The Grammys’ Best Urban Contemporary Album category will now be called Best Progressive R&B Album, the Recording Academy announced on Wednesday morning (June 10). “There were some uncomfortable feelings around [the term urban],” Harvey Mason, Jr., chair & interim president/CEO of the Recording Academy, told Billboard. “I think it’s been a gradual shift within in […]
Final Gig of The Stooges' Original Lineup to Be Released on Vinyl
The Stooges fans will be happy to hear that Third Man Records is releasing The Stooges’ Live At Goose Lake: August 8, 1970. It will showcase previously-unheard soundboard recording of the original Stooges’ final show together — honoring the performance’s 50th anniversary. The limited-edition colored vinyl will come in a variety of colors. The Rough […]
Travis Announce New Album '10 Songs': Hear "A Ghost"
At this point in popular music history, if you tell people there’s a new Travis song they’ll probably think you’re referring to Houston rap superstar and Fortnite concert pioneer Jacques Webster. If you talk up the latest Healy joint, they’ll likely assume you’re talking about the 1975. Praise for 1999’s The Man Who is liable […]
Roosevelt – "Sign"
German producer Marius Lauber, aka Roosevelt, makes melodic post-chillwave synthpop with a danceable disco twist. Today, he’s back with “Sign,” the first new single since his 2018 sophomore album Young Romance and a thumping house-pop jam with an emotional ballad at its gooey center. As Lauber explains in a statement: I wanted to make something […]
Ruston Kelly Announces New Album 'Shape & Destroy', Shares New Single "Rubber": Listen
The singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly, a young master of the art of rootsy country reveries, released his debut album Dying Star in 2018, and he followed it up last year by covering other artists — including Taylor Swift, Blink-182, and Dashboard Confessional — on his Dirt Emo Vol. 1 EP. Today, Kelly is announcing that his […]
Margo Price Announces Her New Album Release Date With A Great New Song, "Letting Me Down"
Everyone’s year has been derailed by coronavirus in some capacity, but Margo Price has had it especially rough. Not only did her husband, recording artist Jeremy Ivey, come down with the virus, the pandemic’s worldwide ripple effects resulted in the delay of her new album That’s How Rumors Get Started. In the interim, she shared […]
Watch Sia perform 'Together' on 'The Tonight Show'
The longer people have been staying at home, the more musicians have been putting more creativity into their livestream performances. Sia proved that during her performance of “Together” on The Tonight Show: At Home Edition last night (June 9). Donning her signature wig in pink and yellow, Sia teamed up with her frequent collaborator, dancer […]
New Music: Rome Streetz “My Reality”
The real. Rome Streetz brings his reality on wax on his new single. Anchored by Sebb Bash’s chilling instrumental, the New York rapper shares street tales from his upbringing to his present day. His Noise Kandy 4 drops June 18.
New Music: Iamsu! “For The People”
Home of the brave, land of the free. Iamsu! puts his fist up high and uplifts the spirts “For The People” on his latest single. Over a slapping West Coast beat, the Bay Area rapper drops a quick ditty on systemic oppression, corporate America, culture vulturing, and more. Love the people you like do the […]
Coachella 2020 Is Canceled (Report)
After delaying the inevitable, Coachella will be canceled this year. According to a report in Billboard that looked into the challenges that AEG (the parent company of Coachella promoter Goldenvoice) is facing due to the pandemic, the 125,000-person-per-day festival could make a limited-capacity return in April 2021. Billboard also says that a larger, higher capacity comeback […]