Sheryl Crow enlists Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples for the singer’s new song “Live Wire,” the latest single off her upcoming LP Threads. “Mavis Staples means so much more to me than any words I could write about her,” Crow, who recently performed at the gospel legend’s 80th birthday celebration …
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Rising singer-songwriter Adeline revels in a lovestruck fantasy on her new song “Top Down.” The track boasts a stripped-down arrangement that finds Adeline layering plucky guitars and atmospheric synths over a soul-shaking bass groove. The song places Adeline’s indelible vocals at the forefront as she crafts harmonies and spins lyrics …
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The Lumineers depict the struggles of an alcoholic mother in their unsettling “Gloria” video. The clip follows protagonist Gloria Sparks (Anna Cordell) as her home life gradually unravels — from playing with her young child to drinking heavily in secret, being rushed to the emergency room and fighting violently with …
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David Byrne‘s acclaimed stage show in support of his 2018 album American Utopia will head to Broadway for an extended residency later this year. David Byrne’s American Utopia, which features the singer and an ensemble performing both Byrne’s Talking Heads and solo works, will first stage an 18-date run at …
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James Bay appeared on The Late Show to perform his recent single “Bad,” a track that comes off the singer-songwriter’s new EP Oh My Messy Mind. The performance featured a solo Bay onstage in a dim spotlight, playing guitar and singing the evocative, moody tune. In the clip, Bay gives …
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Published and previously unseen Prince images will appear in photographer-director Randee St. Nicholas’ upcoming book My Name Is Prince. The 380-page tome, out October 15th via Amistad, collects color and black-and-white photos from throughout their 25-year collaboration. The project includes shots of Prince on tour, at his home and throughout …
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Texas mainstays Reckless Kelly will reprise their breakthrough 2008 album Bulletproof with a new live recording set to be released in June. The first release from the new project, “You Don’t Have to Stay Forever,” is out now. Bulletproof Live, a track-by-track recreation of the original, was recorded during the …
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Chicago r&b poet Jamila Woods generated her first major who is she?! moment beside Chance the Rapper in the “Sunday Candy” video by Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment; her LP debut HEAVN answered that question a year later with a personal set of gospel-tinged rap-soul hybrids. Her new Legacy! …
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Brian Eno will release an expanded, remastered version of Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks, his 1983 ambient collaboration with Daniel Lanois and brother Roger Eno that features a disc’s worth of new music from the trio. The package, due out July 19th, includes 11 newly recorded instrumentals: five from Brian and …
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Funk legend Bootsy Collins has teamed with Chew Fu for a thumping new remix of his 2011 James Brown tribute, “JB — Still the Man” on what would’ve been the Godfather of Soul’s 86th birthday. Years before he linked up with Parliament and Funkadelic, Collins famously served as the bassist …
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