Stephanie Quayle was working in the studio with her producers Julian King and Mark Wright, trying to get all the parts for the song “If I Was a Cowboy” figured out, when they decided to add a bit of rumbling baritone guitar to the mix. It was like something clicked. …
Read More »The Who's New Song 'All This Music Must Fade' Takes on Musical Originality
The Who have shared their contemplative new song “All This Music Must Fade,” the latest single off the rockers’ long-awaited new LP WHO, out December 6th. The opening track on WHO, the new song takes a tongue-in-cheek attitude about originality in music as well as the band’s own legacy. Pete …
Read More »Marshmello, Kane Brown Perform 'One Thing Right' on 'Ellen'
DJ/producer Marshmello and country music star Kane Brown appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show this week to perform their new song, “One Thing Right,” released this past June. While the band waited for them onstage, Marshmello and Brown rolled up to the Ellen soundstage in a sweet ride, before being handed …
Read More »5 Ideas for Jennifer Lopez, Shakira's Super Bowl Halftime Show
On February 2nd, 2020, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will co-headline the halftime show at Super Bowl LIV in Miami. Both artists are circling three decades as entertainers, making this the perfect showcase of their individual global successes and record-shattering leaps for Latin pop artists. There are no concerns about what …
Read More »Future 25: Chris Kappy and Lynn Oliver-Cline, Luke Combs' Team
Country-music management team Chris Kappy and Lynn Oliver-Cline are showing the Nashville establishment how to build an old-fashioned country-music career in a 21st-century way. With Luke Combs, they turned their focus away from the typical country-album-release models and radio promo cycles and toward social media and streaming. (Before Combs had …
Read More »This Week in Latin Music: José José Dies at 71; Inside the Grammys Backlash
In case you missed it, here are some highlights (and one shattering lowlight) from this week in Latinmusic —now with a Spotify playlist! Mexican Pop Icon José José Dies at 71 Mexican singer-songwriter José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, best known as José José, passed away on Saturday, at the age of …
Read More »Senate Report On NRA/Russia Connections Brands the Gun Group a 'Foreign Asset'
A long-awaited Senate report into the connections between the National Rifle Association and Russia describes the NRA as a “foreign asset” and underscores the NRA’s connections to, and activities in, Russia could “jeopardize” the organization’s nonprofit status. The investigation, conducted by ranking member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and the minority …
Read More »Hear the Mountain Goats' Previously Unreleased Song 'Get High and Listen to the Cure'
The Mountain Goats have digitally released their recent track “Get High and Listen to the Cure,” the B-side to the band’s “Welcome to Passaic” 7-inch. The 7-inch initially dropped in August via Merge, but the second track wasn’t available to hear online until now. The roughshod track, originally created during …
Read More »Watch Sech, Ozuna Take New York City in 'Si Te Vas' Video
If anybody’s having a fantastic year, it’s both Puerto Rican-Dominican star Ozuna and Panamanian singer-songwriter Sech. Ozuna made headlines after scoring not one, but four Guinness World Record Titles for his exceptionally high streaming numbers. Then 25-year-old Sech, urbano’s Rookie of the Year, got the news of a lifetime when …
Read More »Watch Mark Ronson, YEBBA Perform 'Don't Leave Me Lonely' on 'Fallon'
Producer Mark Ronson brought Late Night Feelings to late-night TV Tuesday, performing “Don’t Leave Me Lonely” with singer YEBBA and the Roots on the Tonight Show stage. Ronson performed behind a large wooden DJ booth, embedded with the broken-heart disco ball design seen on the cover of Late Night Feelings. YEBBA, meanwhile, …
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