Finneas has shared a new version of his song “I Lost a Friend,” remixed by Marian Hill. It dropped Thursday at midnight. The track originally appeared on Finneas’ Blood Harmony EP. Where the original features a contemplative piano melody, the remix opens with his emotive vocals at the fore, which …
Read More »Charlie Puth Impersonates Doobie Brothers in 'Musical Genre Challenge'
Charlie Puth took part in Jimmy Fallon’s semi-frequent “Musical Genre Challenge” Tuesday night onThe Tonight Show, in which musicians have to improvise a random combination of a song and a genre it doesn’t belong to. It’s a lot of fun and very silly, considering that Fallon also has to participate …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Eurythmics Revisit the 1980s at All-Star Rainforest Fund Benefit
Bob Geldof has organized some of the most incredible all-star shows in rock history, including the original Live Aid in 1985 and its follow-up, Live 8, in 2005. But even the man that reunited Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and the Who seemed stunned by what he was seeing near the …
Read More »Broadway Musical 'Jagged Little Pill' Burns With Passion
The tears welled up in my eyes, then spilled onto my cheeks. How was this happening? I don’t cry. At least not when I’m being manipulated to feel a desired emotion. Not at sad moments in movies. Not at pathetic scenes on the sidewalk. Certainly not at ubiquitous heartbreak songs …
Read More »Hear Sharon Van Etten Cover Christmas Classic 'Silent Night'
Sharon Van Etten has released a cover of Christmas song “Silent Night.” The singer’s take on the holiday classic was originally recorded for Eric Paschal Johnson’s short filmThe Letter and has a moody, introspective vibe. The song is available exclusively via Amazon Music here. Van Etten recently appeared in an …
Read More »Watch Solange Perform Nine-Minute 'When I Get Home' Medley on 'Fallon'
Solange appeared on The Tonight Show to perform a nine-minute medley of songs from her recent album When I Get Home. The evocative performance — which featured a band, two singers and several back-up dancers — included renditions of “Taking on the Light,” “Things I Imagined,” “Down With the Clique,” …
Read More »Watch Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes Perform Steamy 'Señorita' Duet at AMAs
Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes linked up for a romantic, intimate duet of their collaborative single “Señorita” at the 2019 American Music Awards on Sunday. The duo opened on opposite ends of the stage, with Cabello twirling and staring into the camera as Mendes plucked an acoustic guitar. The intensity …
Read More »Robert Earl Keen Plots Countdown to Christmas Tour
For the past seven years, Robert Earl Keen has been forging a new holiday tradition with a run of irreverently themed Christmas shows. On December 2nd, the Texas singer and songwriter will kick off his eighth year of concerts with a gig in Greenville, South Carolina. As on tours of …
Read More »Scooter Braun Alludes to Taylor Swift Dispute: 'People Need to Come Together and Have a Conversation'
Scooter Braun has kept silent about a dispute with Taylor Swift following his Ithaca Holdings company acquiring her former label, Big Machine Label Group, over the summer. On Thursday, he addressed the issue without naming the pop star during a Q&A with Shirley Halperin, Variety‘s executive editor of music, at …
Read More »Kesha Drops Colorful New 'My Own Dance' Video
Kesha has dropped a quirky video for her celebratory new song “My Own Dance,” the latest single off the singer’s upcoming album High Road. “My Own Dance,” Kesha’s follow-up to lead single “Raising Hell” with Big Freedia, was co-written by the singer alongside Justin Tranter, John Hill and Imagine Dragons’ …
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