A couple of weeks ago, Crowded House released their new album Gravity Stairs. The band brought “Teenage Summer” to late-night television earlier this month, and today they performed that track, “The Howl,” and their 1991 classic “Weather With You” on CBS’ Saturday Sessions. On Thursday, Crowded House played the Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London and […]
Nas And Arthur Baker Are Adapting Beat Street Into A Musical
The classic hip-hop movie Beat Street premiered in theaters 40 years ago this month. On Friday at the Tribeca Film Festival, rap great Nas announced he will be helping on a musical adaptation with Arthur Baker. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Nas will serve as a producer alongside Baker, who was co-producer, composer, and music […]
Watch Julien Baker Sing Three Songs With The National Symphony Orchestra
In 2017, Ben Folds became Artistic Advisor of the National Symphony Orchestra and has been presenting Declassified concerts that merge classical and contemporary music since then. On Friday, the event took place at the Kennedy Center with Julien Baker and BANKS. Baker performed “Claws In Your Back” from her 2017 album Turn Out The Lights, […]
Watch Taylor Swift Perform Calvin Harris And Rihanna’s “This Is What You Came For” For Only The Third Time Ever
Taylor Swift recently performed the 100th show of the Eras Tour and revealed the record-breaking run is coming to an end in December. On Friday, the pop star played her second night in Liverpool and sang Calvin Harris and Rihanna’s 2016 hit “This Is What You Came For” for the first time since 2017 and […]
LL Cool J Teams With Q-Tip, Rick Ross, & Fat Joe For His First Single In Eight Years
It’s been about 40 years since the 16-year-old Queens rap hyena LL Cool J released “I Need A Beat,” his classic debut single, on the newly founded label Def Jam Recordings. It’s been eight years since LL released his most recent single — “You Already,” a collaboration with the currently-incarcerated Troy Ave. Lately, LL has […]
New CBS Segment Goes Behind The Scenes OF R.E.M.’s One-Off Reunion
Thursday morning, CBS This Morning aired an interview with all four members of R.E.M. ahead of their induction into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. In that interview, the band claimed they would never reunite, citing quality control concerns. But at Thursday night’s ceremony in New York, they did indeed take the stage together to perform […]
Duck Sauce – “Can’t Stop” & “Boogie In Your Butt”
Earlier this year, Duck Sauce released “Clap Your Feet” featuring Fuzzy Cufflinxxx and “2 Da Face.” Today, the New York electronic duo is sharing two more songs, “Can’t Stop” and “Boogie In Your Butt.” Duck Sauce unveiled their debut album Quack in 2014 and have still not followed it up. In 2020, they returned after […]
Meet Me @ The Altar – “Sucker” (Jonas Brothers Cover)
Last year, Meet Me @ The Altar Announce released their debut album Past // Present // Future on Fueled By Ramen. The pop-punk up-and-comers covered “Take Me Away” from Freaky Friday for the deluxe, and today they’re sharing a rendition of Jonas Brothers’ 2019 comeback single “Sucker.” “On the list of artists who have inspired […]
Watch ANOHNI And The Johnsons Perform For The First Time In Nine Years
Last year, ANOHNI And The Johnsons released My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross, the long-awaited follow-up to 2010’s Swanlight, though ANOHNI unveiled the solo album Hopelessness in 2016. Tonight, the ensemble performed their first show in nine years, which was also ANOHNI’s first performance in over seven years. Revered performance artist Marina […]
Watch All Four R.E.M. Members Perform Together For The First Time In 17 Years
R.E.M. just said today that they’d never reunite. In a segment on CBS This Morning ahead of their induction into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame, they insisted that a reunion would not be a good idea because “it’d never be as good.” I guess they meant a proper reunion involving touring and/or recording because what […]