Derek King’s “Tetris” is a baffling song, even by streaming’s everything-goes standards. It’s built around the melody of Sisqó’s 2000 hit “Thong Song,” but comes with a Bay area bounce. Instead of comparing butts to dump trucks, King’s lyrics are more interested in using the famous puzzle game as a …
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Weezer recruited the Roots and Jimmy Fallon for a “classroom instruments” version of A-ha’s “Take on Me” on Thursday’s Tonight Show. The group went suitably retro for the occasion, with Fallon and Rivers Cuomo sporting New Wave/synth-pop haircuts and neon jackets with sharp shoulder pads and rolled-up sleeves. The ramshackle, …
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Lori McKenna performs a solo rendition of “The Fixer” off her album The Tree in this new video filmed for YouTube’s Nashville Sessions. It’s a particularly dramatic reading by the New England songwriter, who shines a light on the complicated relationship between a man who is perpetually toiling away on …
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Carly Rae Jepsen is previewing her fourth album with a pair of romantic new songs that the singer unveiled Wednesday. “Now That I Found You” and “No Drug Like Me” will both appear on her as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2015’s acclaimed Emotion. On the Captain Cuts-produced “Now That I Found You,” …
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In 2018, Aerosmith announced their Vegas residency, Deuces are Wild, which kicks off April 6th at the Park MGM – the same venue Lady Gaga has been selling out for her hit residency. “It seems like it would be a really cool thing to bring some of the history back, …
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British rock outfit the Struts announced an additional slate of dates to their upcoming North American tour. The new leg launches June 28th at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, Colorado and wraps August 7th at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. The Canadian band, the Glorious Sons, will serve as …
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It’s a little after 2 o’clock on Great Stirrup Cay — Norwegian Cruise Line’s “private island” in the Bahamas —and the Bacardi Beach Bar is blaring Steve Earle‘s escapist 1986 rocker “Someday.” About 200 yards away in a discreet cabana, within earshot, sits Earle himself, reclining on a chair in …
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Jennifer Nettles channels the dueling pain and beauty of womanhood in her moving new solo track “I Can Do Hard Things,” which she introduced today with a short essay. Accompanied only by some understated guitars and drums, “I Can Do Hard Things” finds its fulcrum on the powerhouse Sugarland singer’s …
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Brooks & Dunn are gearing to release their first recordings together since 2007 withReboot, which pairs the superstar duo with a group of younger performers including Luke Combs, Kacey Musgraves and Brothers Osborne. On Thursday, they announced the official track listing for the album, due out April 5th, and posted …
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Maren Morris will have some high-profile guests on her upcoming second albumGirl, as both Brothers Osborne and Brandi Carlile make appearances on the March 8th release. Carlile guests on the previously released “Common,” which ponders the difficulty of different people trying to reach understanding. They also performed the song live …
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