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See Bright Light Bright Light Talk Making Mixtapes for Elton John
After Welsh singer-songwriter Rod Thomas, who goes by the moniker Bright Light Bright Light, burst onto the U.K. music scene in 2012 with his debut solo album, he signed with Rocket Music Management, a company co-founded by one of his heroes, Elton John. The arrangement ultimately didn’t work out and…

Hear M.I.A., Skrillex ‘Go Off’ on Raw New Song
M.I.A. has teamed with Skrillex and Blaqstarr for a sinister new club cut, “Go Off,” which will appear on her upcoming album, AIM, out September 9th. The lithe cut premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show and finds M.I.A. in classic form, delivering dextrous boasts — “So I stay way up on a…

Watch Young Thug Play Piano in Boisterous ‘Memo’ Video
Young Thug celebrates the breadth of his accomplishments in the clip for “Memo,” which appeared earlier this year on his Slime Season 3 mixtape. The visual flashes between energetic scenes of celebration. Thug dances on a small stage and hammers away at an upright piano. A newspaper takes stock of the rapper’s achievements: smash tours, Calvin Klein endorsements and…

How M/A/R/R/S’ ‘Pump Up the Volume’ Became Dance Music’s First Pop Hit
It’s only logical that a landmark of musical cut-and-paste would have gotten its start thanks to MTV. In the spring of 1987, the music video network was about to launch in Europe and hired London dance DJ Dave Dorrell to compose music for commercial bursts. He told authors Bill Brewster…

Steven Tyler on the ‘New Rock & Roll’: The Ram Report
“Country is the new rock & roll,” Steven Tyler told Rolling Stone Country last summer, and that has since become his motto. The Aerosmith legend has planted new roots in Nashville, crafting his first solo album in Music City and immersing himself in the country music scene.  “Country songs really spell…

Steven Tyler: ‘I’m Really Concerned and Worried About Joe Perry’
Steven Tyler said he is “really concerned” about Joe Perry’s health and has been unable to contact his Aerosmith bandmate, who collapsed during a show with the Hollywood Vampires Sunday. “It’s starting to scare me a little bit,” Tyler told Billboard. He added: “I know my brother. He’s just about the only other guy that’s…

See Kacey Musgraves Join Weezer on Breezy ‘Island in the Sun’
Kacey Musgraves joined Weezer on stage Wednesday night at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater for an acoustic rendition of the band’s classic “Island in the Sun.” Musgraves added harmony vocals and sang lead on the second verse of the song, giving it what Weezer later tweeted was “the proper Nashville rendition” of their…

See Chris Young’s Solemn ‘Sober Saturday Night’ Video
Chris Young has released a fittingly gut-wrenching video for his current single “Sober Saturday Night.” The ballad appears as a vocal collaboration with Vince Gill on Young’s fifth album I’m Comin’ Over. The tune equates the pain of heartbreak with something like the worst hangover. Directed by David Poag, the video’s…

7 Ways to Up Your Streaming-Music Game
Streaming music is now the industry standard. For the average listener, it’s no longer a question of which home or car stereo to purchase, but how to ensure that the music you enjoy on your Spotify, Apple Music or Amazon Prime Music account is available to you anywhere, anytime. Here…

Sean Penn, Anthony Hopkins Partner With Mudcrutch for Moving New Video
Tom Petty and Mudcrutch have teamed with Sean Penn and Anthony Hopkins for a stark new video for “I Forgive It All” that contemplates poverty, wealth, aging and absolution. Penn and Samuel Bayer co-directed the clip, which opens with archival footage from the Great Depression and audio of hungry children clamoring for…

Watch Lana Del Rey’s Sultry ‘Salvatore’ Live Debut
Lana Del Rey performed her Honeymoon cut “Salvatore” live for the first time upon fan request at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland Wednesday. During her set, Del Rey opened the show up to requests and seemed seemed surprised by the various shouts for “Salvatore.” “Really? That one? We’ve never even done that…

Lee Greenwood’s ‘God Bless the U.S.A.’ Re-Enters Digital Songs Chart
With a sales bump from the Fourth of July holiday, Lee Greenwood’s signature song “God Bless the U.S.A.” re-entered the country digital songs chart. The boost in downloads resulted in the granddaddy of all patriotic country anthems being certified platinum — selling one million downloads. Originally released in 1984, the song,…

Inside Charles Kelley & Stevie Nicks’ ‘Southern Accents’
Charles Kelley has always been a huge Tom Petty fan and holds a special love for the 1985 song “Southern Accents,” part of an album of the same name. He says he thought the homesick ballad would make a great country song and had long wanted to cut it with…

Flashback: Hear Elvis Presley’s Slow-Burning ‘I Want You’
In spring 1956, former Sun Records artist Elvis Presley released his debut for the RCA label. “Heartbreak Hotel” was a monster hit, having reached the top of the Billboard pop, R&B and country charts, and starting a run of more than two-and-a-half years where at least one Presley record was…

David Bowie’s Art Collection Set for Exhibition, Auction
David Bowie’s private art collection will be put on display around the world before heading to auction at Sotheby’s in London in November, Reuters reports. The “Bowie/Collector” three-part sale will feature approximately 400 items from the late musician’s collection, which, in all, is expected to sell for over $13 million. A selection of pieces…

Pusha T, Meek Mill Aim for Uplift on DJ Drama’s ‘Boyz in the Hood’
Meek Mill and Pusha T deliver tightly coiled verses about climbing out of poverty on DJ Drama’s latest offering, “Boyz in the Hood.” Meek opens the song rapping breathlessly about a cycle of drug dealing, violence and prison. But by the time the third verse rolls around, Pusha T is looking back on…

Watch Kaskade’s Wild New ‘Dukes of Hazzard’-Themed Video
DJ-producer Kaskade unites with NYC subway-music heroes and self-described “brasshouse” trio Too Many Zooz on the frenetic “Jorts FTW.” Kaskade’s electronic pulses are given an organic flair via Matt Doe’s trumpet blasts, Leo P.’s grunting baritone sax and David Parks’ clanging percussion. The track’s goofy music video features clips from vintage adventure-comedy series…

Chance the Rapper Honors Muhammad Ali With New Song at ESPY Awards
Chance the Rapper paid tribute to Muhammad Ali with the performance of a new song at the ESPY Awards Wednesday. The Chicago MC delivered the poignant song backed by a full choir and alongside regular collaborators Donnie Trumpet, Jamila Woods, Peter Cottontale, and Teddy Jackson. The song was also interspersed with audio clips…

Watch Ariana Grande, Jimmy Fallon Face-Swap in Snapchat Duet
Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon teamed up for a Snapchat duet of Grande’s single “Into You.” Previously, Grande made a Snapchat horror film for Jimmy Kimmel Live! Grande and Fallon individually recorded various lip-sync versions of the electro-pop track. For an added bonus, they added face filters as they vamped it…

Hear Jake Owen and Chris Stapleton’s Ferocious New Collaboration
Chris Stapleton has had his songs cut by everyone from Adele to George Strait, though it’s not everyday that he lends another artist his priceless pipes, too. Jake Owen is one of the lucky ones on his new hard-rocking track “If He Ain’t Gonna Love You,” which features Stapleton on…

Watch Kelsea Ballerini’s Wistful ‘Peter Pan’ from ‘Next Women’
Kelsea Ballerini was the inaugural performer on CMT’s newly launched digital series Next Women of Country Live, which debuted Tuesday, June 12th. Ballerini gave an acoustic performance of her current single “Peter Pan” in CMT’s Nashville studio that brought focus to her incisive songwriting and the light sandpaper-rough texture of…

Hear David Crosby’s Tender ‘Things We Do for Love’ Off New Album
David Crosby has released a delicate new song “Things We Do for Love,” the first from his new album, Lighthouse, out October 21st. Written for his wife, Jan, “Things We Do for Love” finds Crosby’s ever-delicate voice gliding over a soft acoustic progression, then swelling into a stunning wall of harmony. While the…

Broken Social Scene Working on New Album
Broken Social Scene have announced that they are working on a new album. They revealed the news via a statement and also confirmed that they’re penning new music on Twitter. “It’s true, we’re working on a new album,” the group tweeted, adding that they would be performing in Chicago this week. While…

Daveed Diggs, Renee Elise Goldsberry to Leave ‘Hamilton’
Hamilton is losing two more principals. As AP reports, Daveed Diggs, who plays Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, and Renée Elise Goldsberry, who portrays Angelica Schuyler, are both leaving the wildly popular Broadway musical. Both actors won Tonys for their roles in the hit hip-hop musical. Diggs is slated to depart on…

Beyonce, Rihanna, Alicia Keys: How to Get Killed While Black
Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Rihanna and Chris Rock are among the stars to contribute to Mic’s video listing the 23 reasons why black Americans have been killed, particularly in recent years since the launch of the Black Lives Matter movement. The video supports the We Are Here Movement and follows the viral murders of…

Jack White Named to Nashville Gender Equality Council
Nashville mayor Megan Barry named Jack White to a new Council on Gender Equality during an executive order-signing event Wednesday. The role of the 45-member Council will be to study gender equality in the Nashville metro area and report back their findings to the mayor. The rocker, who previously served on former…

Flashback: See Dolly Parton and Barbara Mandrell’s Campy Beatles Cover
As two of the most influential female artists of the late Seventies, Dolly Parton and Barbara Mandrell both broke new ground in — and outside of — country music. While Parton made the successful crossover to pop music and starred with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in the blockbuster 1980…

Steve Young, of M/A/R/R/S’ ‘Pump Up the Volume’ Fame, Dead
Steve Young, a founding member of influential acid-house trendsetters M/A/R/R/S and electro-pop group Colourbox, has died. Record label 4AD, which put out recordings by both groups, confirmed the news. “One of the label’s true pioneers, Steven leaves behind an incredible legacy and will forever be in our hearts,” the announcement reads….

Watch Elle King Zap Ghosts in New ‘Good Girls’ Video
Elle King has unveiled the video for “Good Girls,” her song contribution to Ghostbusters: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. In the video, King sings her rousing, blues-tipped tune in a ghost-filled laundromat and also at a rowdy bar. “I do what the good girls don’t,” she grittily sings. “I do what the good…

El-P Selects Winner of Pokemon Freestyle Remix Contest
El-P has a complicated relationship with the Pokémon community. Over the weekend, he issued a series of tweets making fun of Pokémon Go players. Then he apologized with a half-hearted “freestyle” that professed his love of the franchise and challenged fans to a remix contest – with the winner earning a free…

Songs of Black Lives Matter: 22 New Protest Anthems
Two years after the death of Eric Garner at the hands of NYPD officers, “I can’t breathe” remains perhaps the most disturbing phrase in modern American history. Which makes it all the more courageous that Ellisha and Steven Flagg, Garner’s siblings, refuse to let the tragic day they lost their brother…

Andrew W.K. Celebrates ‘Power of Partying’ on 50-State Speaking Tour

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