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The Glowing Man

The 14th album from New York art-bruisers Swans is the third thumbscrew twist in a series of roughly two-hour, two-CD epics, joining 2012’sThe Seer and 2014’s To Be Kind as another journey into transcendence or tedium, depending on your tolerance for expressionist rock marathons. It’s also the final album with… Source: RollingStone Link: The Glowing […]

Hear RaeLynn Sing About Divorce on Plaintive 'Love Triangle'

Raelynn has released her first song under her new agreement with Warner Music Nashville. Formerly rostered with Big Machine Music Group, the “God Made Girls” singer explores the topic of divorce on the new release, titled “Love Triangle.” She describes a scene that reveals more and more of the story with… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

Stevie Wonder: 'Choose Love Over Hate, Right Over Wrong'

Stevie Wonder opened his concert Sunday night at London’s Hyde Park by preaching positivity after a pair of recent police-involved shootings as well as the violence targeted at officers patrolling a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas. “In this troubled time that we’re living in, I want to say to… Source: RollingStone Link: Stevie Wonder: […]

Blank Face LP

Schoolboy Q’s 2014 major-label debut, Oxymoron, marked him as the most street MC in L.A.’s Black Hippy rap collective. No less stressed or conflicted than that crew’s breakout star, Kendrick Lamar, he’s reporting from deeper within the fog of war on his follow-up. “I’ll trade the noise for a piece of… Source: RollingStone Link: Blank Face […]

Music Monday (7/11): This Week's New Albums + Videos

Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like ScHoolboy Q, Courtney Barnett, and Wild Beasts, plus brand new streaming music from Pixies, Crystal Castles, Descendents, and more. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at Metacritic Source: Yahoo Music Link: […]

Hear Billy Ray Cyrus, Joe Perry Team for 'Tulsa Time'

Billy Ray Cyrus has recruited Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry for a new, bottom-heavy cover of Don Williams’ “Tulsa Time,” one of nearly a dozen collaborations on Cyrus’ upcoming album, Thin Line. “A couple of years ago, I started making an album that was a tip of the hat to my heroes:… Source: RollingStone Link: Hear […]

See Alessia Cara's Empowering 'Scars to Your Beautiful' Video

Alessia Cara debuted a stripped-down video to accompany her latest single “Scars to Your Beautiful.” The track appears on her 2015 debut album Know-It-All. Cara’s self-love anthem features cancer survivors, transgender people and others discussing their insecurities and flaws in between the verses. Singer JoJo guests on the track, also offering a personal testimonial about her own journey… Source: RollingStone Link: See […]

Jason Aldean Unveils New Album 'They Don't Know'

With “Lights Come On” taking the top spot on both the Mediabase and Billboard charts this week, Jason Aldean has revealed September 9th as the release date for his seventh studio album, They Don’t Know. The LP continues the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year’s work with longtime producer Michael… Source: RollingStone Link: Jason Aldean […]

Watch Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda Perform 'Love Make the World Go Round'

Jennifer Lopez and Lin-Manuel Miranda performed their tribute to the victims and families of the Orlando shooting at the Today show on Monday morning. “Love Make the World Go Round” is available now on iTunes. Families of the slain joined 50 survivors of the tragic shooting at Orlando’s gay nightclub Pulse to… Source: RollingStone Link: Watch […]