Hometown Rising, a country music and bourbon festival in Louisville, Kentucky, has announced its 2020 lineup. Set for September 12th and 13th, the second-annual gathering includes live music performances mixed with bourbon tastings and experiences. Carrie Underwood and Blake Shelton will headline this year’s Hometown Rising, with Dierks Bentley and …
Read More »Hear Thundercat's New Disco-Tinged Track, 'Dragonball Durag'
Thundercat professes his love for Dragon Ball Z and durags in the hilarious “Dragonball Durag.” The song comes off Thundercat’s upcoming album It Is What It Is, out April 3rd via Brainfeeder. “I feel kind of fly standing next to you,” he sings, over a walloping bass line. “Baby girl, …
Read More »Watch Justin Bieber Teach Jimmy Fallon How to Play Hockey
In honor of Justin Bieber‘s new album, The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon invited the Canadian pop star to an ice rink to help learn about hockey. In the clip, the pair head to the locker room to get geared up before skating into the ice. “Who’s your favorite hockey …
Read More »Bad Bunny, Sech Drop LGBTQ Inclusive Video for 'Ignorantes'
In hit songs such as “Soltera (Remix)” and “Otro Trago,” Bad Bunny and Sech sang the praises of being single. Yet in honor of Valentine’s Day, though, the urbano titans change their tune in their latest song, “Ignorantes,” or “Ignorant.” In their first-ever collaboration, the two vocal virtuosos plead with …
Read More »Ambar Lucid Teases Debut LP with Dreamy New 'Story to Tell' Video
On her 2019 Dreaming Lucid EP, singer-guitarist Ambar Lucid gracefully inflected her alternative R&B sounds with no-nonsense, Spanglish sincerity. This Thursday, she set the date for her full-length sequel, Garden of Lucid, due out April 10th. The new album includes previously released singles “Questioning My Mind” and “Fantasmas,” as well …
Read More »Amanda Shires Returns With Swirling New Song 'Deciphering Dreams'
Amanda Shires explores the subconscious in her new song “Deciphering Dreams,” the first preview of her follow-up to 2018’s To the Sunset. Announcing itself with a tumble of drums and a beefed-up guitar riff courtesy of Jason Isbell, the Dave Cobb-produced “Deciphering Dreams” picks up on the danceable indie-rock aesthetics …
Read More »Best Coast Share 'Different Light' From New LP 'Always Tomorrow'
Best Coast have released a new song, “Different Light,” from their upcoming LP Always Tomorrow, out February 21st. The single touches on being confident in your own world view while accepting the POVs of others. “Honestly, I want for everyone what’s happenin’ to me/I have to remember to stay on …
Read More »The First Time: Louis Tomlinson
On the heels of his debut solo album Walls, released last week, Louis Tomlinson sat down for a chat with Rolling Stone about some of his career highlights, like the time he performed with Steve Aoki in his first ever X-Factor appearance. “That was a really special moment for me,” Tomlinson …
Read More »Spike Lee to Direct Film Version of David Byrne's 'American Utopia' Broadway Show
Spike Lee will direct a film version of David Byrne’s American Utopia Broadway show, due out later this year. Deadline reported Friday that production companies Participant, RadicalMedia, Byrne’s Todomundo, Lee’s Forty Acres and a Mule Filmwork, River Road Entertainment and Warner Music Group will produce the film version of the …
Read More »Daddy Yankee, Sech Swear Off Exes in New Song 'Definitivamente'
Reggaeton titan Daddy Yankee and Panamanian crooner Sech make a slow jam fit for the Tropics with their new single, “Definitivamente,” or, “Definitely.” Underlined by a somber piano line, “Definitivamente” is pure reggaeton-and-blues — produced by hitmakers NeKxum and Ovy on the Drums, and mixed by Luny (of Luny Tunes …
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