Author: Press Room
If there’s a downside to putting your Grammy-winning band on hiatus for 11 years only to drop two critically acclaimed solo albums and win a Grammy on your own, it might be that, when you finally announce your band’s long-awaited comeback, people could be tempted to ask a blunt question: Why?Even if you consider 2012’s Boys & Girls a Perfect 10, even if you programmed your daily alarm clock to play the opening vibraphone chimes from 2015’s Sound & Color (just me?), you could accept that Alabama Shakes was something of a chrysalis for Brittany Howard, its undisputed power engine.…
Olivia Rodrigo e Sarah McLachlan parlano dei loro festival tutti al femminile, oggi il Daisy Chain e ieri il Lilith Fair, di sessismo, dei concerti che ti fanno sentire parte di una comunità attiva, del bello di fare del beneSono anni che la gente fa a Sarah McLachlan la stessa identica domanda: quando ci sarà un altro Lilith Fair? Il festival itinerante estivo tutto femminile che si è svolto tra il 1997 al 1999 è nato in risposta al sessismo dilagante nell’industria musicale e ai promoter che dicevano a McLachlan che non era possibile mettere più donne nella stessa giornata…
Artists including Jason Isbell have filed a lawsuit against AI platform Suno, alleging that the software allows users to copy artists’ identity and musical style without consent. Isbell filed the 84-page lawsuit alongside jazz saxophonist Eduardo Calle, Camper Van Beethoven’s David Lowery, and blues guitarist and songwriter Guy Forsyth in a Massachusetts federal court on Monday (August 31). In the suit, they put forward 17 claims that the AI music-creating software violated several laws regarding personal publicity rights. Instead of honing in on instances where specific songs may have been ripped off and putting forward copyright claims, the artists instead…
“Always [when] we’ve been on stage, he’s been running around, and he’d run up to Geezer [Butler] and pull a face jokingly and come over to me and pull a face or the drummer or whatever. We always had a little laugh on stage and enjoy when he’d run about.” Iommi continued: “But at ‘Back To The Beginning’, of course, he’s in a throne, and I couldn’t see him, which felt very unusual. I stood back by Bill [Ward]. But it was a great moment, and I’m really glad we could get the opportunity to do it, because I mean,…
Squeeze have cancelled one of their shows in Virginia and spoken out about how the decision was made due to the unexpected and “tragic” death of a crew member. The band were set to play in Vienna, Virginia last night (Thursday September 3), as part of their ongoing US tour with Adam Ant and Haircut 100. In a statement, Squeeze confirmed that the gig had been cancelled just hours before doors were set to open at the Wolf Trap National Park For The Performing Arts, as a worker had been killed in a “tragic event”. “Squeeze are deeply saddened and…
Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton has been fired. A representative for Sony Pictures Television, which produces the game show, confirmed the news on Friday. The spokesperson said in a statement to Rolling Stone that following a “thorough investigation, Jim Thornton’s employment with Wheel of Fortune has been terminated, effective immediately.” Thornton’s ousting follows a TMZ report over an alleged incident aboard a commercial flight on American Airlines in May. “On May 14, American Airlines Flight 1276 was met by law enforcement upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) following concerns reported by a customer onboard,” American Airlines said…
Clairo has teased that her next album is on the way, telling fans that “11 new songs” are in the bag. The US singer-songwriter (real name Claire Cottrill) took to Instagram this week to share an update on her fourth record, which will follow on from 2024’s ‘Charm’. Captioning a photograph of herself, she wrote: “I have 11 songs.” Cottrill did not share any further information on her upcoming LP, but she has been dropping hints that she’s been working on new music recently. She posted an image of herself in the studio this June, sitting in front of some…
Stella Parton urged people to “show more compassion and wisdom” moving forward Dolly Parton’s sister Stella is asking people to “show more compassion” as her family grieves the loss and called out the wave of fake AI content posted online following Parton’s death. Stella began her message by thanking those who showed “genuine” support toward her family during this difficult time. “We will be okay in time but each of us will grieve in our own personal way,” Stella continued. “Sadly, because of the way our lives have been in front of the public, we have no choice but to…
Hayley Williams kicked off her latest solo tour, ‘The Hayley Williams Show’ last night (September 3), with a host of live debuts and a Nina Simone cover. The Paramore frontwoman took to the stage at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, Florida, to play a variety of songs from her three solo albums. She kicked off with the live debut of ‘Just a Lover’, from her 2021 solo album ‘FLOWERS for VASES / descansos.’ It would be one of eight live debuts of tracks from her previous releases, although the bulk of the setlist was devoted to songs from…
The “Bee Keeper Collector’s Box” was released in a limited quantity of 500 for the anniversary of B’Day, but does not include any vinyl records from her catalog In the past, Beyoncé hasn’t celebrated any milestone anniversaries of her albums as thoroughly as she has B’Day. Her second album — which turns 20 years old today, which is also her 45th birthday — received an ambitious extended release that includes remixed and remastered recordings, plus previously unreleased music. Leading up to the anniversary, Beyoncé launched pre-orders for a deluxe vinyl being sold for $150. It will pair well with the…
