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“It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine),” the 1987 apocalyptic mega classic from R.E.M., has understandably been bouncing around in the minds of many as we deal with daily updates of the less-than-encouraging variety regarding COVID-19. As reported on Friday, the track—a single from the Georgia band’s Document album that’s already […]
Originally set for consecutive weekends this April, the 2020 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has now been moved to October. Festival organizers made the announcement on Tuesday, following a wave of speculative coronavirus-inspired reports claiming the new dates would be instituted out of an abundance of caution. The Goldenvoice-backed festival will now […]
As is often the case when throwing down hundreds of dollars (or more) for entry into a multi-day music festival or similarly enticing event, the investment comes with the understanding that—as highly unlikely as such a scenario usually is—the whole thing can be called off at any moment for reasons not entirely in the organizers’ […]
It looks like the 2020 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival—set to feature large-fonted headliners Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott, and Frank Ocean—might be postponed. According to Entertainment Weekly, who cited two sources, the two-weekend throwdown, planned for April 10-12 and April 17-19, is excepted to be pushed back due to concerns surrounding […]
Everything from the relatable practice of drinking and crying along to a classic Bright Eyes album to the possible inspiration for a growing face tattoos collection is touched on in a new interview with Post Malone. On Monday, GQ Style shared an interview with Posty by writer Kelefa Sanneh, and the potential quotables count is indeed […]
“Piercing vulnerability,” “devastating,” an “indie rock exorcism”: these are all descriptors that have been used, not hyperbolically, to explain the music of Sophie Allison a.k.a. Soccer Mommy. But behind those aching records is a very real 22-year-old woman who writes them, records them, and spends months performing them over and over. Living those emotions once is taxing […]
There’s a lot to pore over in the RIAA‘s newly released revenue report, including the fact that streaming is driving continued growth for the U.S. recorded music industry. In a statement announcing the revenue report for 2019, RIAA chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier noted that this growth isn’t simply happening on its own, but is […]
Recently suspended Recording Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan, who was the first woman to hold the title, says the voting system for the Grammys is “rigged.” In charge of discrimination documents filed with the Los Angeles district office for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Dugan alleged exactly how the Grammys voting process is “ripe [sic] […]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2020 class of inductees. Among those selected for the honors this year are the Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, T. Rex, the Doobie Brothers, and Depeche Mode. Irving Azoff and Jon Landau, meanwhile, will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award. The ceremony goes down […]
New Zealand’s Stella Bennett, better known to the world as BENEE, has had a crazy year. After taking a leap to pursue music full-time in 2017—the Auckland native left after two weeks in a communications program at Auckland University of Technology—her career has grown at breakneck speed. Shortly after taking the leap, BENEE earned the […]
