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Taylor Swift Reveals Inspiration Behind Fearless Track ‘Hey Stephen’
After 13 years, Taylor Swift is finally setting the record straight: No, her song “Hey Stephen” is not about Stephen Colbert. The 31-year-old singer-songwriter stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Tuesday (April 13) to finally break the news to the late-night comedian that he did not inspire the country track. Or did he? As the two discussed who the real Stephen is, Swift revealed increasingly personal bits of information about Colbert — even unveiling a mood board she covered with pictures of his face — and he started to question the veracity of her claims. In the end, however, she revealed that the song was actually written about prolific horror author Stephen King. “I’ve never revealed this before to anyone...
Watch Demi Lovato Sing To Squirrels In NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Although Demi Lovato made her Disney debut in the series As The Bell Rings back in 2007, she transformed into a real-life Disney princess on Wednesday (April 13) by performing a medley of hits in her Los Angeles backyard for a crowd of adoring woodland creatures in her Tiny Desk (Home) Concert for NPR. Lovato effortlessly sang a collection of past and present fan favorites that included her soulful 2017 single “Tell Me You Love Me,” as well as newly released tracks “The Art of Starting Over” and “Dancing With the Devil,” both of which feature as the title tracks on her seventh album, which was released on April 2. Though the performance was socially distant, a few furry attendees got to witness the powerful set in its entire...
Paris Texas Announce Debut EP BOY ANONYMOUS, Share “FORCE OF HABIT”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T15:18:23+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 11:18am ET Promising South Central rap duo Paris Texas have announced their debut EP, BOY ANONYMOUS, out May 14th. To accompany the reveal, they shared a pensive new song, “FORCE OF HABIT”, and an accompanying music video. Details about BOY ANONYMOUS are scarce, aside from the project spanning eight songs. A press release describes the EP as exploring “a dizzying range of textures and moods” while maintaining focus and cohesion. The debut effort is also meant to prove the duo is “as dynamic as they are bold.” The self-produced “FORCE OF HABIT” is centered around a guitar loop and balances shit talk with self-deprecating lyrics like, “Everybody ...
Jenny Lewis and Serengeti Share New Collaborative Track “GLTR”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T15:41:44+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 11:41am ET Jenny Lewis and Serengeti continue their collaborative streak today with the new single “GLTR”. Take a listen via the accompanying music video, directed and edited by Lewis and filmed at the Hendersonville Memory Gardens where Johnny Cash is buried, which is embedded below. With a subtle electronic dance groove, “GLTR” gently spins in the darkness as the pair touch on the need to release the tension from our lives. While Lewis sings of “what a lie” daily stresses can be, Serengeti questions where our focus lies. “How’s your Instagram these days?” he raps. “Did you get a lotta action when you had braids?” Serengeti des...
Tirzah Returns with New Single “Send Me”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T16:43:48+00:00“>April 14, 2021 | 12:43pm ET UK songwriter Tirzah has returned with her first new single in three years, “Send Me”. After dropping the I’m Not Dancing and No Romance EPs in 2013 and 2014, respectively, Tirzah unveiled her lauded debut album Devotion in 2018. “Send Me” is a meditation on the period that followed. According to a press statement, the new track is “a subconscious snapshot from across a year when Tirzah was playing live regularly for the first time.” “Send Me” was written and recorded in collaboration with Mica Levi and Coby Sey. It’s built around a simple guitar riff and drums, and this pattern is only varied with an oc...
Exodus Drummer Tom Hunting Reveals Battle with Gastric Cancer
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-13T15:43:32+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 11:43am ET Tom Hunting, the founding and longtime drummer of thrash legends Exodus, has revealed that he is battling the form of cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma. The veteran metal musician insists he’s “gonna beat this like a f**king snare drum that owes me money.” While squamous cell carcinoma is most closely associated with the skin, Hunting is fighting a gastric form of the cancer, which is very rare. The drummer was diagnosed with the disease in February, but has a positive outlook as he begins his treatment. In a press release, Hunting delivered the following message to Exodus fans about his diagnosis and his mission to help raise ...
Myles Kennedy’s New “Get Along” Video Features Animals Fighting Back Against Industrialization: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T00:52:22+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 8:52pm ET Myles Kennedy has released the latest single from his upcoming solo album, The Ides of March, due May 14 via Napalm Records. The new track, “Get Along”, is paired with an animated video that shows animals standing up to industrialization and man-made pollution. The clip depicts a world in which humans and corporations forge ahead with development that hinders nature, and in this world, nature fights back. The animal kingdom bands together to fight against increased pollution and corporate expansion through deforestation, all while Kennedy croons the question, “Why can’t we all just get along?” Kennedy — the lead singer of both Alter B...
Phoebe Bridgers Is Offering Free Handwritten Tattoos in Exchange for Donations to Daunte Wright’s Family
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T01:25:20+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 9:25pm ET On April 11th, a 20-year-old Black father named Daunte Wright was shot to death by police during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Police officer Kim Potter allegedly mistook her gun for a taser when she shot him. Today, she resigned today after serving 26 years on the force. Thousands of Americans are protesting Wright’s tragic death and seeking ways to help — and the latest person to use their platform to do so happens to be Phoebe Bridgers. Our 2020 Artist of the Year took to social media on Monday to share an info graphic by Holistic Heaux. In it, they detail ways to support Wright’s two-year-old son Daunte J...
Live Nation and Veeps to Retrofit 60+ Venues for Livestreaming
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T02:13:23+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 10:13pm ET Livestreaming has been embraced out of necessity over the last year, but even when things return to “normal,” it doesn’t look like the format is going anywhere. In fact, it’s only going to become more advanced. Live Nation and the Veeps platform have announced a partnership that will equip over 60 US venues with turnkey livestreaming capabilities. Launching the new joint effort will be a series of livestream concerts broadcast from Los Angeles’ The Wiltern. The innovative deal finds Veeps, co-founded by Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden, installing their livestreaming setups across a number of venues at which bands frequently st...
Lil Nas X and Dominic Fike Make Out in BROCKHAMPTON’s “Count On Me” Video: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-14T02:28:33+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 10:28pm ET BROCKHAMPTON have released a new music video for “Count On Me”, one of the early singles from ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE. The clip stars Lil Nas X and Dominic Fike as “lovers on vacation” gone wrong. Watch it below. In the music video, directed by Dan Streit and the band’s own Kevin Abstract, Lil Nas X and Dominic Fike can be seen driving down a road in a Jeep while making jokes, talking about Radiohead, and dancing to music. When they arrive at their destination by nightfall, the two climb down to a secluded river while lightning flashes overhead and kiss on a bank. The song switches into an ambient interlude at that point a...
The Shins Reissuing Debut Album Oh, Inverted World for 20th Anniversary
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-13T16:53:18+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 12:53pm ET The Shins have announced a 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album, Oh, Inverted World, out June 11th via Sub Pop. The re-release features an updated “inverted” cover” and includes a booklet featuring vintage photos, liner notes, and handwritten lyrics. Grammy-winning engineer Bob Ludwig, whose credits include projects by Nirvana, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey, and David Bowie, remastered the record under the supervision of founding member James Mercer. Twenty fans who buy the vinyl edition will get a “Golden Ticket” version, which includes a vintage photo signed by Mercer. In a press release, Mercer reflected on the i...
Dawes Announce Fall 2021 Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-13T18:56:38+00:00“>April 13, 2021 | 2:56pm ET Dawes have announced an expansive fall tour in support of their latest album Good Luck with Whatever, which came out last October during the coronavirus pandemic doldrums. The band’s seventh studio album was previewed with singles like “Who Do You Think You’re Talking To?” and “Didn’t Fix Me”, the latter of which was one of our favorite songs of 2020. While the band was able to promote Good Luck with Whatever with performances on Kimmel and Colbert, this 32-date trek is their first opportunity to capitalize on the album’s success. The tour is broadly divided into two legs. The first part kicks o...
