Music

Keith Urban got a little help from himself and also himself during Global Citizen’s “One World” concert on Saturday, April 18th, performing a cover of Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” with two clones as his backing band. The concert raised $128 million in funds for COVID-19 relief. Seated on a stool …

Florence and the Machine have released the sparkling “Light of Love,” an outtake from their 2018 record, High as Hope. All proceeds will go directly to the U.K.’sIntensive Care Society COVID-19 Fund. “Don’t go blindly into the dark/In every one of us shines the light of love,” Florence Welch sings, …

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many musicians have taken to using green screens to shoot their videos — such as Phoebe Bridgers’ recent “Kyoto” adventure. Now, 5 Seconds of Summer have done the same, enlisting Andy DeLuca to shoot a psychedelic video for their new song “Wildflower.” The clip …

Elvis Costello shared a lengthy and moving tribute to John Prine that expounded on his great admiration for the late singer-songwriter and featured several memories of the time they spent together — onstage and off. Costello opened by discussing how Prine’s music sparked a friendship between Costello and the playwright …

Sturgill Simpson says he’s tested positive for COVID-19. In a lengthy Instagram post, the Sound and Fury artist writes that he received the diagnosis on Friday, after nearly a month of not exhibiting symptoms. That wasn’t the case in early March, however. Three days after playing Charleston, South Carolina, on …

John Anderson was struggling with the issue that is every musician’s nightmare: in the midst of a serious illness that had forced him off the road, his hearing disappeared. Singing and playing his guitar, the way the “Seminole Wind” singer had been doing as a profession for more than 40 …

After years of Apple Music exclusivity, Dr. Dre’s The Chronic will finally head to all streaming services this April 20th — or the unofficial marijuana holiday 4/20. Following Dr. Dre’s $3 billion dollar partnership with Apple, the rapper/producer’s 1992 landmark G-funk LP resided only on Beats Music and then Apple …

Waxahatchee‘s Katie Crutchfield performed songs from her excellent new album, Saint Cloud, in the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s “In My Room,” an IGTV series in which musicians perform from their home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sitting at a keyboard in a wooden room, Crutchfield launched into “Fire,” a track …

Shortly after posting his complete 2009 Hyde Park Concert to aid isolated fans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Bruce Springsteen will appear on SiriusXM’s E Street Radio.From His Home to Yours will premiere on Wednesday, April 8th at 10 a.m. ET. Springsteen will be DJing music he’s been …

Adam Schlesinger, who died at age 52 last week from complications of Covid-19, was taken from his family, friends, and fans way too soon.  But no one could accuse him of not doing the best to use all the time he had, from his bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy …