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Bonnaroo Organizers Postpone Festival for a Third Time, Announce New 2021 Dates
Third time’s the charm for Bonnaroo. Organizers of the beloved Manchester, Tennessee music and arts festival have once again postponed the event, which will now take place September 2nd to 5th, 2021. Citing COVID-19 concerns, Bonnaroo postponed its in-person March dates and pushed them to September 2020 before abandoning them altogether and announcing its 2021 edition in June. The 2020 event was set to feature Flume, Seven Lions, REZZ, Wooli, SVDDENDEATH, Ekali, and Subtronics, among other major artists in EDM. Next year’s iteration of Bonnaroo marks the fest’s 20th anniversary. Organizers took to social media to share the new dates. “The original dates for Bonnaroo 2021 have changed. Bonnaroo will now take place on Sept. 2-5, 2021,” the stateme...
Pretty Lights Wipes His Instagram, Sparking Rumors of New Music
What does Pretty Lights have up his sleeve? The renowned multi-instrumentalist and DJ has wiped his Instagram account, leading many to believe he may have new music to promote. Pretty Lights, who continues to be one of the most prolific artists in electronic music despite a lengthy hiatus from the scene, hasn’t released a full album since 2013’s A Color Map of the Sun and its b-side, The Hidden Shades. He has treated fans to a few singles since, like “Only Yesterday” and “Rainbows & Waterfalls, but for the most part, he has remained dormant. It’s important to note that this news is—by no means—a firm confirmation of new Pretty Lights music on the horizon. However, such a move does indicate that a big announcement may be looming. W...
NXSTY & Kelland Introduce a New Wave of Future Trap in New “SEASONS” EP
Fresh off a solid string of singles and collaborations in 2020, Vancouver’s NXSTY has teamed up with Calgary born, Vancouver based Kelland for a brand new collaborative EP called SEASONS. The record finds Kelland bringing his background in pop and hip-hop to combine with NXSTY’s bass-heavy sound, resulting in an intriguing blend of future bass and trap. Over five songs, SEASONS is an exploration of personal development and vices in the pursuit of success in the music industry and the challenges associated. Various stories within the EP’s narrative play out through scintillating vocal performances from Kelland’s Chaos Club Digital label-mate Boslen and NXSTY’s Star Entourage collaborator Lil Traffic, as well as&n...
Major Lazer Announce Release Date of First Album in Five Years and Drive-In Concert Tour
It’s been five years since Major Lazer dropped an album, but the wait is almost over. Fans can now look forward to the impending release of Music Is The Weapon after the Latin Grammy Award-nominated group announced the official release date of their highly anticipated fourth studio album. Major Lazer took to Twitter to share the news that the record will drop on October 23rd, 2020. Major Lazer’s last full-length album came back in summer 2015 when they released Peace Is the Mission, a critically acclaimed project that featured arguably the group’s most famous song to date, the DJ Snake-assisted global hit “Lean On” featuring MØ. If the trio’s recent singles are any indication, fans can expect a similar moombah-pop crossover style in Music Is T...
John Lennon Tribute Concert to Feature Patti Smith, Jackson Browne and More
The 40th Annual John Lennon Tribute, featuring previously unseen and newly recorded performances Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Natalie Merchant, Taj Mahal, Rosanne Cash, Bettye LaVette and more can be viewed online beginning on the late Beatles’ birthday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET. It will be shown through Oct. 12 at Midnight and benefits the Theatre Within’s Real Love Fund. The program will include unreleased performances from previous Tributes, plus new performances of Lennon and, of course, Beatles classics. For more information, and to view the concert, go here. “For 40 years, Theatre Within has remembered John with its heartfelt annual tribute, while having a powerful positive impact with its John Lennon Real Love Project music program for those by impacted cancer. What a wonderful...
For Young Journalists Covering The Trump Era, A Reckoning — And New Hope
By De Elizabeth On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump’s unexpected presidential victory generated a series of questions for Sydney Greene. At the time, she was the vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists at Arizona State University, where she spent Election Day covering her classmates’ viewing parties. And while the night started off “electric” with the seeming promise of a historic Hillary Clinton win, by the time Trump was giving his victory speech, Greene felt a numbness take over. “What does this mean for me as a Black person in America?” Greene, now 24, recounts in a phone interview with MTV News. “What does this mean as a woman in America? What does this mean for the communities that I love? And, in the next breath, what does this mean for me as a journalist?” Cou...
Demi Lovato Is Sifting Through Heartbreak On New Song ‘Still Have Me’
Last week, the surprising news came out that Demi Lovato and her fiancé of two months Max Ehrich had ended their engagement. The two had gotten together in March, around the time quarantine began, and after Ehrich proposed in July in Malibu, the two shared adorable beach photos expressing their excitement. But whatever the reason for their split, Lovato hasn’t directly weighed in — until now. Sort of. On a new single titled “Still Have Me,” Lovato sings her own praises, acknowledging that things may be “a mess” she may be “still broken,” but, as the chorus reminds, “I don’t have much but at least I still have me.” Over an electric yet subdued piano rhythm, Lovato sings her heart out on “Still Have Me,” and whether it&#...
Pearl Jam, David Byrne, Postal Service and More Contribute New Songs to Voting Rights Compilation
If you thought the first Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, which featured R.E.M., Hayley Williams, Matt Berninger, Phoebe Bridgers and more was a colossus, wait ’til you see this. Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy, Volume 2, featuring 77 previously unreleased songs from Pearl Jam, David Byrne, Postal Service, Mark Ronson, Big Boi and Sleepy Brown, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and many more will be available for 24 hours only on Bandcamp This Friday, Oct, 2. One hundred percent of those net proceeds go to Voting Rights Lab, a nonpartisan organization that brings state advocacy, policy, and legislative expertise to the fight for voting rights. GMTATCOAD Volume Two will feature a slew never-before-heard new songs, covers, remixes, live versions, ...
DE LA TIERRA Feat. SEPULTURA’s ANDREAS KISSER: New Single To Arrive This Week
Cuban/Mexican drummer Alex Gonzalez (MANÁ) spoke to “In The Trenches With Ryan Roxie” about the status of DE LA TIERRA, the Latin American metal supergroup which also includes Brazilian guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and Argentine singer/guitarist Andres Gimenez (A.N.I.M.A.L.). “Right now we’re in the process of recording our third record,” Alex said (see video below). “We were supposed to start the record this year, but, as you know, COVID came and everything just stopped. But what we did was we did a new single that’s actually gonna be released this Friday. And the cool thing about this is that, like all musicians, we still need to play, we still need to create, so we all went into our home studios and we did this amazing song that, I think...
ROB HALFORD Reveals JUDAS PRIEST Song He Wants To Perform With LADY GAGA
JUDAS PRIEST‘s Rob Halford says that he already knows which songs he would want to perform with Lady Gaga if he was to ever share the stage with the pop superstar. “I would definitely do ‘Born This Way’ because that’s our anthem,” he told People, referring to the LGBTQ community. “As far as PRIEST songs go, I think I’d like to do ‘Breaking The Law’ with her because it talks about the frustration that we go through, particularly as young people. ‘You don’t know what it’s like, you haven’t got a clue. You’d do the same thing too. Breaking the law.'” Halford told People that he “instantly knew” Lady Gaga “was going to be gigantic as an artist” when he first discovered her mu...
ATREYU Officially Parts Ways With Singer ALEX VARKATZAS
California metallers ATREYU have announced the departure of vocalist Alex Varkatzas. The group’s remaining members broke the news of Alex‘s official exit in a social media post earlier today. They wrote: “We have been a band for over 20 years now. Lived our dreams together as friends and as brothers. We traveled the world doing what we love, and have been fortunate enough to play music for such an incredible fan base that provides us with the opportunity to share our greatest moments with them. Now a time of change has come for all of us. Alex Varkatzas is sailing off on a ship of his own, and will part ways with ATREYU. He will not disappear, and neither will ATREYU. “There’s nothing but love and respect for each other, and we can’t wait to see what he ...
NIGHT RANGER Begins Work On New Album
NIGHT RANGER has commenced the songwriting and recording process for its as-yet-untitled new studio album. Due in 2021 via Frontiers Music Srl, the LP will be the follow-up to “Don’t Let Up”, which was released in March 2017. Songwriting started with the three original members Jack Blades (lead vocals/bass), Kelly Keagy (lead vocals/drums), and Brad Gillis (lead and rhythm guitars) meeting and putting their initial ideas together. The recording has now begun, with Eric Levy (keyboards) and Keri Kelli (lead and rhythm guitars) joining the process, which will last through the rest of the year. The plan, subject to change, is to deliver the record to Frontiers in the first few months of 2021 for a tentative summer release. The hope is that the album release will coincide wit...
