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During an interview on Apple Music 1, Will.i.am revealed that U2 were the inspiration behind the Black Eyed Peas’ hit song “I Gotta Feeling”. According to Will.i.am, he “approached the chorus” by asking himself, “What would Earth, Wind & Fire do? What would U2 do? What would Talking Heads do all at the same time?”… Continue reading Will.i.am on how U2 inspired Black Eyed Peas’ ‘I Gotta Feeling’: “I wrote the chorus for them”

Due to illness, Blink-182 has been forced to cancel two forthcoming shows on their current US tour. The group took to social media to inform their fans yesterday (August 8) that they would not be making their two upcoming gigs in Kansas City and St Louis. Blink-182 wrote: “Unfortunately, due to illness we are unable… Continue reading Blink-182 cancel two shows due to illness

Actor and director Jason Butler Harner recently shared with NME the first song he remembers hearing, the first album he bought, and the artist that makes him cry. According to Harner, the first song he remembers hearing was “The Big Payback” by James Brown. Growing up in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Harner’s father was a musician… Continue reading Soundtrack Of My Life: Josh Hartnett

Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter NIKI has released her third album, titled “Buzz,” featuring alt-rock hooks that hark back to the influences of Sheryl Crow, Liz Phair, Fleetwood Mac, and Joni Mitchell. NIKI’s new record is her most mature and personal yet, featuring heart-wrenching vignettes from a failed romance and the ups and downs of falling in… Continue reading NIKI – ‘Buzz’ review: heartbreak and healing

Chicagoan R&B singer Ravyn Lenae has consistently remained a cult favorite, while her contemporaries, including SZA, H.E.R., and Summer Walker, have become bona fide pop stars. However, with her second album “Bird’s Eye,” Lenae’s efforts to push the boundaries of pop R&B are finally receiving wider recognition. Lenae generates buzz with her soft and furtive… Continue reading Ravyn Lenae – ‘Bird’s Eye’ review: a slept-on auteur takes flight

Drake has released 100GB of new data, which includes three previously unheard songs as well as archived content and footage. Among the content is a clip of him rehearsing a cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Rock With You’. The 8-minute-long clip of Drake’s rendition of ‘Rock With You’ incorporates bits of ‘Don’t Matter To Me’, a… Continue reading Drake rehearsing Michael Jackson’s ‘Rock With You’ appears in ‘100 gigs’ archive

The multi-talented Nandi Bushell has posted a beautiful cover of Nine Inch Nails’ classic track, “Hurt,” to her social media accounts. Although she is known primarily as a drum prodigy, the 14-year-old’s skills on the piano are just as impressive. Bushell shared the video on Instagram with a message explaining that she had discovered the… Continue reading Watch Nandi Bushell’s delicate piano-led cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hurt’

Bob Dylan surprised fans during an Outlaw Music Festival touring stop in Boise, Idaho, playing ‘Rainy Day Women #12 & 35’ for the first time since 2016. The iconic song, which opens his 1966 album ‘Blonde on Blonde’, includes the chorus “everybody must get stoned.” Earlier in the tour, Dylan had been incorporating obscure reworks… Continue reading Watch Bob Dylan play ‘Rainy Day Women #12 & 35’ for first time in almost a decade

Sadie Sink, who plays Max Mayfield in Stranger Things, recently revealed that she had no idea the extent to which fans were invested in her character. Although Sink has played Max since season two of the show, it was in season four that Max became a central figure after she was attacked and left blind… Continue reading Sadie Sink “didn’t think people would care” about her ‘Stranger Things’ character

Leon Bridges has announced his fourth studio album, entitled Leon, which is set to be released via Columbia on October 4. Ahead of the release, Bridges has debuted a new track from the album called Peaceful Place. The song features elements of soulful blues with a hope-filled and sunny ambiance. Leon was recorded with producer… Continue reading Leon Bridges announces fourth album ‘Leon’ with sun-drenched new single ‘Peaceful Place’