As with any side-project or solo album by a member of a celebrated band, the first question prompted by the Smile’s debut is: why? There are plenty of reasonable stock answers: an opportunity to do something entirely different; a surfeit of material that either couldn’t be fitted into the schedule of a major band or […]
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A decade ago, three rappers emerged at the top of their class: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole. Each of them have approached their careers in very different ways in the years since then, but all three have made lasting contributions to rap. Today, they’re each still on top of the game, and they’ve done […]
The Shins’ 2001 debut album Oh Inverted World is celebrating its 21st anniversary this summer. To mark the occasion, the Shins will play the album front-to-back on a special 21st birthday tour. It takes place across North America from July to September. Find those dates, and check out the album’s birthday cake, below. All products […]
Carly Simon has faced her fear of flying before. In 1971, she forced herself to board a plane to Los Angeles for her first-ever show at the Troubadour, where she opened for Cat Stevens. In 1989, she made another momentous trip there, this time to attend the Academy Awards, where she “Let the River Run,” […]
Ghostly International and Secretly have announced the formation of All Flowers Group, a new group of record labels. In addition to Ghostly artists, All Flowers Group will also oversee the New York–based hip-hop and R&B label Drink Sum Wtr. The latter’s roster includes his first signee Deem Spencer and a single series featuring songs by […]
Spotify is revamping its internal podcast structure with the creation of new divisions led by Bill Simmons and Max Cutler, the company said on Thursday. Simmons will become Spotify’s head of global sports content and is tasked with growing and leading the audio giant’s sports content and strategy outside of the US Simmons will continue […]
A filmed version of the critically lauded Off Broadway production Trevor: The Musical will debut exclusively on Disney+ Friday, June 24. Produced by Radical Media, Trevor: The Musical follows 13-year-old Trevor (winningly played by newcomer Holden William Hagelberger) as he navigates a “turbulent journey of self-discovery.” The musical is based on the 1995 Academy Award-winning […]
A Metallica show can be a truly fun experience, but it’s probably not the ideal environment in which to give birth. And yet that’s still what happened this past weekend. On Saturday night, Metallica headlined a shot at Estádio Couto Pereira in Curtiba, Brazil. Tattoo artist Joice Figueiró, 39 weeks pregnant, went to the show […]
As her brother’s fame grew, she struggled with her status as the least famous member of her nuclear family. And while her parents de ella provided inspiration, she says in the book that they could have been more helpful. “I don’t know if you’re wondering where my dad was during those New York years,” she […]
Naomi Judd died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, says her daughter Ashley. Ashley said on “Good Morning America” that in her mother’s final days “her brain hurt, it physically hurt.” Naomi died on April 30, days before being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. loading Something is loading. Country music icon Naomi Judd […]