The Made In America Festival 2023 lineup has been unveiled. The two-day event returns to Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 2 and Sept. 3. SZA and Lizzo are this year’s headliners. The two acts have a “Special” collaboration that’s No. 5 this week on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart. The song is
Eric B. and Rakim joined forces for a historic performance in New Jersey this week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop. Advertisement Their appearance marked the first time a Hip-Hop act ever performed at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. The legendary duo took to the stage to pay tribute to half a
Last year I premiered the first EP from a new Death Metal band called Phantom Horde. Describing songs from The Umbra, I wrote: “while the members hail from California and Texas, the blood of Gothenburg’s golden era rages through their veins.” Less than a year later, they return with a two-track tandem of singles that
K-pop boyband BTS have released a trailer for their upcoming book Beyond The Story: 10-Year Record of BTS. At midnight KST on June 14, BTS unveiled a trailer for their upcoming book, which they co-wrote with journalist Myeongseok Kang and are releasing in celebration of their 10th anniversary this year. The new clip seems to
There’s a lot to be said about Eric LaRue. It’s Michael Shannon’s directorial debut. It’s a meditative adaptation of Brett Neveu’s 2002 play. And it stars Judy Greer, Alison Pill, Tracy Letts, Paul Sparks, and a just about unrecognizable Alexander Skarsgård. The latter is what the film will undoubtedly be remembered for, but let’s start
‘Vele’ from ‘Student of the Year’ combines hip-hop, rap, bhangra and electronic sounds with elements of dubstep creating an … source
Warning! The following contains spoilers for The Wonder Years‘ Season 2 premiere “One Small Step.” Read at your own risk! The Wonder Years finally made its grand return to television after being bumped to June in lieu of other midseason ABC programming. The Peabody Award-winning series came back with lots of energy and excitement though,
In a word? Wow. Mayans M.C. Season 5 Episode 5 delivered thrills, satisfying developments, and some crazy cliffhangers that will shake up the series’ dynamics like never before. Seriously. It felt like a set-up for a series finale and successfully washed away all of my gripes about the conflict and tone this season. The stakes
With artificial intelligence (AI) quickly becoming part of the day-to-day in every industry and aspect of life, it’s only natural that country artists would start incorporating the technology into their songwriting sessions. But not Darius Rucker — he says that an AI chatbot is one co-writer he doesn’t plan on ever inviting to a writer’s room.
The revival of the popular 1975 Broadway production, The Wiz, has attracted new stars to join the cast. R&B veteran Deborah Cox has been announced to play the role of Glinda, the Good Witch of the South. The original production of The Wiz featured Dee Dee Bridgewater, while Lena Horne played the same role in
Erykah Badu has announced she will give 30 free tickets at a secret pop-up in San Diego. The neo-soul singer took to Instagram with her daughter Puma and shared she’d being signing autographs at Cookies, a cannabis dispensary. Advertisement “SUPRISE POP-UP at COOKIES!” she wrote in the caption. “I’ll be signing autographs and giving away
Photo by Blake Roemer End Reign — the new crossover powerhouse featuring members of All Out War, Pig Destroyer, Exhumed, and more — makes a proper full-length debut next month. The quintet fuses hardcore elements with tinges of thrash and death metal that makes The Way of All Flesh is Decay a much-anticipated release. To hold everyone
Guns N’ Roses‘ Duff McKagan has released the title track from his newly announced third solo album ‘Lighthouse’. Listen to it below. The 11-track LP features a handful of star-studded collaborations including Iggy Pop, his Guns N’ Roses bandmate Slash, and Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell. McKagan’s feature with Iggy Pop marks a full-circle moment
On July 14, Lauren Spencer Smith will release her debut album, Mirror. It’s the culmination of three years of hard work and growing as a songwriter and performer. Appearing on American Idol in 2020, the 19-year-old used the momentum from the show to create a career that’s earned her hit songs, a huge social media
Following the recent release of The Little Mermaid, another seafaring Disney Princess’ animated film is set to get the live-action treatment. As Dwayne Johnson announced in April, 2016’s Moana is getting a remake, per an ongoing trend from the House of Mouse to reimagine audience favorites. The latest news about the movie is an official
AMC’s The Walking Dead universe has been expanding quickly in recent years. With the conclusion of the main series in 2022 after 11 seasons, many fans desired to continue the journeys of their favorite characters. There were many reservations when Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) were announced to be headlining The Walking
Jo Dee Messina wasn’t kidding when she told The Boot back in April that her songwriting is “blowing up.” The ’90s country legend has had a massive career resurgence over the past year due to her collaboration with Cole Swindell on “She Had Me at Heads Carolina,” an updated version of her 1996 classic, “Heads Carolina,
The Recording Academy is expanding the general field for the 66th Grammy Awards and beyond. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, and Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical, have been added to the general field, which includes Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Best New Artist. This marks the first
One of R. Kelly’s accusers is asking a court make his medical records public. She says the disgraced R&B singer gave her an STD but never told her he was hot before they slept together. Advertisement According to Radar Online, the woman, Faith Rodgers, wants R. Kelly to have to answer questions under oath in
Maniak isn’t messing around. The Swedish newcomers have blasted out of the gates of hell to reign blood, fire and death upon the world with pure mid-80s extreme metal worship. It’s with pride, therefore, that Decibel delivers the band’s new EP to you. Here is what the band had to say: “Speed Metal Terrorist is