Adele’s new insta-blockbuster, “Hello,” touches on the singer’s signature theme of breakup regret while adding a new twist: the telephone. The song joins an illustrious lineage of sad-phone-call songs, 10 of which we survey here. Maybe in a decade, we’ll be rounding up the best frowny-emoji-text anthems, but “Hello” proves that there’s a certain enduring pathos… Source: RollingStone Link: 'Hello': 10 […]
The British songstress debuted her music video today for her new single “Hello.” Source: Yahoo Music Link: Adele Breaks Out Flip Phone in New Music Video
Director X has been making music videos with pop’s biggest stars for over 15 years — but he’s never seen anything like the reaction to Drake’s “Hotline Bling.” Released earlier this week, the “Hotline Bling” video became instantly memorable (and meme-able) for its hypnotic, minimal vibe showcasing Drake’s endearing goofball… Source: RollingStone Link: Director X […]
Don Henley’s live performance on Austin City Limits hits PBS this weekend, adding another milestone to the songwriter’s busy promo cycle for Cass County. Released on September 25th, the new solo album — Henley’s first release outside of the Eagles since 2000 — finds him digging up his country-boy roots,… Source: RollingStone Link: See Don […]
After three long years, Adele is back with a new single and music video, "Hello." The emotional video mainly features intimate close-ups of Adele and co-star Tristan Wilds (The Wire), but it still manages to match the epic nature of Adele's soaring voice. Maybe that's because "Hello" is the first … Read More > Other […]
Internet radio leader Pandora on Thursday announced a $90 million settlement with music labels for playing songs dating before US copyright law took shape in 1972. The deal follows a similar settlement by satellite radio provider Sirius XM, which agreed in June to pay $210 million over pre-1972 songs. "Major settlements with Sirius XM and […]
The Dead Weather, "Dodge and Burn" (Third Man Records) Source: Yahoo Music Link: Music Review: Retro rock at its best from the Dead Weather
Justin Bieber has debuted the latest single from his new album Purpose, out November 13th. Produced by Skrillex and Blood, “Sorry” is accompanied by a colorful dance video directed and choreographed by Parris Goebel. The Bieber-less clip instead stars a crew of women from the Ladies of ReQuest and the Royal… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]
Fans who went overboard for Chris Janson’s “Buy Me a Boat” this summer will soon have even more of the country underdog to love. Janson’s debut album, also titled Buy Me a Boat, comes out October 30th, and it’s chock full of tunes with that same hillbilly sarcasm and undeniable… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Chris […]
Björk will release a live album comprising cuts recorded during her 2015 tour, focusing on live iterations of songs off her 2014 album, Vulnicura, Pitchfork reports. Vulnicura Live was mixed by Björk with help from Arca and the Haxan Cloak, both of whom also worked on the studio version. The 14-song set will include performances of… Source: RollingStone Link: Bjork […]