Music

On Friday, March 4, Thomas Rhett released a new collaboration with Tyler Hubbard and Russell Dickerson titled “Death Row.” The track’s attention-grabbing title is matched by an equally powerful message about forgiveness and redemption. In the song Rhett co-wrote with Ashley Gorley and Zach Crowell, the artists sing about their real-life experience performing for prisoners on death row in 2019.The emotional tone of the track is set by the acoustic guitar intro, after which Rhett dives into the story of visiting the prisoners. In the first verse, he sings about being...

A new copyright infringement lawsuit claims Sam Smith and Normani copied essential elements of a 2015 song titled “Dancing With a Stranger” to release their own sultry single by the same name four years later. In the complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Friday, songwriters Jordan Vincent, Christopher Miranda and Rosco Banlaoi allege that Smith’s moody, multiplatinum duet with the former Fifth Harmony band member has the “same” title, chorus and composition as the song previously published on Vincent’s YouTube channel, Spotify and other streaming services on...

Just six months after the release of his acclaimed record Music City USA, Charley Crockett is back with a new batch of music. The talented Texas native brings a soulful, modern edge to his version of Jerry Reed's "I Feel For You," which was released today (March 4).The lead single from Crockett's upcoming album Lil’ G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley, due out on April 22, was originally recorded by Reed for his 1966 debut album.“Mark Neill turned me on to this one,” Crockett explained in a statement. “It was a guiding light for both Welcome...

After more than two decades at Columbia Records, John Mayer made the surprise announcement Friday that he’s leaving the place he’s called home for most of his career. On Friday, the singer announced that he decided not to renew his contract with the record label with which he released eight studio albums, including his latest LP, Sob Rock. “After 21 years, eight studio albums, and some wonderful personal and creative relationships, I have decided not to renew my recording agreement with Columbia Records,” he wrote in an Instagram statement. “Hard...

Three months ago, Ashley Monroe shared a video of her ringing the "no more chemo" bell. On Thursday (March 3), she shared that she won't immediately need additional chemotherapy to fight a rare blood cancer.The cancer is gone for now."My blood work looked amazing and normal and so did my scans," the singer and Pistol Annies group member writes. "They say this kind is incurable, but I’m just gonna believe it IS curable, and it’s gone forever."In July, Monroe shared that she'd been diagnosed with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM), also known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma....

Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar are among the artists taking top billing during this year’s Glastonbury Festival. The iconic English festival, which was cancelled the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is scheduled to take place June 22 through 26 at Worthy Farm, Somerset. McCartney will headline the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, while Lamar is set to perform on the same stage Sunday. Other top-billed artists revealed in the initial lineup announcement are Billie Eilish and Diana Ross. More headliners will be announced at a later date, according...

Between 2010 and 2017, Turnpike Troubadours released four records independently on Bossier City Records. That label name paid tribute to their now out of print first record, 2007's Bossier City, which was originally cobbled together as a way to sell music at live shows. Lead singer Evan Felker wasn't fond of that original release, but the band re-recorded a couple of those tracks later on, including the title track and "Easton and Main."In 2019, the band took what was then an indefinite hiatus so that Felker could work on sobriety. The band...

A California man pleaded guilty Thursday to the shocking home-invasion slaying of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant inside the Beverly Hills residence she shared with her music legend husband Clarence Avant. Aariel Maynor, 30, gave his open plea in a Los Angeles courtroom, admitting he broke into the famous couple’s Trousdale Estates home in the pre-dawn hours of Dec. 1 and used an “assault long barrel pistol” to gun down Avant and shoot at a security guard who wasn’t injured. Maynor is now facing up to 170 years to life in prison...

Kacey Musgraves has been named one of the year’s most influential women. Time magazine released its list of the 2022 Women of the Year, and Musgraves is featured alongside 11 other women who represent "leaders working toward a more equal world."The country star was selected for the exclusive group thanks to her honest and groundbreaking music, which has led to her creating her own niche within the genre.“Kacey Musgraves isn’t afraid to go there,” writes Time's Lucy Feldman. “She’ll say the thing you might be thinking but would never voice out loud: Sometimes marriage means...

It’s been 15 years since Stephen Colbert debuted his Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, Americone Dream. To celebrate the milestone, the late-night host tapped singers Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban to perform an original song in honor of the sweet treat. “Before you came along, life was such a rocky road,” Groban croons in the clip, filmed in the style of a cheesy romantic music video. “Scoops of smiles and scoops of tears/Your sweet and chunky mixture made my heart explode/A dream I’ve had for 15 years.” “Americone Dream,...

Sam Elliott has nothing but praise for 1883 creator Taylor Sheridan, but the writer-director wasn't always so sure their relationship would turn out that well. In an interview to promote the Yellowstone prequel, Elliott revealed that when they first met, Sheridan told the iconic actor that he'd hate him by the time the season was finished shooting.1883 tells the origin story of the Dutton family from Yellowstone, and Elliott played the part of Shea Dutton, a Pinkerton agent who travels with James and Margaret Dutton (Tim McGraw and Faith Hill)...

When Julieta Venegas lent her signature vocals to “Lo Siento BB:/,” the 2021 hit by Tainy that also features Bad Bunny, fans immediately grew nostalgic for her delicate, early-2000s sound — and began wondering when the beloved Mexican artist would have more music on the way. It’s finally happening: The singer-songwriter shared on Instagram that she has a full album coming, and that it’s produced by the Chilean synth-pop maverick Alex Anwandter. The collaboration feels like it was conjured up in an indie-pop daydream. In a heartfelt post, Venegas raved about...

The "mama bear" really came out in Faith Hill while she was filming 1883. Not only is Hill a parent herself — she has three daughters — but she says the character she portrayed on the show, Margaret Dutton, reminded her of her own mother, Edna Perry."She reminds me of my mom. I was adopted, and she was one of the strongest women I ever have encountered in my life," the country star shares with Variety. "She passed on a few years ago, but her strength was just — nothing...

The Weather Station — the project of indie artist Tamara Lindeman — has unveiled a new single, “To Talk About,” along with a self-directed music video. The song will appear on the musician’s new album, How Is It That I Should Look at Stars, out March 4 via Fat Possum. “To Talk About” is an evocative, sparse ballad that sees Lindeman meditating on love itself: “I’m tired of working all night long, trying to fit this world into a song/I am lazy, I only want to talk about you.” The video is...