Cabinet, the Americana band that blended bluegrass, country and jam elements and built a dedicated fan base via inspired, often frenetic concerts, have announced they’re taking an “indefinite hiatus.” Writing on Facebook on Wednesday, the group, formed in 2006 and named one of Rolling Stone Country‘s Artists You Need to …
Read More »Reba McEntire to Receive Horatio Alger Award for Education, Charity Work
Reba McEntire is among 12 business, civic and cultural leaders chosen to represent the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans class of 2018. For more than 70 years, the honor has been given to public figures who have succeeded both professionally and personally – despite facing adversity – and who …
Read More »Watch Run the Jewels Ruin Stephen Colbert's Wholesome Christmas Video
Run the Jewels invade Stephen Colbert‘s wholesome Christmas song in the new video for the Late Show‘s “Jingle Jingle (Santa Party).” A year after Killer Mike and El-P turned Colbert’s family-friendly “The Halloween Wiggle” into a NSFW jam, the hip-hop duo returned to drop a lump of coal into the …
Read More »See Kelsea Ballerini's Shining 'Legends' From New Concert Special
With 2017 coming to a close, Kelsea Ballerini is preparing to wrap up her biggest year yet – the burgeoning superstar released her sophomore album Unapologetically in early November, notched a Top 20 song with the album’s lead single “Legends,” and, on a more personal note, married fellow country artist …
Read More »Why Sister Rosetta Tharpe Belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Gripe all you like about deserving acts overlooked by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but no artist has been more overdue for recognition than Sister Rosetta Tharpe, whose induction into the Hall’s “Influences” category was announced this morning. A queer black woman from Arkansas who shredded on electric …
Read More »Moby Announces New Album 'Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt'
Moby has announced his upcoming album Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt, his 15th studio LP. The new album follows a pair of LPs that Moby recorded with the Void Pacific Choir, 2016’s These Systems Are Failing and 2017’s controversy-stirring More Fast Songs About the Apocalypse. According to Moby, Everything …
Read More »'Making a Murderer': Appeals Court Upholds Brendan Dassey's Conviction
UPDATE: The Supreme Court announced Monday that it has declined to hear the appeal of Brendan Dassey, the subject of the popular Netflix true crime documentary Making a Murderer. The court did not issue a reason for the denial. *** Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey will remain behind bars …
Read More »Watch Migos, Marshmello in Nightclub Chaos in 'Danger' Video
Migos and DJ/producer Marshmello are in the middle of a nightclub shootout in the new video for “Danger.” The track will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming Netflix movie Bright. The video also features footage from the movie. The “Danger” video begins with Migos and Marshmello performing the song …
Read More »John Prine Readies First All-New Album in 13 Years, Plots 2018 Tour
John Prine, whose 2017 highlights included headlining the Newport Folk Festival, releasing his first-ever book, John Prine Beyond Words, and winning Artist of the Year at the Americana Music Honors & Awards ceremony in September, already has a memorable 2018 shaping up, including a spring tour and the release of …
Read More »See Danielle Bradbery's Slow-Burning 'Worth It' on 'Today'
Danielle Bradbery‘s long-awaited sophomore album I Don’t Believe We’ve Met is finally out today and to mark the occasion, she performed the new song “Worth It” on Megyn Kelly Today. “Worth It” is a powerful, soulful ballad that finds the performer asserting her self-confidence to a wayward lover with lines …
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