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This Metal Band Was Determined to Hit The Road During the Pandemic — Here’s Why It All Fell Apart
“Brother, I’m over it. I got songs to write… Time to focus on other things and how to be the best I can be, and finally be able to concentrate on music for a minute.” That resigned email on Thursday morning (July 9) from Wildstreet frontman Eric Jayk was the final nail in the coffin of the 36-year-old singer’s dream of being the first rock band to bust through the COVID-19 lockdown, and put on the safest, hardest-rocking shows possible for his U.S. fans. With 25 gigs in 30 days booked back in February for their Kings of the World Tour, as recently as June 23 the group sent out a press release announcing that they were hitting clubs across the country at a time when nearly every other live act was either postponing dates until 2021, canceling tours outright or moving...
Paul Weller Has Fifth Solo U.K. No. 1 Album With ‘On Sunset’
Paul Weller lands his fifth solo No. 1 on the U.K. album chart with On Sunset (Polydor/Universal). Weller has now had chart-topping albums across five consecutive decades, in three different incarnations: as a solo artist (in 1995, 2002, 2008, 2012 and 2020), in 1982 with The Jam and 1985 with the Style Council. On Sunset has combined units of 24,000, just over 25% of which are on vinyl. The late rapper Pop Smoke debuts at No. 2 with Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon (Republic/Universal), and classical vocalist Katherine Jenkins at No. 3 with Cinema Paradiso (Decca/Universal). Lewis Capaldi’s Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (EMI/Universal) holds at No. 4 and Bob Dylan dips 2-5 with the former No. 1 Rough and Rowdy Way...
First Out: New Music From Kim Petras, Donna Missal, Tayla Parx & More
Another week, another set of LGBTQ new music releases to jam out to. Billboard Pride is here to help with First Out, our weekly roundup of some of the best new weekly music releases from LGBTQ artists. From Kim Petras and Kygo’s stunning new music video to Donna Missal’s long-awaited sophomore album, check out some of our favorite new releases this week. Kim Petras & Kygo, “Broken Glass” (video) With their new music video, Kygo and Kim Petras are ready to let their icy music freeze your heart over. In the new visual, Petras is seen amidst a snowy car wreckage, reminiscing on the end of an ill-fated relationship. Throughout the dark, frozen void, the pop singer’s look continues to evolve, until she is a Mad Max-meets-Elsa from Froze...
First Beat: New Music By Summer Walker, Snoh Aalegra, StaySolidRocky & More
Though Juice WRLD and Kid Cudi came out swinging with their new releases, for today’s edition of First Beat (July 10), R&B makes a resounding effort with the return of Summer Walker, Snoh Aalegra and more. Check it out below. Summer Walker, Life on Earth EP After a dazzling performance at the BET Awards last month, Walker looks to keep her momentum intact with her latest collection of music. Melding together a quick five-track EP, Life on Earth is a masterclass in love and heartbreak from the R&B star. Swimming against the guitar strums on “Let It Go,” Walker waves goodbye to a troubling beau while exuding her amorous side on the PARTYNEXTDOOR-assisted “My Affection.” Though the project only clocks in at 16 minutes, Walker’s offer...
Watch Music Video For TOMMY LEE’s Remix Of TYLA YAWEH/POST MALONE Song ‘Tommy Lee’
The official music video for Tommy Lee‘s remix of the song “Tommy Lee” from Tyla Yaweh can be seen below. The track, which also features Post Malone, is said to be an ode to the MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer and his lavish lifestyle. Tommy told Army & Air Force Exchange Service‘s Facebook page about his involvement in “Tommy Lee”: “They asked me to do a remix [of the song]. I don’t know how much you know about remixes, but a lot of times, people will do a remix and you’re, like, somebody changed a few beats here and a little bit of this and a little bit of that and called it a remix. Well, this is like a ‘redo.’ We put on heavy guitars, I smash drums on it, bass, there’s some strings… It’s crazy. It’s like NIRVAN...
BON JOVI Sings About GEORGE FLOYD, Protests On New Single ‘American Reckoning’
The official lyric video for BON JOVI‘s new single “American Reckoning” can be seen below. The song, written by Jon Bon Jovi, offers a deeply compelling look at current times. “American Reckoning” will be included on BON JOVI‘s forthcoming album, “Bon Jovi 2020”, which takes a critical view of this staggering and historic year. The song is available from Island Records on all digital platforms, with 100% of the band and Island Records‘ net proceeds from the download of “American Reckoning” supporting Bryan Stevenson‘s Equal Justice initiative through December 31, 2020. “I was moved to write ‘American Reckoning’ as a witness to history,” said Jon Bon Jovi. “I believe the greatest gift of an...
JUDAS PRIEST Reschedules ’50 Heavy Metal Years’ U.S. Tour For Summer/Fall 2021
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have postponed most of their previously announced fall 2020 U.S. tour dates to the summer/fall of 2021. Unfortunately, not every show was able to be rescheduled. About a dozen concerts had to be canceled. Says JUDAS PRIEST: “We have every intention of adding more shows and cities to our 50th anniversary tour in the Fall of 2021. As soon as we have the new dates finalized, we will announce them.” The following shows have been rescheduled: * September 9, 2020 Washington, D.C. at MGM Casino has been moved to October 28, 2021 * September 12, 2020 Ledyard, CT at Foxwoods Casino Arena has bee moved to October 30, 2021 * September 17, 2020 Charlotte, NC at PNC Music Pavilion has been moved to September...
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Has ‘Two Projects’ Coming Out This Summer
Chris “Motionless” Cerulli says that MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has completed work on “two projects” which will see the light of day in the coming weeks. Earlier today, he tweeted: “Just received the final mixes for two projects we are releasing this summer. I can’t wait for you to hear. All I’m going to say is ….. you should stock up on some Kleenex now ahead of time. He added in a separate tweet: “I probably should have stated that they aren’t new songs. Whoooops haha.” MOTIONLESS IN WHITE has spent the last few months writing material for the follow-up to 2019’s “Disguise” album. Last month, Cerulli told Finland’s Kaaos TV that the next MOTIONLESS IN WHITE LP will contain “a usual mix of things on t...
The Prize Fighter Inferno Releases ‘Stray Bullets’ Video
While some acts have spent quarantine looking back at the music they’ve played, Claudio Sanchez, known best for Coheed and Cambria, brought his solo project, the Prize Fighter Inferno, back to life. And today (July 10), he dropped a new video for “Stray Bullets.” Featuring Weerd Science, the video is mainly a series of digitally illustrated images with close-up shots of Sanchez and Weerd Science in what look like television screens framing their clips. Either way, the visualizer sucks you in and takes you to a different place — even for a few minutes. “I have had this project sitting around for a while, and the only time I ever really release stuff is when it doesn’t affect Coheed and Cambria,” Sanchez told SPIN in May. “I feel a sense of guilt when I’m like, ‘Oh, I wanna go do this thing ...
Nick Cave Praises Nina Simone in Latest Red Hand Files Essay
While Nick Cave has admitted that he’ll likely not be coming out with protest or politically-driven music anytime soon, that doesn’t mean he won’t celebrate who does. In his latest entry for The Red Hand Files, Cave celebrates Nina Simone and her live recording of “My Sweet Lord.” Originally written and performed by George Harrison, the track was part of Simone’s 1972 live LP, Emergency Ward!, which showed her opposition to the Vietnam War. “Nina Simone’s interpretation of George Harrison’s gentle cosmic entreaty ends up, in her hands, as a howl of spiritual abandonment and accusation,” he wrote before doing an analysis of the song. Starting with the cheers for Simone at the beginning of the recording, Cave carefully points out the nuances and layers. “This rendition is a gospel thrill rid...
Alanis Morissette’s Dark New Single ‘Reckoning’ Takes on ‘Predators and Prey’
Alanis Morissette’s new single, “Reckoning,” has a darker message than anything that’s been released from Such Pretty Forks in the Road so far. The tune confronts “predators and prey” and has an overall dark vibe that’s accentuated by a string section. Recently, Morissette and the cast of Jagged Little Pill shared an at-home video for “Smiling.” She has also previously shared “Diagnosis.” And to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill, she released a digital reissue of the record. She also shared an acoustic rendition of “Ironic” from a show in London earlier this year. Prior to the pandemic, Morissette was supposed to tour with Garbage and Liz Phair as part of the Jagged Little Pill celebration and in suppo...
Massive Attack Call for Global Change on Audiovisual EP Eutopia
Massive Attack is back with Eutopia, their first music since 2016’s Ritual. The three-track record was inspired by Thomas More’s 16th-century text Utopia. Aside from the historical inspiration, Massive Attack brought on the talents of Algiers, Saul Williams, and Young Fathers as well as three political speakers — Christiana Figueres, who penned the UN Paris Climate Agreement; Guy Standing, who’s behind universal basic income theory; and Gabriel Zucman, the economics professor from UC Berkley behind the “wealth tax” policy in the U.S. Massive Attack talk about the new music in statement: “Lockdown exposed the best aspects and worst flaws of humanity. That period of uncertainty and anxiety forced us to meditate on the obvious need to change the damaging systems we live by. By working with th...
