the final track on Nick Hakim and Roy Nathanson’s collaborative album, Small Things. Much of the album was recorded before Covid shut down the music industry, but Hakim and Nathanson weren’t …
Read More »Genesis Concert Film From 1973 Surfaces on YouTube in Stunning 4K Quality
A film of the January 10th, 1973 Genesis concert at the Bataclan in Paris, France has circulated within the fan community for years, but the good folks at the Genesis Museum recently shared a 4K restoration that is a stunning improvement over anything seen before. Simply put, it’s the most …
Read More »Flashback: Kiss and Conan O'Brien Announce the Band's 1996 Reunion
The press conference had barely begun when Gene Simmons weighed in with typical bluntness. “This tour and the whole event,” he said, leaning into a microphone, “it is a culmination of more than a decade of our fans being on top of our asses saying we have to do it.” …
Read More »Mick Jagger Announces 'Eazy Sleazy' NFT to Raise Money for Indie Venues
Mick Jagger is jumping on the NFT train for a good cause. The Rolling Stones frontman has announced that an art piece built around his new track “Eazy Sleazy,” featuring Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on guitar, bass, and drums, will be sold as a non-fungible token (NFT) to raise …
Read More »Ricky Martin, Carlos Vives Have Fun in the Sun in 'Canción Bonita' Video
Carlos Vives and Ricky Martin have teamed up for a new track, “Canción Bonita,” their first-ever collaboration. The new single was released on Tuesday night with a vibrant music video shot in San Juan’s historic district and on Puerto Rico’s beachfront. “If anything, we’re more childlike than the new generation,” …
Read More »M.I.A. Launches GoFundMe Page to Aid Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
M.I.A. has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to aid those affected by the recent volcanic eruption of La Soufrière in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. “I’ve never set up a crowdfunding page before, but as you may know Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has been very close …
Read More »Watch Julien Baker's Emotional Performance of 'Favor' on 'Corden'
Julien Baker stopped by The Late Late Show to perform “Favor,” a track off her recent album Little Oblivions. Accompanied by her band, the musician gave a soulful rendition of the song inside an empty venue. Baker also spoke with host James Corden ahead of the performance and discussed her …
Read More »Eric Church Announces Return to the Road With 2021 Arena Tour
Eric Church has announced dates for an extensive arena tour that will carry him into 2022. The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year plans to kick off the Gather Again Tour on September 17th in Lexington, Kentucky. Each show will be played in the round with his stage at the …
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