Memphis singer and guitarist Liz Brasher does more than just recreate the sound of old soul music. She captures its tortured spirit, and on the new live recording of her song “Hard Times on Me” it makes for a particularly ghoulish encounter. Filmed for Jam in the Van, a traveling …
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Though his star shone brightest in the Clinton era, Dave Matthews doesn’t seem too interested in indulging much Nineties nostalgia. His first album in six years features just a few of DMB’s least-attractive jam-funk impulses: “Can’t Stop” rides a rote groove and sentiment (“I’m like a junkie for you, babe”), …
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Liam Gallagher ruminates on the journey that followed his first-ever solo album in the new video for “I’ve All I Need,” the closing track off his 2017 LP As You Were. The Charlie Lightening-directed video captures Gallagher in the studio as he records the ballad and serves at a travelogue …
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Chuck Auerbach, father of the Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach, will release his debut LP, Remember Me, on June 15th via Dan’s record label, Easy Eye Sound. The younger Auerbach contributed guitars and production to the album, which they tracked at Nashville’s Butcher Shoppe Recording Studio and Dan’s Easy Eye Sound …
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In the midst of all the drama of Tuesday night’s The Voice finale, which saw 15-year-old Brynn Cartelli — a pupil of first-time series coach Kelly Clarkson — become the show’s youngest-ever winner, Jason Aldean stopped by the NBC reality show to play his barstool ballad “Drowns the Whiskey.” The …
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Ashley McBryde has announced 30 shows for her Girl Going Nowhere Tour, which gets underway in September. Named for her major label debut album, the tour will be McBryde’s first-ever headlining trek, after serving as the opening act for Luke Combs and Miranda Lambert in 2017 and early 2018. Launching …
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Camila Cabello and Pharrell Williams debuted their collaboration “Sangria Wine.” Cabello released the song live during her headlining tour this spring. The salsa-influenced track features a playful back-and-forth between the pair, who also worked together on Cabello’s Number One hit “Havana.” On this, Cabello sings in both Spanish and English …
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G-Eazy, Yo Gotti and YBN Nahmir play pick-up basketball from the sidelines, flex next to sports cars and hang out with skateboarders in the flashy clip for collaborative single “1942.” The emcees boast about wealth and status throughout the track, trading verses over a synth-flute loop and warbled bass. “I …
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Blake Shelton‘s persona on The Voice may lean heavy on gibes toward fellow coach Adam Levine, but Tuesday night the singer showed off his more gentle, vulnerable side with a performance of his hit “I Lived It” for the live semifinals results show. The second single off 2017’s Texoma Shore, …
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Stevie Wonder will perform a handful of shows this summer as part of a limited engagement concert series, “Stevie Wonder Song Party: A Celebration of Life, Love and Music.” The series launches with a five-night stand at the Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas, August 3rd, 4th, 8th, …
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