The highly acclaimed book "The Singers Talk" by Jason Thomas Gordon, which topped charts globally, has now evolved into an engaging podcast series. Produced in collaboration with Double Elvis Productions and Volume.com, this podcast delves into intimate conversations with some of the most iconic voices in the music industry.
The Singers Talk celebrates the raw passion and dedication of artists who step up to the microphone, pouring their hearts into every note. Sometimes it’s bloody, and sometimes it’s bloody hilarious.
Season One of “The Singers Talk” features exclusive interviews with legendary vocalists like Thom Yorke, Roger Daltrey, Norah Jones, Bryan Adams, Emmylou Harris, Geddy Lee, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, Joe Elliott, Simon Le Bon, Patty Griffin, Jim James, Michael McDonald, Belinda Carlisle, Chris Robinson, and John Lydon, among others. Additionally, listeners can look forward to special features including Wendy Melvoin's reflections on Prince, Tom Morello's tribute to Chris Cornell,...
The Singers Talk celebrates the raw passion and dedication of artists who step up to the microphone, pouring their hearts into every note. Sometimes it’s bloody, and sometimes it’s bloody hilarious.
Season One of “The Singers Talk” features exclusive interviews with legendary vocalists like Thom Yorke, Roger Daltrey, Norah Jones, Bryan Adams, Emmylou Harris, Geddy Lee, Sammy Hagar, LeAnn Rimes, Joe Elliott, Simon Le Bon, Patty Griffin, Jim James, Michael McDonald, Belinda Carlisle, Chris Robinson, and John Lydon, among others. Additionally, listeners can look forward to special features including Wendy Melvoin's reflections on Prince, Tom Morello's tribute to Chris Cornell,...
- 5/9/2024
- Podnews.net
With Monday’s episode of The Voice, NBC’s never-ending sing-off went live for the first time in Season 25. But did all 12 of the contestants really come alive? Read on, and we’ll discuss which members of Teams John Legend, Reba McEntire, Chance the Rapper and Dan + Shay gave the kind of performances that were likeliest to get them voted through to the Semi-Finals.
The Voice’s Season 25 Winner Is Obviously Going to Be…View List
Bryan Olesen (Team Legend), “Don’t Stop Me Now” — Grade: C+ | The season’s eldest contestant, 50-year-old Bryan knew that he had to...
The Voice’s Season 25 Winner Is Obviously Going to Be…View List
Bryan Olesen (Team Legend), “Don’t Stop Me Now” — Grade: C+ | The season’s eldest contestant, 50-year-old Bryan knew that he had to...
- 5/7/2024
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
The Top 12 artists perform live for the first time in front of coaches Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay, John Legend and Reba McEntire for their spot in the live semi-final. Viewers will have the chance to vote for their favorite artist overnight, with the live results show taking place Tuesday, May 7.
The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show’s newest season, which premiered February 26 on NBC (8pm Pt/Et). The show’s innovative format features five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows.
See Everything to know about ‘The Voice’ Season 25: Coaches, mentors and finale date …
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 25, Episode 16 to find out what happened Monday, May 6 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off...
The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show’s newest season, which premiered February 26 on NBC (8pm Pt/Et). The show’s innovative format features five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows.
See Everything to know about ‘The Voice’ Season 25: Coaches, mentors and finale date …
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 25, Episode 16 to find out what happened Monday, May 6 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off...
- 5/7/2024
- by John Benutty and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Robert Downey Jr.’s tumultuous past with addiction might’ve made him the perfect actor to help Gwyneth Paltrow with this role. When Paltrow was tapped to play an addict, she figured she could seek inspiration from Downey Jr.’s own experiences.
Robert Downey Jr. gave Gwyneth Paltrow great advice when it came to addiction Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. | Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Paltrow did a lot of research to get into the mind of an addict for her 2010 feature Country Strong. She played troubled country singer Kelly Canter in the flick, who’d spend most of the film battling her self-destructive lifestyle. The film required Paltrow to step out of her comfort zone in multiple ways. She wasn’t a fan of country music, so she had to familiarize herself with the genre to better prepare for the role.
“I grew up in New York City where...
Robert Downey Jr. gave Gwyneth Paltrow great advice when it came to addiction Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. | Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Paltrow did a lot of research to get into the mind of an addict for her 2010 feature Country Strong. She played troubled country singer Kelly Canter in the flick, who’d spend most of the film battling her self-destructive lifestyle. The film required Paltrow to step out of her comfort zone in multiple ways. She wasn’t a fan of country music, so she had to familiarize herself with the genre to better prepare for the role.
“I grew up in New York City where...
- 4/3/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There’s a reason we would never advise someone to audition for American Idol using one of the judges’ own songs — it doesn’t always end well.
But that didn’t stop 22-year-old Madaí Chakell from attempting to soar where so many others before her have stumbled, performing “I Kissed a Girl” in front of Katy Perry herself. And while it wasn’t a total crash-and-burn moment, Katy was visibly confused by what she heard.
More from TVLineFormer Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis' Daughter Auditions for American Idol - Did She Make It to Hollywood?Station 19 Showrunner Analyzes What's Going On...
But that didn’t stop 22-year-old Madaí Chakell from attempting to soar where so many others before her have stumbled, performing “I Kissed a Girl” in front of Katy Perry herself. And while it wasn’t a total crash-and-burn moment, Katy was visibly confused by what she heard.
More from TVLineFormer Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis' Daughter Auditions for American Idol - Did She Make It to Hollywood?Station 19 Showrunner Analyzes What's Going On...
- 3/4/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
When Tyler Childers was named Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2018 Americana Honors & Awards, he let loose with an acceptance speech for the ages, denying the very term “Americana” and pointedly declaring himself a country artist.
“As a man who identifies as a country music singer, I feel Americana ain’t no part of nothin’,” he said onstage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium that year. “It is a distraction from the issues that we are facing on a bigger level as country music singers.”
Despite that sharply worded speech,...
“As a man who identifies as a country music singer, I feel Americana ain’t no part of nothin’,” he said onstage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium that year. “It is a distraction from the issues that we are facing on a bigger level as country music singers.”
Despite that sharply worded speech,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
The annual All for the Hall benefit concert returns on Dec. 5 after a three-year hiatus — and Keith Urban and Vince Gill will be headlining the show.
On Thursday, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced the lineup for its annual show that raises funds for the Hall. The event, hosted at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, will feature artists such as Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, and Trisha Yearwood.
Also performing at the star-studded event are Brooks & Dunn, Hardy, Patty Griffin, Patty Loveless, Jordan Davis, and Mickey Guyton.
All For...
On Thursday, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced the lineup for its annual show that raises funds for the Hall. The event, hosted at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, will feature artists such as Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, and Trisha Yearwood.
Also performing at the star-studded event are Brooks & Dunn, Hardy, Patty Griffin, Patty Loveless, Jordan Davis, and Mickey Guyton.
All For...
- 9/8/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Black Deer Festival has revealed its final wave of acts for 2023, including Richard Hawley, Damian Lewis, Patty Griffin, Brandy Clark and Grace Petrie.
The new additions join a star-studded list of performers that includes Bear’s Den, Bonnie Raitt, and The Pretenders.
The fourth edition of the Americana festival is set to collide with the release of Lewis’ first album, Mission Creep. The actor-turned-musician has appeared in dramas such as Homeland and Billions, and only recently released his debut single “Down on the Bowery”.
“I’m really looking forward to Black Deer Festival and so excited to play live for y’all in the deer park on the day my new album is officially released,” Lewis said.
Grammy-nominated Clark is also set to release her hotly anticipated self-titled album in the month before her Black Deer performance.
Other new names to the bill include Elephant Sessions, Jaime Wyatt, The Wandering Hearts and Ian Prowse.
The new additions join a star-studded list of performers that includes Bear’s Den, Bonnie Raitt, and The Pretenders.
The fourth edition of the Americana festival is set to collide with the release of Lewis’ first album, Mission Creep. The actor-turned-musician has appeared in dramas such as Homeland and Billions, and only recently released his debut single “Down on the Bowery”.
“I’m really looking forward to Black Deer Festival and so excited to play live for y’all in the deer park on the day my new album is officially released,” Lewis said.
Grammy-nominated Clark is also set to release her hotly anticipated self-titled album in the month before her Black Deer performance.
Other new names to the bill include Elephant Sessions, Jaime Wyatt, The Wandering Hearts and Ian Prowse.
- 4/20/2023
- by Meg Warren-Lister
- The Independent - Music
In 1968, Robert Plant married Maureen Wilson. The couple remained married for the next 15 years, but their relationship eventually came to an end in 1983. While Wilson has largely stayed out of the public eye since her divorce from the Led Zeppelin singer, she has remained a fixture in his life.
Robert Plant and Maureen Wilson | Robert Knight Archive/Redferns Robert Plant and Maureen Wilson married in 1968
In 1966, Plant and Wilson met at a concert and quickly began dating. Her family fully embraced Plant into their home.
“Maureen was good for Robert, and he couldn’t have wished for a better family because they took him under their wing,” his friend John Crutchley said, per the book Robert Plant: A Life by Paul Rees. “He stayed at Trinity Road quite a lot, among all the comings and goings there.”
At 18, Plant’s music career was not making him any money, so he...
Robert Plant and Maureen Wilson | Robert Knight Archive/Redferns Robert Plant and Maureen Wilson married in 1968
In 1966, Plant and Wilson met at a concert and quickly began dating. Her family fully embraced Plant into their home.
“Maureen was good for Robert, and he couldn’t have wished for a better family because they took him under their wing,” his friend John Crutchley said, per the book Robert Plant: A Life by Paul Rees. “He stayed at Trinity Road quite a lot, among all the comings and goings there.”
At 18, Plant’s music career was not making him any money, so he...
- 3/16/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1977, Robert Plant expressed his desire to record with Stevie Nicks. Fleetwood Mac was at the height of their fame, having recently released Rumours, and Plant, like many others, found Nicks fascinating. The trouble was, he had a hard time remembering her name. The two singers never did work together, but their writing styles prove that they would have been great partners.
Robert Plant and Stevie Nicks | Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Atlantic Records Robert Plant wanted Stevie Nicks on a Led Zeppelin song
In 1977, Plant spoke to Interview Magazine. When discussing the music he listened to at home, he mentioned wanting Nicks to sing with Led Zeppelin.
“Uh, I like Little Feat, Fleetwood Mac — obviously,” he said. “That little lady ought to come and sing on one of our albums. If she were to come sing on one of our albums — it would…What’s her name? — Stevie…”
Despite wanting her on an album,...
Robert Plant and Stevie Nicks | Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Atlantic Records Robert Plant wanted Stevie Nicks on a Led Zeppelin song
In 1977, Plant spoke to Interview Magazine. When discussing the music he listened to at home, he mentioned wanting Nicks to sing with Led Zeppelin.
“Uh, I like Little Feat, Fleetwood Mac — obviously,” he said. “That little lady ought to come and sing on one of our albums. If she were to come sing on one of our albums — it would…What’s her name? — Stevie…”
Despite wanting her on an album,...
- 2/26/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Robert Plant can play guitar, but for a while, he didn’t want to. In his solo career, he has become more comfortable with playing the acoustic guitar. While in Led Zeppelin, though, Plant didn’t even think he should touch the instrument. He explained why even looking at a guitar was stressful.
Robert Plant | Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images Robert Plant said Led Zeppelin songs were based around Jimmy Page’s guitar playing
While looking to put together a band, guitarist Jimmy Page recruited Plant as the singer. He saw him performing at a small venue and knew he would be a perfect fit for the group.
“I went up to see Robert sing with Obs-Tweedle at a college to an audience of about 12,” Page said in Legends of Music Spotlight: Led Zeppelin. “His voice was exceptional. I couldn’t understand why he wasn’t a big name already.
Robert Plant | Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images Robert Plant said Led Zeppelin songs were based around Jimmy Page’s guitar playing
While looking to put together a band, guitarist Jimmy Page recruited Plant as the singer. He saw him performing at a small venue and knew he would be a perfect fit for the group.
“I went up to see Robert sing with Obs-Tweedle at a college to an audience of about 12,” Page said in Legends of Music Spotlight: Led Zeppelin. “His voice was exceptional. I couldn’t understand why he wasn’t a big name already.
- 2/15/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jeff Beck played his first gigs on a guitar he built himself, plugging in with local bands in the London suburbs from age 13, before honing his craft at Wimbledon School of Art, studying the artistry of rock and roll and rhythm and blues. Beck mixed the virtuosity and speed Les Paul displayed on radio broadcasts, and the heaviness of even the most melodic Gene Vincent records into his own sound. Beck transformed The Yardbirds from blues purists to proto psychedelia pioneers before inventing hard rock on The Jeff Beck Group’s 1968 Truth album. A new Jeff Beck Group came out with Rough and Ready, infusing fluid jazz phrasings onto R&b ensemble rhythms.
It’s been said Pink Floyd considered asking Beck to join after Syd Barrett left. Beck turned down an invitation to replace Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones for a project with Vanilla Fudge bassist and vocalist Tim Bogert,...
It’s been said Pink Floyd considered asking Beck to join after Syd Barrett left. Beck turned down an invitation to replace Brian Jones in the Rolling Stones for a project with Vanilla Fudge bassist and vocalist Tim Bogert,...
- 1/12/2023
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
When the final five artists take the stage Monday and Tuesday night for “The Voice” season 22 finale, Morgan Myles will do so under the advisement of first-time coach Camila Cabello. Should Morgan win, it would be only the second time that a coach mentored an artist to win in their own first season. Kelly Clarkson was the first to achieve that feat on season 14 with Brynn Cartelli.
See Who deserves to win ‘The Voice’ season 22? Let your voice be heard! [Poll]
While the laurel of earning Camila a win is nothing to scoff at, Morgan winning would be an incredible feat for the artist that was not only the first performer in the Blind Auditions, but also the first four chair turn of the season. Morgan sang “Hallelujah” during that first impression and was so good that Camila jumped out of the gate with her only block to keep Morgan from joining Gwen Stefani‘s team.
See Who deserves to win ‘The Voice’ season 22? Let your voice be heard! [Poll]
While the laurel of earning Camila a win is nothing to scoff at, Morgan winning would be an incredible feat for the artist that was not only the first performer in the Blind Auditions, but also the first four chair turn of the season. Morgan sang “Hallelujah” during that first impression and was so good that Camila jumped out of the gate with her only block to keep Morgan from joining Gwen Stefani‘s team.
- 12/11/2022
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
Eight weeks into Season 22 of The Voice, NBC’s sing-off really came to life — at least in so far as it went live Monday for the Playoffs. All 16 remaining contestants performed in hopes of earning enough viewer votes to advance or so impressing Blake Shelton, John Legend, Gwen Stefani and/or Camila Cabello that their coach would save them or another coach would steal them during Tuesday’s results show.
Now, before we get to discussing the pivotal episode, I want to apologize in advance for my grading. Like the singing, it’s done live, in the moment, so all of my reactions are knee-jerk.
Now, before we get to discussing the pivotal episode, I want to apologize in advance for my grading. Like the singing, it’s done live, in the moment, so all of my reactions are knee-jerk.
- 11/15/2022
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
There’s only one disappointment about Rita Wilson’s new album: she doesn’t rap. In March 2020, a week after her husband Tom Hanks sent shockwaves around the world by announcing the couple had come down with Covid, Wilson posted a video of herself in quarantine flawlessly rapping Naughty by Nature’s 1992 anthem “Hip Hop Hooray”. The clip has since racked up more than two million views on Instagram, earning praise from everyone from Kim Kardashian (“The best video Ever!!!!!!”) to Barack Obama. When news of this unlikely viral hit reached Naughty By Nature, the Grammy-winning trio released a remixed version of the single featuring Wilson on the mic to raise money for the MusiCares Covid-19 Relief Fund. Surely, then, the stage was set for Wilson to offer us her takes on Tupac and Nwa? She howls with laughter. “I think that’s my next project!” she jokes. “It’s funny,...
- 10/30/2022
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - Music
The mantra of the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which returned to Manchester, Tennessee, this weekend after a forced two-year absence, is “radiate positivity.” For the group formerly known as the Dixie Chicks — queens of the scorched-earth, fiddle-and-banjo-tinged, stick-a-pin-in-your-voodoo-doll revenge-fantasy rallying call — those posi vibes came by way of killing Russian president Vladimir Putin in effigy. On Friday, the Chicks debuted as both the festival’s first-ever country and female-fronted headliner. And just like Earl, Vlad had to die.
Putin’s figurative demise came during a mid-set performance of...
Putin’s figurative demise came during a mid-set performance of...
- 6/20/2022
- by Adam Gold
- Rollingstone.com
Phoebe Bridgers is on the road to establishing a tradition in Asbury Park, New Jersey. During her latest tour stop there, the singer delivered a performance of Bruce Springsteen’s 1980 The River cut “Stolen Car” during the encore. When she was last stopped in Asbury Park, back in 2018, Bridgers went for the Born in the U.S.A. single “I’m On Fire.”
“I just screamed my guts out and now I’m gonna sing this,” Bridgers told the sold-out crowd. “So please, be patient with me.” The stripped-back cover...
“I just screamed my guts out and now I’m gonna sing this,” Bridgers told the sold-out crowd. “So please, be patient with me.” The stripped-back cover...
- 6/14/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Deborah McCrary, a member of the sibling vocal group the McCrary Sisters, died Wednesday. She was 67. A spokesperson for the Nashville-based group confirmed McCrary’s passing; no cause of death was given.
Known for their euphoric, soul-stirring harmonies and gospel stylings, the McCrary Sisters have performed and recorded with artists from across a wide array of genres including Carrie Underwood, Gregg Allman, Chris Stapleton, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Margo Price, Robert Randolph, and Widespread Panic. In 2016, they appeared with Maren Morris at the CMA Awards to perform Morris’s breakout hit “My Church,...
Known for their euphoric, soul-stirring harmonies and gospel stylings, the McCrary Sisters have performed and recorded with artists from across a wide array of genres including Carrie Underwood, Gregg Allman, Chris Stapleton, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Margo Price, Robert Randolph, and Widespread Panic. In 2016, they appeared with Maren Morris at the CMA Awards to perform Morris’s breakout hit “My Church,...
- 6/2/2022
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
The trio formerly known as the Dixie Chicks are heading back out on the road this summer for the first time as the Chicks. The country band has scheduled a tour spanning 27 cities in North America in support of their 2020 album Gaslighter, the band’s first in 14 years. Jenny Lewis and Patty Griffin will join for select tour dates.
The Chicks Tour will begin on June 14 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, Missouri, and make stops in Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Los Angeles, and more. The trek will conclude at the Gorge in George,...
The Chicks Tour will begin on June 14 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, Missouri, and make stops in Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Los Angeles, and more. The trek will conclude at the Gorge in George,...
- 2/28/2022
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Rachel Mac may be just 15-years-old, but she has the poise, professionalism, and vocal ability of someone three times her age. The talented teen recently wowed the world with her blind audition for The Voice. Rachel performed a beautiful rendition of “Let if Fly” by Patty Griffin. Although Nick Jonas was the only judge to turn his chair around, fans of The Voice know that it only takes one judge who is willing to give a singer a chance. Rachel is excited to see what the rest of the competition has in store for her and there are already a
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Rachel Mac...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Rachel Mac...
- 3/19/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
With the teams filling up on Night 5 of The Voice’s Season 20 Blind Auditions, the coaches were getting extra finicky. But they did manage to find a few standouts, among them a rocker whose “Zombie” cover left me dead (in a good way) and an R&b singer whose voice was so sweet, just listening to her felt like cheating on a diet. Read on, and we’ll go over all of Monday’s performances.
Savanna Woods (Team Kelly), “Zombie” — Grade: A- | Ahead of her Blind, this formerly globe-trotting 26-year-old was reminded by her dad that as a kid, she...
Savanna Woods (Team Kelly), “Zombie” — Grade: A- | Ahead of her Blind, this formerly globe-trotting 26-year-old was reminded by her dad that as a kid, she...
- 3/16/2021
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Patty Griffin will perform a series of three concerts to help support independent live-music venues in jeopardy because of the pandemic. The Austin singer-songwriter will livestream the shows from her hometown’s famous Continental Club.
In a statement, Griffin lamented the toll inflicted upon live music’s infrastructure. “This translates to job losses on so many levels — the hardworking people that run these venues, book these venues, clean and repair them, take your tickets and serve your beers there, not to mention many musicians like myself who have depended on...
In a statement, Griffin lamented the toll inflicted upon live music’s infrastructure. “This translates to job losses on so many levels — the hardworking people that run these venues, book these venues, clean and repair them, take your tickets and serve your beers there, not to mention many musicians like myself who have depended on...
- 10/21/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Dave Hause interprets the songs of two wildly different artists on a new double EP. Patty/Paddy features the punk troubadour interpreting five songs by Americana songwriter Patty Griffin and five by Paddy Costello, of the Minneapolis punk band Dillinger Four.
Hause, the leader of Philadelphia group the Loved Ones, previews the project with the Griffin song “Long Ride Home,” off her 2003 album A Kiss in Time. For the recording, Hause enlisted the Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon and his brother Tim Hause to join him on harmonies. The result...
Hause, the leader of Philadelphia group the Loved Ones, previews the project with the Griffin song “Long Ride Home,” off her 2003 album A Kiss in Time. For the recording, Hause enlisted the Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon and his brother Tim Hause to join him on harmonies. The result...
- 9/24/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Early in Caylee Hammack’s career as a staff songwriter with Universal, she was on a writers’ retreat in Florida when she got the news that her house in Nashville had burned down. She lost nearly everything.
Fortunately, the 26-year-old Ellaville, Georgia, native had already learned a few things about resilience. She regrouped and came back stronger, wiser. With Thomas Finchum and Andy Skibb, she wrote the song “Forged in the Fire” about the experience and all the questions she had afterward. “When does a phoenix learn how to fly?...
Fortunately, the 26-year-old Ellaville, Georgia, native had already learned a few things about resilience. She regrouped and came back stronger, wiser. With Thomas Finchum and Andy Skibb, she wrote the song “Forged in the Fire” about the experience and all the questions she had afterward. “When does a phoenix learn how to fly?...
- 8/17/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Robert Plant shared “Charlie Patton Highway (Turn it Up, Pt. 1),” from the upcoming anthology Digging Deep, out October 2nd on his Es Paranza label.
“I’m lost inside America/I’m turning inside out,” Plant sings over a slow-burning guitar. “I’m turning into someone else/I heard so much about.”
“I spent time in the hill country of north Mississippi around Como, dropping back to Clarksdale, the incredible center of black music talent over the years,” Plant said of the track. “I weaved my car through the Delta back roads,...
“I’m lost inside America/I’m turning inside out,” Plant sings over a slow-burning guitar. “I’m turning into someone else/I heard so much about.”
“I spent time in the hill country of north Mississippi around Como, dropping back to Clarksdale, the incredible center of black music talent over the years,” Plant said of the track. “I weaved my car through the Delta back roads,...
- 7/31/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Robert Plant has announced that he will be releasing a career-spanning anthology set titled Digging Deep to accompany the third season of his podcast Digging Deep With Robert Plant.
The two-disk CD set — also available for digital streaming and download — will include 30 songs from Plant’s four-decade, 11-album career as a solo artist, including a number of songs that premiered on his podcast. Highlights include the chart-topping rock hit “Hurting Kind” and the Grammy-nominated song “Shine All Around.”
A few previously released songs will also be included: “Nothing Takes the...
The two-disk CD set — also available for digital streaming and download — will include 30 songs from Plant’s four-decade, 11-album career as a solo artist, including a number of songs that premiered on his podcast. Highlights include the chart-topping rock hit “Hurting Kind” and the Grammy-nominated song “Shine All Around.”
A few previously released songs will also be included: “Nothing Takes the...
- 7/27/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
“I’m on some new shit,” Taylor Swift sings in the opening lines of Folklore, announcing with a smile and a wink that the many Taylor Swifts of her previous seven albums — even the not-quite-year-old Taylor of Lover — can’t come to the phone right now.
Swift has always conceived of herself, first and foremost, as a singer-songwriter. But she’s never presented herself to the world that way with quite so much clarity as on Folklore, the surprise LP that she spent the past four months recording with a...
Swift has always conceived of herself, first and foremost, as a singer-songwriter. But she’s never presented herself to the world that way with quite so much clarity as on Folklore, the surprise LP that she spent the past four months recording with a...
- 7/24/2020
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Mavis Staples was planning on yet another busy summer. The gospel/soul legend had three months of dates with Norah Jones and Patty Griffin booked, but after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Staples will now be holed away in her Chicago apartment for the foreseeable future. Staples has been catching up with old friends, Facetiming her bandmates, and re-organizing her closets, but the energetic 80 year-old is feeling restless. “I have my health and my strength,” she says, “and I know that in order to keep that, I have to stay in.
- 4/28/2020
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
The Battle Rounds for Season 18 of “The Voice” concluded last Monday, and Kelly Clarkson, champion coach in three of her four seasons on the show, has narrowed her newest team down to just six contestants. After building a group of 12 comprised of only one male artist based on the blind auditions, Kelly has since added one more to her roster through a steal from John Legend. Enjoy revisiting our live blogs from each of the three battle episodes from Monday, March 23, Monday, March 30 and Monday, April 6.
The Knockouts will begin on Monday, April 13 and conclude on Monday, April 20. Teammates will face off with one another in hopes of advancing to the Live Shows. The advisor for all teams in this round will be the legendary, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, James Taylor.
Below are our power rankings of these six artists based on their likelihood of advancing to the Live Shows. Do You agree with our power rankings?...
The Knockouts will begin on Monday, April 13 and conclude on Monday, April 20. Teammates will face off with one another in hopes of advancing to the Live Shows. The advisor for all teams in this round will be the legendary, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, James Taylor.
Below are our power rankings of these six artists based on their likelihood of advancing to the Live Shows. Do You agree with our power rankings?...
- 4/12/2020
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
As The Voice dropped the curtain on Season 18’s Battle Monday nights, the fates of a whopping 16 singers were decided. Which contestants inspired Blake Shelton and Nick Jonas to use their Steals? Who’d Kelly Carlson turn out to be holding onto her Save for? And which wannabes wound up being given — all together now — “the dreaded montage treatment”? Read on and find out!
Team Nick: Arei Moon (Grade: B-) defeated Samuel Wilco (Grade: C) on “Missing You” | After the Jonas Brothers and Arei sang a quick “Happy Birthday” to Samuel, who was turning 40 on rehearsal day, the gang got...
Team Nick: Arei Moon (Grade: B-) defeated Samuel Wilco (Grade: C) on “Missing You” | After the Jonas Brothers and Arei sang a quick “Happy Birthday” to Samuel, who was turning 40 on rehearsal day, the gang got...
- 4/7/2020
- TVLine.com
As the battle round prepares to conclude on Monday’s episode of “The Voice,” here is a summary of where each team stands:
John Legend has no steal and no save remaining.
Blake Shelton has one steal and no save remaining.
Nick Jonas has one steal and no save remaining.
Kelly Clarkson has no steal and one save remaining.
There are still 16 artists remaining for a total of 8 battle match-ups on Monday. Advisors for the coaches this round are Dua Lipa for Team Kelly, Kevin Jonas and Joe Jonas for Team Nick, Ella Mai for Team Legend and Bebe Rexha for Team Blake. The coaches are able to steal one losing artist from other coaches and save one losing artist on their own team. However, the team coach may only hit their button to save an artist once it is clear that no other coach is going to steal them.
John Legend has no steal and no save remaining.
Blake Shelton has one steal and no save remaining.
Nick Jonas has one steal and no save remaining.
Kelly Clarkson has no steal and one save remaining.
There are still 16 artists remaining for a total of 8 battle match-ups on Monday. Advisors for the coaches this round are Dua Lipa for Team Kelly, Kevin Jonas and Joe Jonas for Team Nick, Ella Mai for Team Legend and Bebe Rexha for Team Blake. The coaches are able to steal one losing artist from other coaches and save one losing artist on their own team. However, the team coach may only hit their button to save an artist once it is clear that no other coach is going to steal them.
- 4/6/2020
- by John Benutty and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Katie Crutchfield has always had a knack for noting subtle shifts in the weather. “I watch you anxiously/You paint it celestial, you paint it serene,” she sang over thrashing guitars on “Poison,” from 2015’s Ivy Tripp, making serenity sound like a death knell. On her latest album Saint Cloud, the 31-year-old songwriter trades in the indie-rock neurosis of her previous work for a mellower, twangy sound that nods towards her roots in Birmingham, Alabama. But her piercing observations have only grown sharper with time: “I have a gift, I’ve been told,...
- 3/25/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Less than three weeks after Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon covered Bob Dylan and Leon Russell at a Bernie Sanders rally in Iowa, the singer announced a trio of Wisconsin shows Monday that requires a “pledge to vote in order to gain access to presale tickets for all three shows.”
The fall concerts, set to take place at La Crosse’s La Crosse Center on October 5th, Wausau’s Grand Theater on the 7th and Appelton’s Fox Cities Pac on the 8th, will take place one month before the presidential election.
The fall concerts, set to take place at La Crosse’s La Crosse Center on October 5th, Wausau’s Grand Theater on the 7th and Appelton’s Fox Cities Pac on the 8th, will take place one month before the presidential election.
- 2/17/2020
- by Jason Newman
- Rollingstone.com
The Grammys and the Oscars are in the rear-view mirror, and South by Southwest is still a month away. That means the music industry gets to take a deep breath and contemplate the more important things in life, like whether a song is any good. One of the oldest axioms of the music business is, “It all starts with a song.” That was proved true this week with the reaction caused by the release of a new film’s theme, which caused people to immediately take sides.
This week in music:
Billie Eilish Bond Song – The theme for the forthcoming James Bond film, No Time To Die, has been released by pop music’s newest superstar and her producer brother. So far, it’s spawned more debate than that meme over gold dress versus blue dress. Those used to the soaring anthems spawned by Shirley Bassey thru Adele may not...
This week in music:
Billie Eilish Bond Song – The theme for the forthcoming James Bond film, No Time To Die, has been released by pop music’s newest superstar and her producer brother. So far, it’s spawned more debate than that meme over gold dress versus blue dress. Those used to the soaring anthems spawned by Shirley Bassey thru Adele may not...
- 2/15/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Sunday night's Grammy Awards had some of the fiercest competition in years, and music's biggest night saw more than a few deserving artists take home a trophy (or two). Not only were artists like Ariana Grande, Lizzo, and Billie Eilish all set to hit the stage, but they were also nominated for some of the top awards of the night.
In the end, Eilish took home a trophy for all four of the major awards, with artists like Lizzo, Tyler the Creator, Nipsey Hussle, and Lil Nas X nabbing their own awards. See which artists took home a gramaphone ahead!
Related: Hold On to Your Headphones: Here Are the 2020 Grammy Nominees
Record Of The Year
"Bad Guy," Billie Eilish
Album Of The Year
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish
Song Of The Year
"Bad Guy," Billie Eilish
Best New Artist
Billie Eilish
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Truth Hurts,...
In the end, Eilish took home a trophy for all four of the major awards, with artists like Lizzo, Tyler the Creator, Nipsey Hussle, and Lil Nas X nabbing their own awards. See which artists took home a gramaphone ahead!
Related: Hold On to Your Headphones: Here Are the 2020 Grammy Nominees
Record Of The Year
"Bad Guy," Billie Eilish
Album Of The Year
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish
Song Of The Year
"Bad Guy," Billie Eilish
Best New Artist
Billie Eilish
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Truth Hurts,...
- 1/28/2020
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
Album of the year
?When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,? Billie Eilish
Record of the year
?Bad Guy,? Billie Eilish
Song of the year
?Bad Guy,? Billie Eilish
Best new artist
Billie Eilish
Best rap album
?Igor,? Tyler, the Creator
Best rap performance
?Racks in the Middle,? Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy
Best rap song
?A Lot,? 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
Best rap/sung performance
?Higher,? DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend
Best RandB album
?Ventura,? Anderson .Paak
Best RandB song
?Say So,? Pj Morton featuring JoJo
Best RandB performance
?Come Home,? Anderson .Paak featuring Andr??3000
Best urban contemporary album
?Cuz I Love You,? Lizzo
Best pop vocal album
?When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,? Billie Eilish
Best pop solo performance
?Truth Hurts,? Lizzo
Best pop duo/group performance
?Old Town Road,? Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus...
?When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,? Billie Eilish
Record of the year
?Bad Guy,? Billie Eilish
Song of the year
?Bad Guy,? Billie Eilish
Best new artist
Billie Eilish
Best rap album
?Igor,? Tyler, the Creator
Best rap performance
?Racks in the Middle,? Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy
Best rap song
?A Lot,? 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
Best rap/sung performance
?Higher,? DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend
Best RandB album
?Ventura,? Anderson .Paak
Best RandB song
?Say So,? Pj Morton featuring JoJo
Best RandB performance
?Come Home,? Anderson .Paak featuring Andr??3000
Best urban contemporary album
?Cuz I Love You,? Lizzo
Best pop vocal album
?When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,? Billie Eilish
Best pop solo performance
?Truth Hurts,? Lizzo
Best pop duo/group performance
?Old Town Road,? Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus...
- 1/27/2020
- GlamSham
Winners in the country music, Americana/roots, and bluegrass categories were announced during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on Sunday afternoon.
Tanya Tucker won two awards, Best Country Album for While I’m Livin’ and Best Country Song for “Bring My Flowers Now.”
“After almost 50 years in this business, after many dreams, it’s still unbelievable to me that I’d still have a few firsts left. After 14 trips, 14 nominations, this is the first win,” Tucker said upon accepting the trophy for Best Country Song, which she shared with her co-writers Phil and Tim Hanseroth,...
Tanya Tucker won two awards, Best Country Album for While I’m Livin’ and Best Country Song for “Bring My Flowers Now.”
“After almost 50 years in this business, after many dreams, it’s still unbelievable to me that I’d still have a few firsts left. After 14 trips, 14 nominations, this is the first win,” Tucker said upon accepting the trophy for Best Country Song, which she shared with her co-writers Phil and Tim Hanseroth,...
- 1/26/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
In many ways, 2019 was a remarkable year for country and country-adjacent performers who didn’t conform to traditions, in spite of a persistently tough radio environment for anyone not male, white, and straight. Lil Nas X, a gay black man, took over the world and confounded chart watchers with “Old Town Road,” a smash that worked just as well at Cma Fest as it did Coachella, while masked singer Orville Peck introduced the world to his queered spin on cowboy masculinity and sexuality. On a victory lap after a huge...
- 1/14/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
The Lantern Tour II will get underway in Washington, D.C., Tuesday evening with performers including Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, and Steve Earle. A winter 2020 concert in Nashville has been added to the itinerary, with Sheryl Crow and Amy Ray also joining the bill.
The Lantern Tour II will visit the War Memorial Auditorium in Music City on Saturday, January 11th and performers at the show will include Harris, Crow, Jerry Douglas, Earle, Buddy and Julie Miller and Amy Ray. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, November 8th.
The Lantern Tour II will visit the War Memorial Auditorium in Music City on Saturday, January 11th and performers at the show will include Harris, Crow, Jerry Douglas, Earle, Buddy and Julie Miller and Amy Ray. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, November 8th.
- 11/5/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
“Well, the moon is broken and the sky is cracked, come on up to the house,” sings Natalie Closner-Schepman, mixing weariness with comfort in her band Joseph’s stark but reassuring rendition of Tom Waits’ song of resolve. Originally appearing on Waits’ 1999 album Mule Variations, it’s the title track of a new tribute album to the songwriter, Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits.
“We made this recording with our longtime friend and collaborator Andrew Stonestreet. He sent over a few of his favorites as options and...
“We made this recording with our longtime friend and collaborator Andrew Stonestreet. He sent over a few of his favorites as options and...
- 10/23/2019
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
There was a lot for us fans of The Voice to process going into Night 6 of the Blind Auditions. First of all, Nick Jonas taking a seat as a Season 18 coach. Big thumbs-up to that, no? I like Gwen Stefani as an artist quite a lot, but as a coach, she leaves something to be desired. And a little bit of her cooing over her “Blake-y” goes a long way.
Second, John Legend’s reluctance to turn his damn chair Monday night. He didn’t swivel for seven contestants in a row, among them Joana Martinez, whose lower register still...
Second, John Legend’s reluctance to turn his damn chair Monday night. He didn’t swivel for seven contestants in a row, among them Joana Martinez, whose lower register still...
- 10/9/2019
- TVLine.com
With The Voice’s Season 17 Battles fast approaching — they start in the second half of the Monday, Oct. 14, episode — Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Gwen Stefani worked to complete their teams Monday. Looking over their rosters ahead of Night 5 of the Blind Auditions, I’d have given the edge to reigning champ John, whose sophomore-season lineup included three singers who really seemed to make an impression on the audience (Katie Kadan, Mendeleyev and Preston C. Howell). Of course, any of them could fall apart in the Battles. And new frontrunners could have emerged Monday. But did they? Let’s review the performances,...
- 10/8/2019
- TVLine.com
Whenever you read comments on our “The Voice” articles, people are always complaining about how Kelly Clarkson talks too much. For the current Season 17, do you think she has gotten better or is she talking now more than ever? Enjoy our live updating blog below for Night 5 of blind auditions tonight and and for Night 1 on September 23, Night 2 on September 24, Night 3 on September 30 and Night 4 on October 1 to see what’s happened so far.
Clarkson was the winning coach for Season 14 and Season 15. She is now up against reigning coaching champ John Legend, six-time winner Blake Shelton and returning coach Gwen Stefani, who has yet to have a winning singer. Longtime coach Adam Levine is missing his first season ever for the program.
All throughout the two-hour episode, refresh this screen for the most up-to-date recap while this episode is airing Monday on the East coast. Blind auditions continue on,...
Clarkson was the winning coach for Season 14 and Season 15. She is now up against reigning coaching champ John Legend, six-time winner Blake Shelton and returning coach Gwen Stefani, who has yet to have a winning singer. Longtime coach Adam Levine is missing his first season ever for the program.
All throughout the two-hour episode, refresh this screen for the most up-to-date recap while this episode is airing Monday on the East coast. Blind auditions continue on,...
- 10/7/2019
- by John Benutty and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
As migrants and asylum-seekers at the United States’ southern border continue to have their entry into the country stymied by the Trump administration, a group of acclaimed musicians, including Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, and Patty Griffin, are preparing a nationwide tour in support of those affected at the border.
The Lantern Tour II: Concerts for Migrant and Refugee Families opens with shows set for Tuesday, November 5th, at Washington, D.C.’s Warner Theatre, and Wednesday, November 6th, at the Town Hall in Manhattan. (Tickets for the shows...
The Lantern Tour II: Concerts for Migrant and Refugee Families opens with shows set for Tuesday, November 5th, at Washington, D.C.’s Warner Theatre, and Wednesday, November 6th, at the Town Hall in Manhattan. (Tickets for the shows...
- 9/12/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Gary Clark Jr., Vampire Weekend and H.E.R. are among the artists who are slated for the first half of Austin City Limits‘ forthcoming Season 45. The longstanding music television series, which airs on PBS, unveiled the musicians featured in the season’s first seven episodes. The lineup for an additional seven episodes will be revealed in the near future.
The new season features Acl veterans and newcomers alike. Clark Jr. opens the season on October 5th. The Austin native performs “Pearl Cadillac” during his third Acl appearance, which he dedicates to his mother,...
The new season features Acl veterans and newcomers alike. Clark Jr. opens the season on October 5th. The Austin native performs “Pearl Cadillac” during his third Acl appearance, which he dedicates to his mother,...
- 8/28/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
The 30A Songwriters Festival will return to the panhandle of Florida January 17th, 2020, with an all-star group of artists set to perform. Among them are formidable tunesmiths who represent a range of genres, including John Prine, Brian Wilson, Indigo Girls, and Tanya Tucker.
With 200-plus artists on tap to perform during the four-day festival, the 30A Songwriters Festival will be spread across 30 venues bordering the Gulf of Mexico before it wraps on January 20th. Wilson will bring his nine-piece band to perform some of his Beach Boys classics, and Prine...
With 200-plus artists on tap to perform during the four-day festival, the 30A Songwriters Festival will be spread across 30 venues bordering the Gulf of Mexico before it wraps on January 20th. Wilson will bring his nine-piece band to perform some of his Beach Boys classics, and Prine...
- 8/27/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Patty Griffin turns Tom Waits’ elegiac, cinematic “Ruby’s Arms” into a sparse, somehow even more heartbreaking piano ballad for a new compilation, Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits. She adds a minute to the runtime of the original song, which appeared on Waits’ 1980 album Heartattack and Vine, and allows her voice to ache all over the lyrics in a way that shows a new depth to the lyrics, contrasting Waits’ gruff original.
The tribute album, due out November 22nd, features covers of Waits’ song performed by women,...
The tribute album, due out November 22nd, features covers of Waits’ song performed by women,...
- 8/22/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Hey, "America's Got Talent" fans. Tonight, August 6, 2019, the Judge Cuts number 5 episode did indeed air, and when it was all said and done, we found out who else is moving on to the Live shows. This was the final round of Judge cuts. The judges: Howie Mandel, Gabrielle Union, Julianne Hough and Simon Cowell were all on hand. Former Tonight Show host and comedian Jay Leno was the guest judge with the Golden Buzzer option. Tonight's performances kicked off with Dominguez Poodles. It was a dog act. After the performance, Howie told Dominguez, "I love the chaos, but I'm not sure it’s a step up." Julianne said, "It was a beautiful hurricane.” Jay said, “It was a lot of fun.” Simon said, "You're the most fun family. I want a Lion King theme next time." Dm Nation was up next. They're a female dance group that previously competed on...
- 8/7/2019
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
No one in music was happy this week, or so it seemed, as the best of intentions blew up in several faces in the industry. Bts fans claimed segregation, Taylor Swift fans screamed collusion, and A$AP Rocky fans lashed out at the Swedes over their decision to prosecute the street-brawling rapper.
Meanwhile, a few multi-million dollar deals were brewing, making the complaints seem like teapot tempests.
This week in music:
Rocking The Vote: Perhaps forgetting that Democrats And Republicans buy tickets, two music industry executive are planning to hold 46 concerts in key swing states to help the Democratic presidential nominee win in 2020. The series, “46 For 46,” was conceived by former music managers Kyle Frenette and Christopher Moon. The campaign is paid for by the bpoliticalPAC and has already enlisted Nathaniel Rateliff, Lissie, Bon Iver, Dashboard Confessional, Sylvan Esso, and Patty Griffin.
AI Music Moves Forward: Music made by artificial intelligence got a boost this week,...
Meanwhile, a few multi-million dollar deals were brewing, making the complaints seem like teapot tempests.
This week in music:
Rocking The Vote: Perhaps forgetting that Democrats And Republicans buy tickets, two music industry executive are planning to hold 46 concerts in key swing states to help the Democratic presidential nominee win in 2020. The series, “46 For 46,” was conceived by former music managers Kyle Frenette and Christopher Moon. The campaign is paid for by the bpoliticalPAC and has already enlisted Nathaniel Rateliff, Lissie, Bon Iver, Dashboard Confessional, Sylvan Esso, and Patty Griffin.
AI Music Moves Forward: Music made by artificial intelligence got a boost this week,...
- 7/27/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Grammy-winning performer Brandi Carlile has added a trio of special Nashville performances to her tour schedule, with three shows at the historic Ryman Auditorium set for January 2020. Joining the “Party of One” singer for these shows will be Kim Richey (January 14th) Lucie Silvas (January 15th), and, on January 16th, Natalie Hemby, who recently joined Carlile, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires in the side project the Highwomen. The supergroup, a female counterpart to the Highwaymen, was Shires’ response to the lack of female artists being represented at country radio.
Carlile,...
Carlile,...
- 7/9/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.