Music

Right from the start, In Search of… stood out. I discovered N.E.R.D.’s 2002 debut at a Best Buy on the rim of Houston’s I-10 loop, sitting at the front of the store on a blue kiosk marked $6.99. I was a first-year high school English teacher, struggling to pull together all the things expected of me. There was this unfussy album cover staring at me, with a twenty-something Black guy on a battered-looking couch in a nondescript apartment playing a video game in his house clothes, blankly staring at an...

Clayton Anderson is ready to get personal. The country singer-songwriter is set to release his third studio album Made in the USA on Sept. 16, marking what he notes as his most reflective and meaningful release to date.“Every song on this album has a special meaning to me," Anderson says. “It’s my most vulnerable body of work and I’m thrilled to have worked alongside Dave , Brandon , Anastasia and the entire team at Visionary Media Group."Clayton Anderson made in the USA album coverVisionary Media Grouploading...Made in the USA features 12...

The Chicks paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John by performing a rendition of her standout Grease single “Hopelessly Devoted to You” Saturday at the trio’s concert at the Gorge in Washington. “We lost a worldwide sweetheart last week, Olivia Newton-John,” singer Natalie Maines told the audience. “I thought I was Olivia Newton-John from like 4 to 12, and then I only wished I was Olivia Newton-John. So we worked up today at soundcheck a little Olivia Newton-John song.” “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” Newton-John’s most iconic musical moment from Grease,...

Dolly Parton once said, “There’s really only three female singers in the world: Streisand, Ronstadt and Connie Smith.” That high praise from one Country Music Hall of Fame inductee to another holds up when diving into Smith’s back catalog of throwback country tunes from the days of the polished Nashville Sound.Constance June Meador was born on Aug. 14, 1941, in Elkhart, Ind., and raised in West Virginia and Ohio. She grew up in an abusive household with 13 siblings. Like others from her generation, her respite from a less-than-ideal childhood came from...

Organizers for Baja Beach Fest, a massive reggaeton and Latin music festival held annually in Mexico’s Rosarito Beach since 2018, said Saturday morning that the event will continue as planned, despite reports of violence, fires, and roadblocks across the surrounding area, as well as a Tijuana consulate order that U.S. government employees shelter in place until further notice. Local media reported that there were multiple cars set ablaze, roadblocks, and other police activity in the areas of Tijuana, Mexicali, Rosarito, Ensenada, and Tecate on Friday night. In Ciudad Juarez, multiple...

Tim McGraw is always celebrating his three daughters, and this week, he sent a very special birthday shoutout to his middle daughter, Maggie.In a social media post shared on Friday, Aug. 12, McGraw wished his daughter a happy 24th birthday, including a heartfelt note to Maggie in the caption."Your mom, sisters and I are so very proud of you," he writes. "Your drive, work ethic and enthusiastic determination to make the world a better place inspires me every single day....... I love you Mags-a-Million!!!! Dad."McGraw also shared a photo of Maggie in...

One person was killed and at least 40 people were injured after high winds caused a portion of the main stage to collapse at Valencia, Spain’s Medusa Festival, an EDM fest set to feature David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Afrojack and more. The organizers of the 2022 Medusa Festival announced Saturday morning that the remainder of the fest would be canceled after “violent strong winds” reaching 50 miles per hour swept into the festival site at approximately 4:18 a.m. local time during a set by DJ Miguel Serna.  “It was a tense...

Little Big Town embrace optimism in the wake of heartbreak in their hopeful new song, "Better Love."Karen Fairchild takes over lead vocals on the group's latest track, which reflects on a relationship that didn't turn out as planned. Instead of dwelling on what went wrong, she reiterates that the rewards still outweigh the risks when it comes to betting on true love."I might've missed a good one, almost had me a picket fence / But somethin' 'bout the thirst made me say, 'I love you' first / And now I haven't seen that man since," she declares....

On her breakout single “Build a Bitch,” Bella Poarch admitted she’s “filled with flaws and attitude” — but on Friday, the singer’s Twitter account began spewing hate-filled tweets aimed at rapper Cardi B that were suspiciously off-brand for the TikTok star turned pop phenom. The offending tweets, which have since been deleted, contained all the hallmarks of garden-variety toxic stan Twitter posts: egregious overuse of emojis, pitting Cardi B against fellow rapper Nicki Minaj, and making threats to post revenge porn. “I just woke up to this mess an hour...

Walker Hayes flew to the top of the charts in the summer of 2021 with the release of his viral tune, "Fancy Like." The song details a country version of a "fancy" date night, which inherently includes a trip Applebee's. Not only did the song spur a social media craze with a TikTok dance trend, but it also prompted the restaurant to bring back their previously-discontinued Oreo Shake.Applebee's even began using "Fancy Like" in their commercials following the song's success.Since the release of the song, Hayes has formed a relationship with...

After nearly 40 years of thrashing, Megadeth show no signs of slowing down with their new speed-metal single “Soldier On!,” the latest track off the heavy metal band’s upcoming LP The Sick, The Dying…And The Dead! Dave Mustaine said of the new track in a statement, “Coming to the realization that you need to walk away from a relationship that’s very toxic, and how hard it can be to start down that road. But you know you need to, and just taking that first step is the hardest part. Whatever your...

Sixteen years ago today (Aug. 12, 2006) was a day of celebration for Rodney Atkins: It was on that date that the singer earned his first No. 1 hit with "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)." The song was the title track of Atkins' sophomore album, which also landed at the top of the charts.Written by Dave Berg, along with husband-and-wife songwriting team Sam and Annie Tate, "If You're Going Through Hell" was inspired by both Winston Churchill's famous quote, "If you're going through hell, keep going,"...

Ali Gatie might be embracing sadness on his heart-wrenching new album Who Hurt You? — but he’s also drawing people to the dance floor with the upbeat vibes of his new single, “The Look,” which features a verse from singer-songwriter Kehlani. “I’ve been a fan of Kehlani for a while and have been waiting for the right song to send her. so happy it ended up being this one,” Gatie tells Rolling Stone. Like much of his music, Gatie describes the song as lyrically sexy. “But it’s not gonna hit...