Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, sings amidst dissonant electronics on new track “Local Time.” “Wherever you are, the local time is now,” Bey sings atop horror movie whistling and a droning bass line. “Local Time,” like May’s synth-heavy “N.A.W.,” is credited to Dec 99th. Both tracks appeared on the A Country Called Earth Soundcloud page,… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

When country trio Lady Antebellum announced a hiatus last fall, many speculated that the band was finished for good. Not so, according to the group’s Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley, both of whom say Lady A is already back in business. Scott was speaking in the CMA Music Festival press room… Source: RollingStone Link: Lady […]

It’s been two years since the release of Miranda Lambert’s last album, Platinum, and the trailblazing superstar – a modern fusion of grit and glam – is now saying the wait for her new music is almost over. Speaking Thursday night in the CMA Music Festival press room just before taking… Source: RollingStone Link: Miranda […]

CMA Music Festival kicked off in Nashville on Thursday, offering the thousands of fans gathered a chance to see some of the genre’s biggest stars and most promising young artists. Joseph Llanes is the only photographer allowed in the backstage hallways of Nissan Stadium, where country music’s biggest acts are performing…. Source: RollingStone Link: CMA Music […]

Leon Bridges might be best known for spinning his own soul revival, but that doesn’t mean he can’t lay down a classic country number with a fellow Texan — in this case, a cover of Willie Nelson’s “Funny How Time Slips Away” with Robert Ellis. Bridges made a surprise appearance at… Source: RollingStone Link: See Robert […]

The night before speaking to Rolling Stone, Ben Bridwell went out to a concert and stayed up “late as crap.” On the morning of the interview, the Band of Horses frontman took his daughters to school (he has four) and went to a doctor’s appointment. “I got a mole removed, because I’m getting old… Source: RollingStone Link: Band of […]

The fifth Band of Horses record opens up in a confused drifting bubble: “filthy room, guitars out of tune,” Ben Bridwell sings on “Dull Times,” against a languidly spacey backing that suggests a pacific Pink Floyd. But rather than the sound of falling apart, it’s an evocation of finding your… Source: RollingStone Link: Why Are […]

“Country fans plan their whole year around this week,” the Cadillac Three’s Jaren Johnston told Rolling Stone Country Thursday before his group’s set at CMA Music Fest. That’s 85,000 fans to be (well, almost) exact. The Country Music Association’s annual Nashville extravaganza welcomes people from all over the world for four… Source: RollingStone Link: Inside […]

Diarrhea Planet made their television debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers Thursday night performing the rollicking “Ain’t a Sin to Win.” Their album Turn to Gold is out now. “The Tonight Show had President Barack Obama tonight, but we got Diarrhea Planet,” host Seth Meyers said as he introduced the Nashville… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Nick Jonas is talking up his third full-length as a look back at his two-year relationship with former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, which fizzled out last June. As on any breakup album, regret and frustration predominate, and there are even flashes of bitterness, but the rhythms here are too brisk… Source: RollingStone Link: Last Year […]