Creed frontman Scott Stapp is now sober and getting treatment for the depression and addictions that turned him into a rock-star pariah. His new song, “Face of the Sun,” embodies his new outlook. “You’ve got to stop the hating/The self-medicating,” he sings over a stabby hard-rock guitar riff. “It’s killing …
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Beach Boys frontman Mike Love, ostensibly an authority on beaches, recorded a cover of Ramones “Rockaway Beach” for his upcoming solo album. The cover has more in common with the Beach Boys than the snarling punk original, thanks to big vocal harmonies and even a little Brian Wilson–style “ooh-ee-oooh” falsetto …
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Megan Thee Stallion and her “thee hotties” female posse are out to take Ill Will Jackson down, “a known hater,” via a “fever that will never be forgotten” in the Houston rapper’s new Blaxploitation-flavored, Seventies-tipped video for “Realer.” The track appears on her 300 Entertainment debut LP, Fever, which dropped …
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Beast Coast — the hip-hop collective featuring Flatbush Zombies, Pro Era (Joey Bada$$, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, CJ Fly, Powers Pleasant) and the Underachievers— tap into a reggae vibe with their laid-back new song “Snow in the Stadium.” Producer Erick The Architect weaves the numerous verses between his smooth R&B …
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With his 2017 album Flower Boy, Tyler, the Creator set out to answer a simple, burning question: Who dat boy? The result was nothing short of a revelation. Tyler bloomed almost literally, burrowing into his past and emerging from the closet amidst naturalistic motifs and a sun-drenched landscape of woozy …
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The organizers of Woodstock 50 have found a new financial partner following their acrimonious split with Dentsu Aegis. Oppenheimer & Co., a New York–based investment bank and financial services company, has agreed to provide a new round of financing, though the firm did not disclose how much it was putting …
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K-Pop band BTS recreated The Beatles iconic 1964 U.S. television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Dressed and styled as the Beatles, the band performed in the Ed Sullivan Theater as it looked in February 1964, with Colbert himself getting …
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Carrie Underwood, Maren Morris and Kelsea Ballerini are among the artists that will take the stage at the 2019 CMT Music Awards. CMT announced the initial slate of performers on Wednesday morning, a roster that spotlights some of contemporary country’s most popular entertainers. Along with that trio of women, each …
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When Luke Combs first played a solo, acoustic “Beer Never Broke My Heart” at one of his concerts way back in January 2018, fans responded as if the brand new song were an old favorite. Chalk it up to the North Carolina singer-songwriter’s gift for crafting sharp hooks and on-the-nose …
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Cat Power, a.k.a. Chan Marshall, released a video for the sparkling “Horizon” from her 2018 album Wandering. The singer also announced a fall headlining tour. Directed by Greg Hunt, the video depicts scenes in both black and white and color, featuring Marshall’s loved ones—a little girl and her father, a …
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