Big Freedia is back and “bigga” than ever: The beloved New Orleans icon has announced that her latest album, Central City, is due out on June 23rd. She also unveiled the record’s third single, “Bigfoot.” […]
The legendary Newport Jazz Festival has announced a new string of artists who will join in its return to Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I., for its 69th annual event on Aug. 4 through […]
Sam Smith walked off stage after just four songs at their Manchester, UK show on May 24th due to vocal complications, as reported Billboard. The pop singer then canceled a pair of upcoming shows per […]
Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin and Duke Ellington, who was also the father of filmmaker Spike Lee, died at his Brooklyn home Wednesday morning. He […]
Sheldon Reynolds, guitarist for the legendary music group Earth, Wind & Fire, has died at the age of 63. Current band member, Philip Bailey, confirmed the news on Twitter. “This news of Sheldon Reynolds transition […]
Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity, is delighted to announce the first round of artists to win this year’s prestigious O2 Silver Clef Awards. The stars will all receive their accolades in […]
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has announced the launch of the John 5 Ghost Telecaster and signature accessories collection, the latest signature Telecaster guitar from the iconic guitarist who’s rocked Fender guitars throughout his storied […]
The trailer for Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg’s musical remake of The Color Purple has arrived. American Idol winner Fantasia stars as Celie, reprising her Broadway role. Watch it below. In the preview, a young Celie (Phylicia […]
Billy Idol has announced a new run of 2023 North American tour dates set for the late summer. The jaunt follows his recent spring outing and kicks off August 27th in Vancouver and runs through […]
Maluma has added a new North American leg to his ongoing “Don Juan World Tour,” and tickets to the 30-city live trek are looming ahead of its early September start date. “I am so excited […]
Gigi Masin and jazz pianist Greg Foat have collaborated on a new album for Strut Records. Utilizing an electric piano, sounds Masin’s digital library, grand piano, vibraphone, and lots of vintage synthesizers, on Dolphin Masin’s […]
Andy Rourke, who played bass for British rock band The Smiths, has died. He’s seen here in 2013 in New York City. Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Glenlivet hide caption toggle caption Craig Barritt/Getty Images […]
When you hear, what do you see and feel? Filmmaker Sam Green (“The Weather Underground”) asks that question with an affable intensity in his immersively designed documentary “32 Sounds.” This philosophically minded trip across life’s […]
It was the Neanderthals who imagined a soundmaking miracle hiding in a cave bear’s leg bone and carved it into the oldest known musical instrument. Should any of them happen to drop by 50,000 years […]
NxWorries, the R&B and alt hip-hop duo made of Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, are back with a new single “Daydreaming.” It comes with an accompanying music video that takes place in the Grand Theft Auto […]
OK, so, you officially downloaded Bumble, picked out your best dating-app-friendly photos, and brushed up on some pickup lines. Now, it’s time to create the perfect Bumble bio. But where do you begin? If you’re […]
Chaka Khan. Photo Credit: Timothy Fielding Global music star Chaka Khan chatted about her forthcoming induction into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and her illustrious career in the music industry. Former First […]
Photos by Marc Millman With a week and change since the close of the second weekend of celebrations at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, lovers of music, culture and cuisine have had ample […]
In 1959, Carlos Lyra’s musical partner and lyricist Ronaldo Bôscoli said that bossa nova is a state of mind. Lyra thought he was talking nonsense. “Today, I’m actually agreeing with him,” he reflects more than […]
AMERICAN Pickers star Danielle Colby has semi-flashed an audience during a performance at the recent Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. The latest photo that Danielle shared on her Instagram page showed her dancing […]