Ryan Adams is a master of stripped-down, emotional covers, but he’s taking that mastery to a new level as he records covers of Taylor Swift’s smash album 1989 in its entirety and in the style of the Smiths. “Guaranteed saddest version of ‘Welcome to New York’ ever — or your tears back,” he… Source: Music News
Elvis Presley Classics Get Orchestration on 'If I Can Dream'
Fourteen of Elvis Presley’s greatest vocal performances will be paired with new orchestral accompaniment on an upcoming collection titled If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. On the LP, classic tracks like “Love Me Tender” and “Can’t Help Falling In Love” will boast new arrangements courtesy… Source: Music News
How DJ Tunez Unites Afrobeat's Old and New Schools
It’s an overcast Friday evening in early May, and Davido, the hottest young pop artist in Nigeria, is on his way to the Dolce Lounge in Elizabeth, New Jersey, for a gig. On Tuesday, the self-proclaimed “Omo Baba Olowo” — Yoruba for “son of a rich man” — realized he… Source: Music News
Meek Mill's Career Is 'Finito' Following Drake Diss, Brandon Jennings Says
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Meek Mill, who drew the ire of Whataburger, the Undertaker and roughly half the NFL after engaging in a war of words with Drake – and responding to a pair of sizzling diss tracks from the Prince of the Provinces with, uh,… Source: Music News
25 Greatest Internet DJ Mixes of All Time
There’s no substitute for experiencing a skilled DJ in a killer space, mixing live. Still, there are still only so many nights you can spend dancing to the wee hours. Thankfully, during the past 10 years or so, the Internet has made it possible to see or hear sets by… Source: Music News
Beck Brings Funky Exuberance to Nile Rodgers' FOLD Festival
Toward the end of Beck’s set Tuesday night at Nile Rodgers’ inaugural FOLD Festival in Riverhead, New York, bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen told the crowd that the singer was “feeling a little emotional tonight.” Judging by fan response to the singer’s elegiac latest album, the Grammy-winning Morning Phase, the audience would’ve been forgiven if Beck… Source: Music News
Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson to Headline American Roots Fest
The first-ever American Roots Festival has revealed its country-leaning inaugural lineup. The two-day festival, which will take place October 17th and 18th in Raleigh, North Carolina, will feature big-name headliners including Eric Church, Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow. The initial festival lineup also includes a wide-ranging group of acts, including… Source: Music News
Grateful Dead Members, John Mayer Form Dead & Company
The Grateful Dead may have ceased to exist following their Fare Thee Well shows, but three of the band’s “Core Four” surviving members will reincarnate the Dead as part of a new group featuring John Mayer. Dubbed Dead & Company, guitarist Bob Weir and percussionists Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart will… Source: Music News
Tim McGraw Sends New Single 'Top of the World' to Space
Tim McGraw sent a message out into space – and cyberspace – this week to announce his new single. Since the mid-tempo love song is titled “Top of the World,” McGraw and his band dedicated the premiere of the tune, via Twitter, to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station…. Source: Music News
Macklemore Returns to Celebrate Daughter's Birth With Joyous New Track
Macklemore celebrates the birth of his daughter with “Growing Up (Sloane’s Song),” his reflective new song with collaborator Ryan Lewis and guest vocalist Ed Sheeran. The Seattle rapper, real name Ben Haggerty, gives advice to his two-month-old child throughout different stages of her life, while confessing fears about his career interfering… Source: Music News
