The National review – dependable dose of broody euphoria and empathy | The National

Matt Berninger.

Are the National the most important American alternative group of their generation? Perhaps, though it would be as much from their members’ activities outside the parent band as because of their own music. Bryce and […]

Why Jean Smart is fighting off becoming jaded

Why Jean Smart is fighting off becoming jaded

Jean Smart just pulled her car over to the side of the road. She needed a moment. Whitney Houston’s soaring power ballad “I Have Nothing” is playing on KOST-FM (“love songs on the Cooooast”), a […]

‘If the dustmen sing my songs, I feel honoured!’: Heather Small on 90s pop, racism and embracing her Britishness | Music

Small with fellow M People (from left) Mike Pickering, Shovell and Paul Heard, in 1996.

Heather Small used to tell herself: if she could just have one song that everyone knew and expected her to sing over and over again, she would be happy. That she has many is a […]

Soccer Mommy Steps Into The Void On Sometimes, Forever

Soccer Mommy Steps Into The Void On Sometimes, Forever

By Grant Sharples From the first few moments of “With U,” cascading synth arpeggios crest an enormous wall of sound. It’s not a texture that you’d typically associate with Soccer Mommy, the performing/recording sobriquet that […]

Jack Johnson: ‘The love songs, they’re really just jokes, they’re all just trying to make my wife laugh’ – Music News

Jack Johnson: 'The love songs, they're really just jokes, they're all just trying to make my wife laugh' - Music News

Jack Johnson joined Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 to discuss his new album ‘Meet The Moonlight’, due out next week. He tells Apple Music about working with producer Blake Mills on the project (and […]

Harry Styles is in love: 5 key takeaways from his new album

A man wearing a sparkly outfit and dancing on a stage

Would you believe it? After a three-year drought, Harry Styles’ third solo record, “Harry’s House,” is almost here, just in time for summer. The highly anticipated follow-up to the pop musician’s Grammy-nominated sophomore album, “Fine […]

One Media Posts 10% Revenue Jump After Dropping $5.5MM On Music IP

One Media Posts 10% Revenue Jump After Dropping $5.5MM On Music IP

An aerial shot of Furzton Lake in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Photo Credit: Ethan Wilkinson One Media iP, which describes itself as a “digital media content provider which exploits intellectual digital property rights around music, video […]

20 essential love songs for your Valentine’s Day playlist

"I Will Always Love You," Whitney Houston

Shared from www.yardbarker.com Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and lovers everywhere are already starting to make plans for celebrating their special someone. Once you’ve chosen the perfect meal and the perfect gift, though, […]

Mary J. Blige is really, seriously, finally done with drama – Music

Shared from www.latimes.com When Mary J. Blige turned 50 last year, the best birthday present she received didn’t come from a friend or a colleague or a member of her family. “Man, the best present […]