“Something is coming,” the Weeknd tweeted on Christmas Eve. Seven hours later, the Toronto singer was delivering a pair of early Christmas gift to fans including a new track titled “Low Life” featuring Future. The surprise collaboration caps off a huge 2015 for both artists: The Weeknd enjoyed his breakout year thanks… Source: RollingStone Link: The […]
In July, British bookmakers suspended betting on which artist recorded the theme song for the then-upcoming James Bond film Spectre when one person placed a £15,000 wager on Radiohead, resulting in a flood of bets on the Kid A band. While Sam Smith ended up recording the official Spectre theme (“Writing’s… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Radiohead's […]
Nearly five years after disbanding, LCD Soundsystem have come together to drop a surprise Christmas Eve gift on fans: A new song titled “Christmas Will Break Your Heart.” The melancholy, piano-driven track marks the beloved dance-rock outfit’s first new music in over five years. Hear “Christmas Will Break Your Heart” at the… Source: RollingStone Link: LCD Soundsystem […]
“Happy Holidays from Green Day,” the band’s official Twitter rang out to its 4 million followers on the day before Christmas. “Listen to a brand new song now!” Green Day then linked to “Xmas Time of the Year,” a festive punk anthem in the spirit of A Christmas Gift to You… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Green […]
Four months after declaring bankruptcy, mail-order retailer Columbia House thinks they have uncovered a path to solvency: Vinyl. Hoping to capitalize on the record fad, Columbia House’s new owner announced plans to revive the company as a vinyl-only delivery service. Columbia House got out of the music business entirely in… Source: RollingStone Link: Columbia House […]
Celebrate Christmas White House-style thanks to a pair of seasonal playlists curated by the Obamas and the Bidens. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden unwrapped their personal holiday playlists through the White House’s Spotify channel, with “Holidays With the Obamas” leaning heavily on contemporary versions of yuletide classics courtesy of Stevie… Source: RollingStone Link: Obamas, Bidens […]
Following the double-platinum success of her Once Upon a Christmas LP with Kenny Rogers in 1984, it was a natural that Dolly Parton would eventually release another holiday-themed album. After her short-lived variety series in the late Eighties, the East Tennessee native finally went Home for Christmas with an LP… Source: RollingStone Link: Flashback: See […]
Chicago rapper King Louie is recovering after being shot in the head at the city’s Ashburn neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon. The rapper was shot while in his vehicle at 3:30 p.m. local time and brought to Chicago’s Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition. King Louie’s management confirmed to the Chicago… Source: RollingStone Link: King Louie […]
Bing Crosby’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” was written in the middle of World War II and found something universal in the aching melancholy experienced by military families for whom being together was not an option. The ending line “If only in my dreams” sums up the feeling and is… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear Fairground […]
When the American Idol auditions rolled into San Francisco in October, among the starry-eyed contestants hoping to win a Golden Ticket into the music competition’s final season was a talented-but-unknown artist by the name of Kanye West. The rapper’s Idol journey, one of the many surprises Idol has in store to… Source: RollingStone Link: Preview Kanye […]