R&B hit-maker Jeremih has surprise-released his long-delayed third LP, Late Nights: The Album, via Spotify and Apple Music. The 15-track album, which follows 2010’s All About You, features sultry singles “Don’t Tell ‘Em,” “Planes,” “Oui,” “Royalty” and “Pass Dat,” along with guest appearances from J. Cole, Future, Big Sean, Migos,… Source: Music News
Watch Adele's 'Hello' Sung by Classic Movie Characters
Adele’s appeal is so universal, the reach of “Hello” has extended into the fictional realms of classic movies. Youtube user Matthijs Vlot, who’s compiled similar supercuts for Radiohead’s “Creep” and ABBA’s “S.O.S.,” created a new video splicing together clips of famous characters singing the monster hit. For “Hello,” Vlot culled dialogue from characters as far and… Source: […]
Inside Dream Theater's Wildly Ambitious New Concept LP
Even for a group that has blazed new trails consistently, there’s never been anything to compare to The Astonishing, the full-blown rock-opera, jumbo-size concept album that pioneering prog-metal band Dream Theater is set to release on January 29th. Put simply, the new release lives up to its title in every… Source: Music News
50 Best Songs of 2015
2015 was the year Drake made our hotlines bling, the Weeknd made sure we couldn’t feel our faces, Adele said “Hello” again and Fetty Wap made us all jealous of his steady pie-cookin’ companion. Here are the year’s 50 greatest songs. Source: Music News
Lucius Prep New Album, 'Good Grief,' Celebrate With Ebullient Single
Brooklyn indie-pop outfit Lucius will release their second LP, Good Grief, on March 11th via Mom + Pop and have announced the record with an irrepressible new single and video, “Born Again Teen.” The album was produced by Shawn Everett (Weezer, Alabama Shakes, Julian Casablancas), who also helped engineer and mix the… Source: Music […]
Miike Snow on Writing Pop That's Not 'Bad For Your Health'
The members of Swedish electropop trio Miike Snow know their way around a hit song. Separately and together, Andrew Wyatt, Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg have written and produced for some of the biggest names in pop — Britney, Kylie, Madonna and Mark Ronson, to name just a few — and released their own share… Source: Music News
See Carrie Underwood Sing Wham! in Corden's Carpool Karaoke
Carrie Underwood rode shotgun with James Corden as the CBS Late, Late Show host drove the streets of Los Angeles and the two played a lively round of Carpool Karaoke with some of Underwood’s biggest hits. In between dramatic renditions of “Smoke Break,” and “Jesus, Take the Wheel” — which… Source: Music News
Sia's Reject Opus: Songwriter on Reclaiming Adele, Rihanna's Unwanted Hits
Sia Furler’s forthcoming album, This Is Acting (due January 29th), has a novel concept: It’s full of songs rejected by A-list artists. Furler has been successfully writing for music’s biggest names, from Adele to Beyoncé, since she crossed over to writing pop music around five years ago, after solidifying herself as… Source: Music News
See Chris Stapleton's Growling 'Nobody to Blame' at CMT 'Artists' Gala
CMT’s Artists of the Year event is a bit like an intimate awards show, minus all the pesky anticipation and stress of not knowing who’s going win. The 2015 installment — held December 2nd at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center — honored the five Artists of the Year: Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Little… Source: Music News
Watch Kendrick Lamar's Riotous 'ACL' 'Alright' Performance
Kendrick Lamar had an Austin crowd howling the hook to “Alright” before he even launched into a riotous rendition of the To Pimp a Butterfly cut during a performance set to air on the second half of Season 41 of Austin City Limits. The clip finds the Compton rapper at his breathless best,… Source: Music […]
