Florence and the Machine headlined London’s British Summer Time concert series in Hyde Park and took the opportunity to praise the number of women on the bill. Before performing “Patricia,” the singer’s ode to Patti Smith from High As Hope, Florence Welch declared, “Welcome to the matriarchy, it’s fun!” “I’m …
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The Who brought their Moving On! orchestral tour to London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening, and they were joined by Eddie Vedder for the Quadrophenia classic “The Punk and The Godfather.” “He’s going to share this song with me because he knows where it came from,” Roger Daltrey told the …
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UPDATE July 2nd: Taylor Swift’s lawyer Donald Passman has refuted Scott Borchetta’s claim that Swift was able to buy her masters. “Scott Borchetta never gave Taylor Swift an opportunity to purchase her masters, or the label, outright with a check in the way he is now apparently doing for others,” …
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Ed Sheeran and Khalid have teamed up for new song “Beautiful People.” The song will appear on Sheeran’s forthcoming No.6 Collaborations Project, which will be released on July 12th. The tune is about remaining true to yourself and not trying to become one of those so-called “beautiful people” obsessed with …
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Decades from now, historians will look back at 2016 as a time when the fabric of the universe broke down and chaos reigned. It wasn’t just the year when David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Merle Haggard, Prince, and Leonard Cohen died, England voted to break free from the European Union, and …
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Being a filmmaker is all about improvisation, and sometimes that requires coming up with a Plan B due to a major change – such as, for instance, your star performer not showing up on set. As Sigrid explains in a FaceTime preface to her new video for “Mine Right Now,” …
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Soundgarden, Tom Petty‘s ex-wife Jane, Hole, Steve Earle and the estate of Tupac Shakur have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a class against Universal Music Group, seeking damages related to a 2008 fire that allegedly destroyed over 500,000 recordings. The suit accuses Universal Music of negligence in not doing …
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Former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony says he was approached last year about the possibility of a reunion tour with the band that was supposed to take place this summer. It would have been the first time all four members of the classic David Lee Roth lineup shared a stage …
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Laura Jane Grace and the Devouring Mothers have shared their new animated video for “The Hotel Song,” an ode to temporary lodging from the band’s recent LP Bought to Rot. “‘The Hotel Song’ is my tribute to hotel and motel rooms across the world,” Grace said in a statement. “Regardless of bed …
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Future has unveiled his new EP, Save Me. The seven-track offering is his first official solo EP. The rapper began teasing the EP earlier in the week, unveiling snippets of the moody “Government Official” and the dark, woozy “Xanax Damage.” The songs are representative of the EP’s description in a …
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