- Imagine Dragons and Florida Georgia Line top Spotify's most streamed and viral charts, respectively, this week. Other artists making the top ten include Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Vampire Weekend, M83 and Robin Thicke, the latter with his controversy-boosted new single "Blurred Lines."
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013
- As controversy swirls around Brad Paisley and LL Cool J’s “Accidental Racist,” a song on Paisley’s new album, “Wheelhouse,” out today, the criticism is coming fast and furious. Can we defend the song or just its intention.
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013
- Especially when it comes to music made by women, rock bands are frequently described in terms of their infancy or when they're all-grown-up. Rarely is there an album that so perfectly encapsulates the in-between, the space where Paramore now occupies with the release of their self-titled set out this week.
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013
- The majority of Newport Folk Festival's lineup has been announced, and Beck, Feist, The Avett Brothers and Jim James lead the list.
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013
- Avril Lavigne’s new single, “Here’s To Never Growing Up” may reference Radiohead in its first line, but the act it most recalls is Ke$ha.
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013
- "ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night" doesn't air until May, but we take you to the taping now.
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013
- Jay-Z is bringing the "Made in America" music festival back to Philadelphia.
Posted on Monday, Apr 8, 2013
- Beyonce and Jay-Z's trip to Cuba has angered two Cuban-American politicians who are demanding information on whether the couple's visit to the communist island was licensed.
Posted on Monday, Apr 8, 2013
- Queens Of The Stoneage will release their first album in six years on June 4. Judging from first single "My God Is the Sun," it will be worth the wait.
Posted on Monday, Apr 8, 2013
- Brad Paisley is country music’s consummate artist: he writes, sings, plays guitar, and entertains at a higher level in all four areas than most acts do in just one. On his ninth studio album, “Wheelhouse,” out Tuesday (9), he adds producer to the list.
Posted on Monday, Apr 8, 2013
- Vanessa Hudgen's first song since starring in "Spring Breakers" was much inspired by Spring Break in general. For Selena Gomez' "Come & Get It?" Her new boppy, fun track has some Indian influence.
Posted on Monday, Apr 8, 2013
- Grab your chalk and run crying toward "Demons," The National's new single from forthcoming album "Trouble Will Find Me."
Posted on Monday, Apr 8, 2013
