archiveMarch 2022

It's been more than three years since Carrie Underwood released her last full-length studio album, Cry Pretty, and though she's stayed plenty busy since then — releasing a Christmas album, My Gift, and a gospel album, My Savior, plus a hit duet with Jason Aldean called "If I Didn't Love You" —...

Cadence Baker of Muscle Shoals, Ala., brought her family-inherited musical talent to Season 20’s American Idol on Sunday (March 13), auditioning with Whitney Houston’s pop smash, “I’m Your Baby Tonight.”Making the tune her own, the 18-year-old stylist showcased her jazz vocals alongside accompaniment provided by her father — a seasoned...

It was another night packed with talent, as American Idol kicked off its third round of auditions in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday night (March 13). But perhaps no other contestant made an impression on judges quite like country singer-songwriter Emily Faith.The 18-year-old rising talent, who grew up in Kingfisher, Okla.,...

While Luke Combs and superstar singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran might seem like an unlikely pairing, it's no surprise that Combs is a Sheeran fan: During his concerts, he often covers Sheeran's 2017 hit, "Dive." Combs even recorded a studio version of the song as a Spotify Originals version in 2018.But the country...

Miranda Lambert debuted one of the as-yet unreleased tracks on her upcoming album, Palomino, during her set at the Country 2 Country Festival in London last Thursday (March 10).Called "Actin' Up," the new tune is classic Lambert: Free-wheeling, irreverent and colorful lyrics paired against a catchy beat with a healthy...

Evan Rachel Wood accuses Marilyn Manson of driving her into a paranoic state by allegedly monitoring her and reading her emails in a clip from the second part of the upcoming doc, Phoenix Rising. The two-part HBO documentary debuts on HBO on Tuesday, with both parts available to stream on...

Two years after putting their tour in support of LP Gigaton on hold due to the pandemic, Pearl Jam is ready to head out on the road for a North American tour, starting May 3. The Eddie Vedder-fronted band will make 19 stops across Canada and the U.S., including two...

Woody Guthrie, the singer, songwriter and writer who spoke truth to power decades before the phrase was invented, was long known to take a political stand. Now, 55 years after his death, he’s still doing just that. As part of a new exhibit of his life and work, he’s joined...

Charli XCX reflects on the sweetness of a prohibited love on her new track “Every Rule.” The pop ballad follows Charli as she sings about meeting with a love interest already in a relationship — someone she’s willing to break rules for. “Straight away we started falling/Conversation never boring,” she...

Outside of the music itself, one of the most dazzling aspects of Japanese Breakfast’s 2021 album Jubilee is the cover art, which features Michelle Zauner festooned in persimmons. “Persimmons are pretty present in a lot of Asian cultures, as gifts that you give to people,” Zauner told Rolling Stone last...

Zoë Kravitz got a Catwoman-themed surprise during her SNL hosting debut this week: more Catwomen. After joking about how she “watched the movie musical Cats every day for a year” to prepare for her role as Catwoman in The Batman, Kate McKinnon appeared in a leather dominatrix suit asking, “Somebody out...

Weekend Update tackled Russia’s fake news law, the country’s ban on car exports and Disney’s response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. “Russia has passed a fake news law that makes it illegal for any organization to report information that contradicts what...

A review of this week’s Winning Time, “Is That All There Is?” coming up just as soon as you come back with a real business plan… Among the many conflicts that Winning Time established in its series premiere was incumbent Lakers coach Jerry West’s opposition to drafting Magic Johnson with...

The Kardashians found a new home on Hulu with The Kardashians following the series finale of Keeping Up With the Kardashians less than a year ago. Now, as they make their return, they’re leading with a mission statement… or a warning: “Never go against the family.” In the official trailer...