The 1975 visit a digital detox center in the animated video for “The Birthday Party.” The song will appear on their upcoming albumNotes on a Conditional Form. For the 3D animated video, the band teamed up with director Ben Ditto and co-director/animator Jon Emmony to create the world of Mindshower, …

Sturgill Simpson recently appeared on the Trillbilly Workers Party Podcast, a Kentucky-based leftist podcast that touches on art, culture, organizing, and politics. During a loose, wide-ranging 90-minute conversation, Simpson riffed at length on the corrupt machinations of the music industry (“there’s less fucking politics in politics”) and shared his thoughts …

Gaslighter, the first studio album from the Dixie Chicks in 14 years, appears to be imminent. The trio’s Instagram account has been posting images from a music video shoot for the LP’s presumed title track, and on Sunday night, Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines seemingly went rogue and shared a …

John Legend stepped in as the guest host of The Ellen Show this week and took the opportunity to perform his song “Conversations in the Dark.” Joined by a band and violinist Lindsey Stirling, Legend took on the piano ballad with sincere emotion on a glowing red stage. Legend also …

Michael Avenatti, the disgraced celebrity lawyer who represented Stormy Daniels and some of R. Kelly’s alleged sexual assault victims, was found guilty on all three charges Friday stemming from his Nike extortion trial. After a 13-hour deliberation, the jury in the New York federal court case found Avenatti guilty on …

Stormzy, the superstar British rapper, has postponed a string of upcoming shows in Asia amid ongoing health and travel concerns related to the coronavirus outbreak. Stormzy was scheduled to play five shows this March in Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, China, and South Korea in support of his most recent album,Heavy Is …

Manchester, N.H. — The news that Bernie Sanders had won the New Hampshire primary spread slowly, circulating around the packed gym at South New Hampshire University as reporters and Sanders supporters hunched over their phones, nudging their neighbors as one, then two, then three networks called the race for the …

Steven Van Zandt is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from a South African prison by rereleasing his 1985 multi-artist protest LP, Sun City. The album contains not just his protest anthem “Sun City,” but also Peter Gabriel’s “No More Apartheid,” and “Silver and Gold,” written by Bono …

UPDATE: Rage Against the Machine have added several more shows to their 2020 reunion tour. The new dates include a second night in Glendale, Arizona on April 1st and an additional show in East Troy, Wisconsin on July 11th. Two nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City on …

Joe Biden went after Pete Buttigieg in a new digital ad that cleverly mocks the inexperience of the small-city mayor while contrasting it with Biden’s breadth of experience as vice president. The video, called “Pete’s Record,” opens with a clip of former President Barack Obama calling Joe Biden “the best …