Live choir recordings have become one of the quiet streaming stories of the year, with several gospel titles crossing onto mainstream charts in recent weeks. Analysts credit short-form video clips of choir performances, which have introduced the sound to listeners far outside the traditional gospel audience. Choir directors say the attention has translated into sold-out […]
Offset is ready to shell out his best life and relationship advice on a late-night hotline. On Tuesday (Sept. 15), the Atlanta rapper announced his new “NEED FM” hotline, where fans can call in and ask questions about whatever they need. The effort is in promotion of his new single “Something I Need,” out Friday. […]
Ministry Premiere New Single “Singularity” From Upcoming New Album “Hate To Go – Take Out Or Delivery” Band Photo: Ministry (?) Industrial metal pioneers Ministry have unveiled a third advance single, “Singularity“, from their farewell album “Hate To Go – Take Out Or Delivery“. While the band’s linchpin Al Jourgensen and co. have flirted with […]
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has unveiled a new cover of “Bright Lights, Big City,” the blues classic originally recorded by Jimmy Reed. The rendition was recorded for Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, the soundtrack to the upcoming new edition of the popular video game. The tune chugs along to a classic blues riff, […]
Read Honey Revenge ’Loving And Losing’ | The Album Story below: (Click ‘View Fullscreen’ for digital feature or scroll down for text only version) TEXT ONLY: For Honey Revenge, everything has always existed in twos. It’s there in the band’s name itself, pairing the sweetness with the sting. It’s there in Devin Papadol and Donny […]
For most of two years, Nyla Monroe was making an album nobody will ever hear. Twenty-six songs, three cities, four producers, and a growing sense that none of it sounded like the person singing it. What survived is ‘Velvet Hours,’ an eleven-track record cut with a seven-piece band over three weeks. There is almost no […]
YouTube children’s educator Ms. Rachel announces she will match Macklemore‘s $1 million Palestine donation. On Thursday (Sept. 17), Ms. Rachel shared a message on her Instagram page in response to Macklemore’s call for wealthy celebrities to match his $1 million donation to organizations providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians. In her missive, which you can read […]
Peter Max, the acclaimed artists known for his distinctive psychedelic pop art, died Sept. 14 at the age of 88. Max’s passing was confirmed by his son, who remember the artist’s “extraordinary creativity, his warmth, his curiosity, and the way he saw beauty and possibility everywhere.” Born in Berlin in 1937, Max and his family […]
Eight proposed articles raise grave allegations involving war powers, civilian protections and free speech—and demand answers from Washington. News & Commentary | By Chetuno Sometimes a speech makes us stop what we’re doing. Not because we agree with every position the speaker has ever taken, but because the questions deserve our attention. Thomas Massie’s latest […]
Radio programmers in several major markets say the boundary between pop and R&B playlists has thinned dramatically this quarter, with crossover spins climbing on both sides of the dial. Station music directors point to a run of mid-tempo singles that test equally well with both audiences, a trend that has not held this long since […]