Author: Press Room
Few major artists are willing (dumb enough?) to criticize recent Cleveland devotee Taylor Swift in public, lest they incur the cursed wrath of her loyal fan base (or the pop star herself). However, Todd Rundgren, secure in his status as one of the last great rock curmudgeons, has absolutely nothing to lose. The singer-songwriter-producer recently spoke with Vulture’s Devon Ivie for a winding conversation about his career, from touring with Ringo Starr to his history with various members of the Band. Eventually, talk steered toward Rundgren’s production work on Meat Loaf’s seminal 1977 album Bat Out of Hell, which he…
It turns out Gnarls Barkley’s first tour in 18 years this November will instead feature Cee Lo Green taking the duo’s music on the road without Danger Mouse. Last week, it was revealed that Gnarls Barkley would embark on the To Whom It Still Concerns Tour, advertised as the group’s first trek since 2008. The tour was in support of Gnarls’ third and “final” album Atlanta, which was released earlier this year. “We’re excited to announce the Gnarls Barkley ‘To Whom It Still Concerns’ 2026 US and UK Tour is coming to a city near you,” the duo wrote on…
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Tinashe navigates the highs and lows of being a pop star, Blondshell basks in the beauty of her life, and Taylor Swift is back for the curtain call with a deluxe offering from The Life of a Showgirl. Plus, new music from Phoebe Bridgers, U2, Leon Bridges, Perfume Genius, and Nanpa Básico. Tinashe, “Popstar” (YouTube) Blondshell, “Lucky” (YouTube) Taylor Swift, “Pink Clouding” (YouTube) U2, “Silencio” (YouTube) Phoebe Bridgers, “On Video” (YouTube) Madonna, Charli XCX, “Danceteria Afterhours…
Fans of Treaty Oak Revival aren’t known for being demure. Whenever the Texas country-rock band plays their song “Boomtown” live in concert, audience members shower the band and one another with beer. But the ritual has increasingly gotten out of hand, culminating with someone hurling a chair into the crowd during the group’s performance last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, and reportedly sending one fan to the hospital. Singer Sam Canty and the group apparently had enough. In a video message posted on Thursday, Treaty Oak Revival implored their fans to refrain from throwing objects. “We’ve seen the videos and…
Beck has recalled meeting Dolly Parton during his childhood, saying that he was “taken aback” by her kindness. The alt-rock artist shared the story during a recent interview on BBC Radio 2, where he was asked about the “icons” he’d crossed paths with in the past, and which had left a lasting impression. His first pick was Neil Young, with Beck remembering going on tour with the legendary singer-songwriter when he was younger. “Another person who I met – not through music, but it is timely ’cause she just passed – is Dolly Parton,” Beck told host Jo Whiley. “I…
The 1980 film starring Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin will be re-released in theaters for one week with ticket proceeds benefiting the Dollywood Foundation Next month, audiences across the country will be able to watch Dolly Parton make her feature film debut all over again as 20th Century Studios re-releases 9 to 5 in theaters. The 1980 comedy will return to the big screen for one week between Oct. 9 and 15. 9 to 5 stars Parton alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as office workers looking to get some sweet revenge against their grating boss. Colin Higgins directed…
These days, Anthony Gonzalez is feeling wistful for his own back catalog. His 2023 LP Fantasy was pitched as a sequel to 2005’s Before the Dawn Heals Us, so based on that calculus—and all but confirmed by the piano refrain that closes “Blister Sunrise”—I Wrote You a Letter is the spiritual successor to 2008’s Saturdays=Youth. It’s also relatively subdued for an M83 record. After the verbose Fantasy, Gonzalez is again content to let his big sounds handle the big feelings: dueling choirs and saxophones on “Siren Behold… Beasts,” a string quartet on “Soldiers of Lust,” and, of course, every synth…
George Michael was on top of the world in the late Eighties. He’d made it big as the creative half of Wham!, his U.K. pop duo with his school friend Andrew Ridgeley. But for his solo flight, he wanted to prove himself as an adult. That meant sex. It meant sin. It meant stubble. George came back strong with his 1987 solo classic Faith, reborn as a black-leather stud, shocking the music industry that had always seen him as a disposable joke. Instead of burning out, he seduced the planet with the innovative hitcraft of “Faith,” “Father Figure,” and “I…
What happens when you give 50 songwriters, producers, creators, and collaborators free rein in one marathon creative session? E.l.f Cosmetics has the answer to this question – “Mirror Mix,” its second original music compilation album that features a bevy of rising talent across pop, R&B, Latin, and rock. It’s an endeavor that honors e.l.f’s commitment to supporting and empowering the next generation of culture makers and creators, especially for those independent artists that are often underserved in the music industry. The challenges that face independent musicians these days can be daunting: 1 in 3 artists say that lack of exposure…
Twenty-five years after her VMA performance, Spears’ Neptunes-produced song has become a hit with Gen Z It’s been 25 years since Britney Spears stormed the VMAs stage with a snake on her shoulder to perform “I’m a Slave 4 U,” but new Spotify data shows a majority of the track’s listeners weren’t even born when the song came out. While millennials grew up with Spears, Spotify says the majority of recent streams for “Slave 4 U” were from Gen Z listeners — e.g. those born between 1997 to 2012. More than 55 percent of global streams in the past month…
