Fans wedged into every nook and cranny of Spicewood ranch in Luck, Texas, on Thursday night for Willie Nelson‘s Luck Reunion — many trying to get a good view of Lukas Nelson. They stood along the wooden sidewalks in front of the old storefronts, on the steps of the western …
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the names of the presenters for this year’s induction ceremony. Presenters will include Harry Styles for Stevie Nicks, Queen‘s Brian May for Def Leppard, Trent Reznor for the Cure, Janelle Monáe for Janet Jackson, David Byrne for Radiohead, the Bangles‘ Susanna …
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Pop-rock sibling band AJR took over Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s outdoor performance stage to deliver their Alternative Radio-charting single “100 Bad Days” as well as a handful of songs from their 2017’s The Click, including “Weak,” “Sober Up” and “Three-Thirty” alongside “Burn the House Down” from the LP’s deluxe edition. Mirroring …
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American Aquarium‘s BJ Barham returns to Walking the Floor for the second time in three years, talking once again with host Chris Shiflett about the endurance, drive and resilience needed to sustain a career in today’s alt-country scene. “You have to realize you’re catching a vibe — you’re not gonna …
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The Chemical Brothers have shared the latest single from their forthcoming album No Geography, “We’ve Got To Try,” along with an accompanying music video that dropped Friday. The electronic duo’s pulsating new song is intensified by its video directed by Ninian Doff, who crafted the group’s 2015 clip for “Sometimes …
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In Ellie Goulding‘s early years as a pop star, she quickly aligned herself with the EDM-pop movement of the moment. She made club-friendly, neon-bright dance-pop songs that became intoxicating thanks to the artful layering of her upper-register voice. On her latest single, though, Goulding sings with a newfound rawness. “Flux,” …
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CMA Fest will return to Nashville for its 48th year in early June, with musical performances and fan-oriented experiences taking place at numerous locations across downtown Nashville. The music continues through every evening with concerts at Nissan Stadium, which will feature Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley in this …
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Long-awaited new music from Texas troubadour Jack Ingram, another stunner from promising songwriter Tenille Townes and the latest message of self-love from Sarah Potenza make up the must-hear tracks of the week. Daddy Long Legs, “Glad Rag Ball” Dropping the fuzz and amplification for this acoustic blues-jam-in-a-park, New York trio …
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Michael Ray has been known to break out a classic country cover from time to time and, in a new Grand Ole Opry “Radio Replay” video, the “One That Got Away” singer offers up brief rendition of Randy Travis‘ “He Walked on Water.” “It’s a song that I played at …
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As she tends to do, Rhiannon Giddens had an idea. The singer-banjoist and MacArthur Genuis had convened a group of fellow artists — Allison Russell, Leyla McCalla and Amythyst Kiah —in January 2018 to record the collaborative concept album Songs of Our Native Daughters to interpret and revive long-extinct forms …
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