Following Joni Mitchell’s return to Spotify, the singer-songwriter will release The Asylum Albums (1976-1980), out June 21 via Rhino.
The box set contains a remastering of Mitchell’s albums from the late Seventies: 1976’s Hejira (1976), 1977’s Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, 1979’s Mingus, and the 1980 live album Shadows and Light. You won’t find any unreleased recordings or outtakes here; Mitchell will include those on the official Archives Vol. 4, expected later this year.
Each record on The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) was remastered from flat analong master tapes by Bernie Grundman.
The box set contains a remastering of Mitchell’s albums from the late Seventies: 1976’s Hejira (1976), 1977’s Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, 1979’s Mingus, and the 1980 live album Shadows and Light. You won’t find any unreleased recordings or outtakes here; Mitchell will include those on the official Archives Vol. 4, expected later this year.
Each record on The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) was remastered from flat analong master tapes by Bernie Grundman.
- 4/30/2024
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young + Crazy Horse have released their latest album, Fu##In’ Up.
Officially credited to “Neil & The Horse,” Fu##In’ Up sees the legendary songwriter team up with musicians Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Nils Lofgren, and Willie Nelson’s son Micah Nelson to reimagine the tracks from the group’s 1990 album, Ragged Glory.
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Recorded at The Rivoli in Toronto last November, Fu##In’ Up demonstrates the jammier side of the ensemble’s capacities, and was “made this for the Horse lovers,” according to Young himself. “I can’t stop it,” he said in a statement. “The Horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe, and I am so happy to have this to share.”
Fu##In’ Up is available now in its entirety on digital, CD, and vinyl formats. Stream it on Apple Music or Spotify below.
Officially credited to “Neil & The Horse,” Fu##In’ Up sees the legendary songwriter team up with musicians Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Nils Lofgren, and Willie Nelson’s son Micah Nelson to reimagine the tracks from the group’s 1990 album, Ragged Glory.
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Recorded at The Rivoli in Toronto last November, Fu##In’ Up demonstrates the jammier side of the ensemble’s capacities, and was “made this for the Horse lovers,” according to Young himself. “I can’t stop it,” he said in a statement. “The Horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe, and I am so happy to have this to share.”
Fu##In’ Up is available now in its entirety on digital, CD, and vinyl formats. Stream it on Apple Music or Spotify below.
- 4/26/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
At the very moment Taylormania was hitting preposterous heights, threatening to turn the artist at its center into an untouchable icon, it turns out that the real Taylor Swift was spending her time between glittery three-hour concerts making some of her most fearless art. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology is stuffed with the rawest, angriest, and most unguarded songs of Swift’s career – quite the opposite of the ingratiating, focus-grouped inoffensiveness that a skeptic might expect from an artist at her current level of visibility.
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On the new episode...
- 4/25/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young played his “Love Earth Tour” kick-off show with Crazy Horse at San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre on Wednesday night (April 24th).
The 14-song setlist primarily consisted of Young’s most beloved hits, including “Down by the River,” “Cortez the Killer,” “Cinnamon Girl,” “Powderfinger,” and “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black).” Notably, “Cortez the Killer” featured Young singing some of the song’s original lyrics from a manuscript that he only recently rediscovered.
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A portion of the show also saw Young perform solo acoustic renditions of “Heart of Gold,” “Comes a Time,” and “Human Highway.” Check out the full setlist and videos from the opening night of the “Love Earth Tour” below.
The Crazy Horse touring lineup features Young accompanied by guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Billy Talbot, and drummer Ralph Molina. Nelson is filling in for Nils Lofgren,...
The 14-song setlist primarily consisted of Young’s most beloved hits, including “Down by the River,” “Cortez the Killer,” “Cinnamon Girl,” “Powderfinger,” and “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black).” Notably, “Cortez the Killer” featured Young singing some of the song’s original lyrics from a manuscript that he only recently rediscovered.
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A portion of the show also saw Young perform solo acoustic renditions of “Heart of Gold,” “Comes a Time,” and “Human Highway.” Check out the full setlist and videos from the opening night of the “Love Earth Tour” below.
The Crazy Horse touring lineup features Young accompanied by guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Billy Talbot, and drummer Ralph Molina. Nelson is filling in for Nils Lofgren,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
In typical Neil Young fashion, virtually nothing was revealed about his 2024 U.S. tour before it kicked off Wednesday night at San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, other than the fact he’d be backed by Crazy Horse, and that Micah Nelson would be taking over guitar duties from Nils Lofgren. Would he pull a Greendale and debut an entire rock opera nobody had ever heard? Would he focus the set around the three new studio albums he cut with Crazy Horse between 2019 and 2022? Might he...
- 4/25/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Madonna released more hits than just about anyone but not all of them are vocally challenging. Despite this, her co-writer said one of her hits proves the Material Girl has the best singing voice ever. He also revealed what he thinks of people who don’t see her as a real artist.
Madonna’s songwriter said 1 hit proved she could singer better than these rock stars
Though he is not a household name, Patrick Leonard is one of the most important songwriters in pop history. He worked with Madonna on many of her best songs from the 1980s and 1990s, including “Like a Prayer,” “La Isla Bonita,” “Live to Tell,” “Cherish,” and “Frozen.” During a 2017 interview with Boy Culture, the songwriter said he was upset by critics who felt Madonna was not a real artist, whatever that means.
“There’s people with a more controlled voice — the word ‘better’ is not fair,...
Madonna’s songwriter said 1 hit proved she could singer better than these rock stars
Though he is not a household name, Patrick Leonard is one of the most important songwriters in pop history. He worked with Madonna on many of her best songs from the 1980s and 1990s, including “Like a Prayer,” “La Isla Bonita,” “Live to Tell,” “Cherish,” and “Frozen.” During a 2017 interview with Boy Culture, the songwriter said he was upset by critics who felt Madonna was not a real artist, whatever that means.
“There’s people with a more controlled voice — the word ‘better’ is not fair,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ohana Festival has announced its lineup for this fall’s event at Doheny State Beach, featuring two headlining sets from Pearl Jam, alongside Garbage, Turnpike Troubadours, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, and Alanis Morissette.
Hosted by Eddie Vedder, the three-day festival is scheduled for Sept. 27 through Sept. 29 with Pearl Jam headlining both Friday and Sunday in celebration of their new Dark Matter LP. Friday’s fest will feature appearances from Maren Morris, Crowded House, Ryan Beaty, Flipturn, Dogstar, and Gabriels.
Saturday’s event — headlined by Young — will see Black Pumas,...
Hosted by Eddie Vedder, the three-day festival is scheduled for Sept. 27 through Sept. 29 with Pearl Jam headlining both Friday and Sunday in celebration of their new Dark Matter LP. Friday’s fest will feature appearances from Maren Morris, Crowded House, Ryan Beaty, Flipturn, Dogstar, and Gabriels.
Saturday’s event — headlined by Young — will see Black Pumas,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Eddie Vedder has revealed the 2024 lineup for The Ohana Festival, his annual music bash that takes place at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California. This year’s lineup features Vedder’s own Pearl Jam headlining two nights, plus Neil Young + Crazy Horse, Garbage, Alanis Morissette, The Breeders, Maren Morris, Crowded House, and Turnpike Troubadours.
Other notable acts include Idles, Black Pumas, Jenny Lewis, Cat Power (performing Dylan ’66), Kim Gordon, Glen Hansard, Dogstar (featuring Keanu Reeves), Gabriels, Ibibio Sound Machine, Peter Cat Recording Co., La Lom, and more.
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The Ohana Fest 2024 takes place over three days, September 27th through 29th. Tickets, including one-day and three-day Ga and VIP passes, will go on sale beginning Thursday, April 25th via the festival’s website. Members of Pearl Jam’s Ten Club can access a special pre-sale that is now ongoing.
Next month, Pearl Jam will launch...
Other notable acts include Idles, Black Pumas, Jenny Lewis, Cat Power (performing Dylan ’66), Kim Gordon, Glen Hansard, Dogstar (featuring Keanu Reeves), Gabriels, Ibibio Sound Machine, Peter Cat Recording Co., La Lom, and more.
Get The Ohana Fest 2024 Tickets Here
The Ohana Fest 2024 takes place over three days, September 27th through 29th. Tickets, including one-day and three-day Ga and VIP passes, will go on sale beginning Thursday, April 25th via the festival’s website. Members of Pearl Jam’s Ten Club can access a special pre-sale that is now ongoing.
Next month, Pearl Jam will launch...
- 4/23/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced their 2024 “Love Earth Tour” taking place beginning in April with dates across the US and Toronto. The concert run will support the group’s upcoming album, Fu##In’ Up, due out on April 26th.
The trek kicks off on April 24th with back-to-back dates in San Diego ahead of stops in Austin, Atlanta, Toronto, and more before wrapping up in Chicago on May 23rd. Update: New dates in Bend, Oregon; George, Washington; Boise, Idaho; and Salt Lake City, Utah have been announced.
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The touring lineup will feature Young with bassist Billy Talbot, drummer Ralph Molina, and guitarist Micah Nelson, who will be filling in for Nils Lofgren (as he is currently on tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band).
Tickets for the new dates will first be available through a Live Nation pre-sale kicking off Thursday,...
The trek kicks off on April 24th with back-to-back dates in San Diego ahead of stops in Austin, Atlanta, Toronto, and more before wrapping up in Chicago on May 23rd. Update: New dates in Bend, Oregon; George, Washington; Boise, Idaho; and Salt Lake City, Utah have been announced.
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The touring lineup will feature Young with bassist Billy Talbot, drummer Ralph Molina, and guitarist Micah Nelson, who will be filling in for Nils Lofgren (as he is currently on tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band).
Tickets for the new dates will first be available through a Live Nation pre-sale kicking off Thursday,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Recorded over the course of a month at Neil Young’s Broken Arrow Ranch, 1990’s Ragged Glory was an exercise in spontaneous studio collaboration that showcases the creative prowess of an artist always a step ahead of his time. Young’s career is marked by a restless resistance to simple classification, and the album’s messy guitar solos, lively cohesion, and usage of feedback and distortion predated the explosion of grunge (some of the songs later found their way into live sets by bands like Pearl Jam and Bush).
Fu##in’ Up, a live reimagining of Ragged Glory, is something of a victory lap for Young and Crazy Horse, who revisit the material with even more grit and grime. Which isn’t to say that the new approach distracts from the songs, because in some ways it’s truer to the spirit of the material, as the messier mix captures...
Fu##in’ Up, a live reimagining of Ragged Glory, is something of a victory lap for Young and Crazy Horse, who revisit the material with even more grit and grime. Which isn’t to say that the new approach distracts from the songs, because in some ways it’s truer to the spirit of the material, as the messier mix captures...
- 4/22/2024
- by Nick Seip
- Slant Magazine
With a few lines in a guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s chart-topping hit “Like That,” Kendrick Lamar ignited his long-simmering cold war with Drake into what’s become the widest-reaching rap beef in years. Since then, it’s all gotten incredibly messy, starting with J. Cole recording an entire diss track about his erstwhile friend Lamar and then deciding to retract it and apologize — a fairly unprecedented move in hip-hop. We trace the whole saga on the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast — go...
- 4/19/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Angel Olsen’s band will hang back as she takes the road solo on the forthcoming Songs From the Archive Tour. The singer and songwriter will perform 10 cities this September with a set list spanning her six-album discography. Maxim Ludwig, Runo Plum, Kyle Ryan, Greg Mendez, and Domino Kirke will join her as special guests on select dates.
The Songs From the Archive Tour will begin on Sept. 8 in Sonoma, California at the Gundlach Winery. The remainder of the run features stops as similarly idiosyncratic locations, including Ojai, California; Fish Creek,...
The Songs From the Archive Tour will begin on Sept. 8 in Sonoma, California at the Gundlach Winery. The remainder of the run features stops as similarly idiosyncratic locations, including Ojai, California; Fish Creek,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
When Neil Young hits the road this summer with Crazy Horse, he’s planning on performing “Cortez The Killer” with verses that have been missing from the song for 50 years. “Just a couple of days ago, I found the other verses,” Young told fans Monday afternoon during a Zoom with paid subscribers to the Neil Young Archives. “Just the lyrics…We may have those lost lyrics in the show, which will be fun for me.”
When the band cut the song originally in a California house near Zuma Beach, the...
When the band cut the song originally in a California house near Zuma Beach, the...
- 4/15/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Spotify is planning to introduce features that will allow users to remix songs for themselves directly in the platform, with the streaming payments still going to rightsholders for the original songs.
As detailed in a new report by the Wall Street Journal, Spotify is currently looking at introducing new music-manipulating tools, including options to slow down, speed up, mash together, and “otherwise edit” songs. Once a user creates their modified track, they can share it to “virtual collections” on Spotify, but won’t be able to share it on any other platform.
The move comes in response to the impact TikTok has had on the streaming industry. In February, Pex shared a report that found that over a third of the total songs on the platform were speed or pitch modified in some way. Controversially, the modified nature of those tracks allows many of them to bypass TikTok’s copyright protections,...
As detailed in a new report by the Wall Street Journal, Spotify is currently looking at introducing new music-manipulating tools, including options to slow down, speed up, mash together, and “otherwise edit” songs. Once a user creates their modified track, they can share it to “virtual collections” on Spotify, but won’t be able to share it on any other platform.
The move comes in response to the impact TikTok has had on the streaming industry. In February, Pex shared a report that found that over a third of the total songs on the platform were speed or pitch modified in some way. Controversially, the modified nature of those tracks allows many of them to bypass TikTok’s copyright protections,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
On Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé mixes R&b, country, and some hard-hitting guitars, among many other elements, and as the artist herself is well aware, there used to be a name for that kind of American melange: rock & roll. She slyly acknowledges that fact with two Chuck Berry moments on the album, including a segment of “Maybellene,” his first hit, in which a Black genius helped invent rock & roll via revved-up country.
So, there’s an argument that Cowboy Carter — which the artist has made clear is a “Beyoncé album” rather...
So, there’s an argument that Cowboy Carter — which the artist has made clear is a “Beyoncé album” rather...
- 4/7/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock has been known to take as long as eight years between albums, but nearly three decades into his band’s career, he’s ready to pick up the pace. Three years after the release of the well-received The Golden Casket, he’s already recorded enough songs for a new Modest Mouse album with producers including Jacknife Lee and Dave Sardy, and intends to put one out by next spring. “In my early days of putting out records, I wrote music every fucking day,” he tells...
- 4/6/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
The Oscars may be the Super Bowl of red carpet fashion — but festival season is the sartorial playground for summer style. The spring festival circuit kicks off in the Southern California desert with two weekends of Coachella at Indio’s Empire Polo Field, where the country music fest Stagecoach also takes place.
Frequent festgoers can save up to 30 percent off concert tickets with FestivalPass, which offers some of the best deals and no ticketing fees on over 50,000 live events, hotels and more. Memberships range from $19 to $99 per month (or $210 to $1,080 per year with annual plans) and include early access, fee-free tickets and more perks.
You can also find some of the best discounts on tickets for Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and other popular music festivals and events at third-party ticket platforms such as SeatGeek, StubHub, Ticket Liquidator and Vivid Seats. The resale sites guarantee that your tickets are 100 percent authentic or refundable.
Frequent festgoers can save up to 30 percent off concert tickets with FestivalPass, which offers some of the best deals and no ticketing fees on over 50,000 live events, hotels and more. Memberships range from $19 to $99 per month (or $210 to $1,080 per year with annual plans) and include early access, fee-free tickets and more perks.
You can also find some of the best discounts on tickets for Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and other popular music festivals and events at third-party ticket platforms such as SeatGeek, StubHub, Ticket Liquidator and Vivid Seats. The resale sites guarantee that your tickets are 100 percent authentic or refundable.
- 4/4/2024
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Neil Young’s least favorite streaming service, Spotify, will once again raise the prices of their premium plans in several key markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and more. As Bloomberg reports, prices are set to go up by $1 per month for individual plans and $2 per month for duo or family plans.
According to Bloomberg, Spotify also plans to launch a new basic tier. Set at $11 per month, the plan is similar to the service’s other premium options, though it excludes access to audiobooks (a feature they added in November 2023).
This round of price hikes echoes Spotify’s actions last year, when the streamer also raised the price of premium plans by $1 in North and South America, Europe, and Asia in July of 2023. As for when the new pricing will take effect, Spotify has not yet announced any specific dates.
The decision also comes in the...
According to Bloomberg, Spotify also plans to launch a new basic tier. Set at $11 per month, the plan is similar to the service’s other premium options, though it excludes access to audiobooks (a feature they added in November 2023).
This round of price hikes echoes Spotify’s actions last year, when the streamer also raised the price of premium plans by $1 in North and South America, Europe, and Asia in July of 2023. As for when the new pricing will take effect, Spotify has not yet announced any specific dates.
The decision also comes in the...
- 4/3/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
John Lennon was both the dreamer who wrote “Imagine” and someone with a dark side. One of his fellow 1960s rock stars discussed John’s “positively vitriolic” behavior at length. He still defended the former Beatle.
A rock star said John Lennon had a ‘dark side’ but Liverpool did too
Donovan is a rock star who evolved from Scotland’s Bob Dylan into a psychedelic mystic in a very short period of time. Donovan crossed paths with The Beatles several times during the 1960s. The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits says he helped write The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine,” which makes sense because many of Donovan’s songs feel like oddball nursery rhymes. In a way, Paul McCartney returned the favor by contributing vocals to Donovan’s own yellow-themed hit “Mellow Yellow.”
For some time, John has had a dual public image as both a troubled man and a saintly peace activist.
A rock star said John Lennon had a ‘dark side’ but Liverpool did too
Donovan is a rock star who evolved from Scotland’s Bob Dylan into a psychedelic mystic in a very short period of time. Donovan crossed paths with The Beatles several times during the 1960s. The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits says he helped write The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine,” which makes sense because many of Donovan’s songs feel like oddball nursery rhymes. In a way, Paul McCartney returned the favor by contributing vocals to Donovan’s own yellow-themed hit “Mellow Yellow.”
For some time, John has had a dual public image as both a troubled man and a saintly peace activist.
- 4/3/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
April 2024 is poised to be a big month in music history. Beyond Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, ushering in the month and Taylor Swift’s new LP, The Tortured Poets Department, arriving on April 19th, a number of exciting tour are set to kick off, including jaunts by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, a reunited Heart, a reunited Black Crowes, The Decemberists, The Flaming Lips, and many more.
There will also be a number of joint tours kicking off in April. The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie are teaming up for an outing, as are Bad Religion and Social Distortion. A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Primus will even team up for a three-act tour.
See what other acts are heading out on the road and learn how to get last-minute tickets…
A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Primus
Maynard James Keenan’s 60th birthday is on April 17th this year,...
There will also be a number of joint tours kicking off in April. The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie are teaming up for an outing, as are Bad Religion and Social Distortion. A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Primus will even team up for a three-act tour.
See what other acts are heading out on the road and learn how to get last-minute tickets…
A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Primus
Maynard James Keenan’s 60th birthday is on April 17th this year,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
When none of us are generous enough to just buy an album (or join his notoriously unwieldy streaming service) there’s been a surge of reinterest as Neil Young makes his dizzyingly dense catalog freshly available on Spotify. Likely coinciding with his greatest exposure in years is the uncovering, by Creep director Patrick Brice, of Hal Ashby’s 1984 concert film Solo Trans, which spans some of Young’s earliest recorded music to then-new masterpiece Trans––my pick for his greatest work, which devoted fans have characterized with words such as “untenable” and “insane”––and controversial rockabilly period, which indeed sounds like a joke from Walk Hard.
Among these performances are skits in the tone of Young’s more-than-a-little-amazing feature film Human Highway, albeit (like most things) not as good as Human Highway. More devoted Ashby auteurists will surely find things to identify as distinctly his; it’s easier to admire...
Among these performances are skits in the tone of Young’s more-than-a-little-amazing feature film Human Highway, albeit (like most things) not as good as Human Highway. More devoted Ashby auteurists will surely find things to identify as distinctly his; it’s easier to admire...
- 4/2/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Even during their early 2010s commercial peak, when outside producers, pop-funk influences, and expanded instrumentation transformed them into a genuine mainstream act, the Black Keys’s songs were still full of empty space. Listening to “Tighten Up” or “Lonely Boy” today, it’s striking how spare they sound. They’re slick but not overproduced. There’s not a single extraneous element, enabling the hooks to hammer home with maximum efficiency and giving the songs’ indelible grooves plenty of room to breathe.
The same can’t be said for the band’s 12th studio album, Ohio Players, which is so overstuffed with guest musicians that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are often swallowed whole. For the most part, this isn’t an issue of principle so much as practical listenability. While a large ensemble approach is certainly compatible with the album’s funk, hip-hop, and R&b-inflected stylings, the mixing and...
The same can’t be said for the band’s 12th studio album, Ohio Players, which is so overstuffed with guest musicians that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are often swallowed whole. For the most part, this isn’t an issue of principle so much as practical listenability. While a large ensemble approach is certainly compatible with the album’s funk, hip-hop, and R&b-inflected stylings, the mixing and...
- 4/1/2024
- by Jeremy Winograd
- Slant Magazine
Growing up, Dylan LeBlanc bounced between households — his mother’s in Shreveport, Louisiana, and his father’s in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. For LeBlanc, music was not only an escape hatch, it was a portal to transcend a young, dysfunctional existence. In many ways, LeBlanc is still running from that existence, and he chronicles his journey on his latest album, the superb Coyote.
“When you put on a great record, everything sort of disappears,” the 34-year-old singer-songwriter tells Rolling Stone. “I can remember when I listened to Neil Young for the first time.
“When you put on a great record, everything sort of disappears,” the 34-year-old singer-songwriter tells Rolling Stone. “I can remember when I listened to Neil Young for the first time.
- 4/1/2024
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
When we last left Sheryl Crow, five years ago, she’d essentially retired from making albums. With its all-star cast, from Willie Nelson and Neil Young through St. Vincent and Jason Isbell, her 2019 LP Threads truly felt like a retirement party attended by all her musician pals; all that was missing was a gold watch. But like many before her, Crow couldn’t cure herself of the music-making bug, and out of record retirement she’s come with Evolution.
It would be easy to be cynical about it, but Crow...
It would be easy to be cynical about it, but Crow...
- 3/29/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Swifties have known since early February that Taylor Swift has a new album, Tortured Poets Department, due April 19, with some notably provocative song titles (“So Long London,” “But Daddy I Love Him”) and big-name guest stars (Post Malone, Florence Welsh). But since then, information on the album has been scarce, so fans have more than filled the void, passing around possibly fake leaked snippets of songs while pranking each other with both ChatGPT-generated lyrics and a ridiculous viral parody where an AI-generated Taylor sings lines like, “I’m so happy...
- 3/29/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Now hear this: Sales of recorded music in the U.S. grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2023, with streams accounting for a dominant 84% and vinyl up by double digits again, the RIAA said in its full-year report released Tuesday. The sector overall grew by 8% over 2022 to $17.1 billion.
Streaming continued to drive music sales last year, with paid subscriptions to on-demand services hitting an all-time high of 96.8 million. Revenues from paid subscriptions grew to $11.2 billion in 2023, accounting for 78% of streaming revenue and nearly two-thirds of total revenue, per the trade group’s report (read it here).
Related: Neil Young & Joni Mitchell End Spotify Boycott As Their Music Returns To Streaming Service
But fret not, old-school physical-media fans: Lps and CDs continued their remarkable comeback last year, with total revenue of $1.9 billion jumping 11% versus 2022. As more folks spin the black circle, vinyl posted a 17th consecutive year of growth and outsold...
Streaming continued to drive music sales last year, with paid subscriptions to on-demand services hitting an all-time high of 96.8 million. Revenues from paid subscriptions grew to $11.2 billion in 2023, accounting for 78% of streaming revenue and nearly two-thirds of total revenue, per the trade group’s report (read it here).
Related: Neil Young & Joni Mitchell End Spotify Boycott As Their Music Returns To Streaming Service
But fret not, old-school physical-media fans: Lps and CDs continued their remarkable comeback last year, with total revenue of $1.9 billion jumping 11% versus 2022. As more folks spin the black circle, vinyl posted a 17th consecutive year of growth and outsold...
- 3/27/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Jessica Pratt has released the buoyantly dreamy “World on a String” (and no, it’s not a Neil Young cover).
The track is delicately acoustic, yet it harks back to Sixties sunshine pop in melody. “I want to be the sunlight of the century,” she sings. “I want to be a vestige of our senses free.”
“On this track, I was influenced by the swaying, naive brilliance of ‘lost’ teenage garage rock bands, as well as enduring loves like the Nazz and Guided By Voices,” Pratt said in a statement.
The track is delicately acoustic, yet it harks back to Sixties sunshine pop in melody. “I want to be the sunlight of the century,” she sings. “I want to be a vestige of our senses free.”
“On this track, I was influenced by the swaying, naive brilliance of ‘lost’ teenage garage rock bands, as well as enduring loves like the Nazz and Guided By Voices,” Pratt said in a statement.
- 3/26/2024
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Joni Mitchell is back on Spotify, returning her music to the platform more than two years after it was pulled.
Mitchell boycotted Spotify as a protest against some of its content. She was following the lead of Neil Young, who removed his catalog to protest the company’s decision to give podcast host Joe Rogan an exclusive platform.
Young didn’t like Rogan’s Covid-19 talks, but is also returning. Young announced earlier this month he was coming back to Spotify, acknowledging that he can’t boycott every streamer that carries information he doesn’t agree with.
Mitchell herself did not release a statement on the return, but a search reveals it is back.
Rogan signed a new deal with Spotify in February, which the Wall Street Journal estimated was worth as much as US$250 million over several years.
Mitchell is planning Hollywood Bowl dates on Oct. 19 and 20.
Mitchell boycotted Spotify as a protest against some of its content. She was following the lead of Neil Young, who removed his catalog to protest the company’s decision to give podcast host Joe Rogan an exclusive platform.
Young didn’t like Rogan’s Covid-19 talks, but is also returning. Young announced earlier this month he was coming back to Spotify, acknowledging that he can’t boycott every streamer that carries information he doesn’t agree with.
Mitchell herself did not release a statement on the return, but a search reveals it is back.
Rogan signed a new deal with Spotify in February, which the Wall Street Journal estimated was worth as much as US$250 million over several years.
Mitchell is planning Hollywood Bowl dates on Oct. 19 and 20.
- 3/23/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Joni Mitchell quietly returned to Spotify, two years after boycotting the music streamer.
Fans noticed on Friday that the singer’s music seemingly reappeared on the platform, days after Neil Young also made his return to the audio giant. However, the “Help Me” singer has yet to address her return.
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Mitchell’s rep and Spotify for comment.
In January 2022, Mitchell announced that she was removing her music catalogue from the streamer in solidarity with Young. “I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify,” she wrote on her website at the time. “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.”
Young initially pulled his music from Spotify that same year in protest of Covid-19 vaccine misinformation being spread on Joe Rogan’s podcast,...
Fans noticed on Friday that the singer’s music seemingly reappeared on the platform, days after Neil Young also made his return to the audio giant. However, the “Help Me” singer has yet to address her return.
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Mitchell’s rep and Spotify for comment.
In January 2022, Mitchell announced that she was removing her music catalogue from the streamer in solidarity with Young. “I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify,” she wrote on her website at the time. “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.”
Young initially pulled his music from Spotify that same year in protest of Covid-19 vaccine misinformation being spread on Joe Rogan’s podcast,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Joe Rogan is widely regarded as the most popular podcaster on Spotify. Now, there’s public data that backs up that assertion. A new feature launched by Spotify allows users to track the follower counts of specific podcasts, and The Joe Rogan Experience has nearly three times more followers than the next show on the list.
Bloomberg located the follower counts of top podcasts by relying on a feature Spotify has been testing over the past month. The unnamed tool lets users swipe through episode previews and follow podcasts that pique their interests. Each show’s total follower count is listed as part of that display.
According to that public count, The Joe Rogan Experience has 14.5 million followers on Spotify. No other podcast listed in Bloomberg‘s report has more than five million followers. The list of shows with seven-digit follower counts includes several creator-led programs, such as Alex Cooper...
Bloomberg located the follower counts of top podcasts by relying on a feature Spotify has been testing over the past month. The unnamed tool lets users swipe through episode previews and follow podcasts that pique their interests. Each show’s total follower count is listed as part of that display.
According to that public count, The Joe Rogan Experience has 14.5 million followers on Spotify. No other podcast listed in Bloomberg‘s report has more than five million followers. The list of shows with seven-digit follower counts includes several creator-led programs, such as Alex Cooper...
- 3/22/2024
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Joni Mitchell has quietly followed Neil Young and put her music back on Spotify.
Unlike Young, there was no official statement from Mitchell or her camp announcing or explaining the decision. Rather, it was fans on social media who noticed her catalog was back and spread with the news with all-caps fervor: “Joni Mitchell Music Back On Spotify This Is Not A Drill,” tweeted one user.
A rep for Mitchell did not immediately return Rolling Stone’s request for comment.
Mitchell pulled her music from the streaming giant just over...
Unlike Young, there was no official statement from Mitchell or her camp announcing or explaining the decision. Rather, it was fans on social media who noticed her catalog was back and spread with the news with all-caps fervor: “Joni Mitchell Music Back On Spotify This Is Not A Drill,” tweeted one user.
A rep for Mitchell did not immediately return Rolling Stone’s request for comment.
Mitchell pulled her music from the streaming giant just over...
- 3/22/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Just last summer, experts on the intersection of AI and music told Rolling Stone that it would be years before a tool emerged that could conjure up fully produced songs from a simple text description, given the endless complexities of the finished product. But Suno, a two-year-old start-up based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has already pulled it off, vocals included — and their latest model, v3, which is available to the general public as of today, is capable of some truly startling results.
In Rolling Stone‘s feature on Suno, part of...
In Rolling Stone‘s feature on Suno, part of...
- 3/22/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
A week after Neil Young announced his unenthusiastic return to Spotify, Joni Mitchell’s music is back on the platform too. As of Thursday, March 21st, all of her major studio albums are available in full on Spotify.
Mitchell’s music was first pulled from the streaming giant’s offerings in January 2022, a move she made in support of Young, who was protesting Spotify’s exclusive deal with Joe Rogan at the time. Last week, though, with the end of Rogan’s exclusivity deal, Young laid down his arms, so to speak, and returned his music to Spotify.
Following suite, Mitchell’s music is back too. Fans who go to her Spotify page will immediately see the records she’s released since 1980 in her album discography. As of now, to access her classic pre-’80s albums, just navigate to the “Complications” tab in her discography, where you’ll see a...
Mitchell’s music was first pulled from the streaming giant’s offerings in January 2022, a move she made in support of Young, who was protesting Spotify’s exclusive deal with Joe Rogan at the time. Last week, though, with the end of Rogan’s exclusivity deal, Young laid down his arms, so to speak, and returned his music to Spotify.
Following suite, Mitchell’s music is back too. Fans who go to her Spotify page will immediately see the records she’s released since 1980 in her album discography. As of now, to access her classic pre-’80s albums, just navigate to the “Complications” tab in her discography, where you’ll see a...
- 3/22/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
More than two decades since its release, Drive-By Truckers’ Southern Rock Opera album will get its full due when the band performs the 94-minute double-album in its entirety on an extensive U.S. tour. The Truckers also promise to play fan favorites and deep cuts from throughout their career.
Tickets for the tour, which kicks off in June, officially go on sale March 29 at 10 a.m. local time. Full ticketing information is on the band’s website. Fans can also request tickets early via Ticketmaster.
“A lot has happened in...
Tickets for the tour, which kicks off in June, officially go on sale March 29 at 10 a.m. local time. Full ticketing information is on the band’s website. Fans can also request tickets early via Ticketmaster.
“A lot has happened in...
- 3/21/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Founded by Neil Young, the school ensures that children with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of augmentative & alternative means of communication (Aac) and assistive technology (At) applications.
Bridge School has established an outreach program to share what is developed at the school with parents, professionals and users of Aac/At across the world.
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Bridge School has 32 known supporters, including Elton John, John Mayer, and Jackson Browne
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Bridge School has established an outreach program to share what is developed at the school with parents, professionals and users of Aac/At across the world.
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Bridge School has 32 known supporters, including Elton John, John Mayer, and Jackson Browne
Areas of work ChildrenPhysical Challenges Read more about Bridge School's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Neil Young Organizes Benefit ConcertInterview: Death Cab for Cutie Talks to Look To The StarsNeil Young: 2010 MusiCares Person Of The YearStars Gather For Annual Bridge School BenefitStars Added To MusiCares Person Of The Year Charity Event
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- 3/20/2024
- Look to the Stars
From a certain perspective, Micah Nelson’s entire life has been building up to the Neil Young and Crazy Horse tour this summer, where he’ll be taking over for Nils Lofgren as the group’s new guitarist. As the youngest son of Willie Nelson, Micah, 33, has been exposed to Young’s catalog for longer than he can even remember. “Neil’s music always sort of being around in the periphery,” he tells Rolling Stone. “I grew up going to Farm Aid every year, so he was always this sort of figure,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
More than a year after the death of David Crosby, the music he made with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash will be saluted in a tribute concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall this spring.
Set for May 13, the show — simply titled “The Music of Crosby, Stills and Nash” — will present interpretations of both group and solo songs by an eclectic lineup, including genre-fluid singer Yola; classic rock visionary Todd Rundgren; singer-songwriters Shawn Colvin, Rickie Lee Jones, and Aoife O’Donovan; indie rockers Iron & Wine and Real Estate; and jam-rock vanguard Grace Potter.
Set for May 13, the show — simply titled “The Music of Crosby, Stills and Nash” — will present interpretations of both group and solo songs by an eclectic lineup, including genre-fluid singer Yola; classic rock visionary Todd Rundgren; singer-songwriters Shawn Colvin, Rickie Lee Jones, and Aoife O’Donovan; indie rockers Iron & Wine and Real Estate; and jam-rock vanguard Grace Potter.
- 3/14/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young is ending his two-year Spotify boycott.
The celebrated singer is returning his music to the audio giant after Joe Rogan signed a $250m deal to make his podcast available on multiple platforms, rather than remaining a Spotify exclusive.
Young withdrew his music from Spotify in January 2022 due to its support for Rogan, and a number of big-name artists including his former bandmates Crosby, Stills and Nash followed suit.
Young’s issue with Spotify was that the platform was backing a podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, helmed by someone who was spreading vaccine misinformation.
Young yesterday indicated that his music’s return to the platform does not reflect a reversal of his stance against Rogan. He has previously said that Spotify represented 60% of his streaming revenue globally, leading to a “huge loss” for his record company.
“Other music services [including] Apple, Amazon, Qobuz, Tidal… have started serving the same disinformation...
The celebrated singer is returning his music to the audio giant after Joe Rogan signed a $250m deal to make his podcast available on multiple platforms, rather than remaining a Spotify exclusive.
Young withdrew his music from Spotify in January 2022 due to its support for Rogan, and a number of big-name artists including his former bandmates Crosby, Stills and Nash followed suit.
Young’s issue with Spotify was that the platform was backing a podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, helmed by someone who was spreading vaccine misinformation.
Young yesterday indicated that his music’s return to the platform does not reflect a reversal of his stance against Rogan. He has previously said that Spotify represented 60% of his streaming revenue globally, leading to a “huge loss” for his record company.
“Other music services [including] Apple, Amazon, Qobuz, Tidal… have started serving the same disinformation...
- 3/13/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Neil Young’s music will return to Spotify, the singer announced Tuesday.
Young’s music was initially pulled from the music streamer in early 2022 after the artist published (and later took down) an open letter telling Spotify to address the vaccine misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, or lose access to his catalog.
The “Harvest Moon” singer’s return to Spotify was not because of a reversal on his original stance, Young clarified in a statement, but because the other major streaming services have now begun presenting Rogan’s podcast as a result of the podcaster’s new deal announced this month.
Young said in January 2022 that Spotify represented 60 percent of his streaming revenue globally, which amounted to “a huge loss for [his] record company to absorb,” but that he moved forward with removing his music because he “could not continue to support Spotify’s life-threatening misinformation to the music loving public.
Young’s music was initially pulled from the music streamer in early 2022 after the artist published (and later took down) an open letter telling Spotify to address the vaccine misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, or lose access to his catalog.
The “Harvest Moon” singer’s return to Spotify was not because of a reversal on his original stance, Young clarified in a statement, but because the other major streaming services have now begun presenting Rogan’s podcast as a result of the podcaster’s new deal announced this month.
Young said in January 2022 that Spotify represented 60 percent of his streaming revenue globally, which amounted to “a huge loss for [his] record company to absorb,” but that he moved forward with removing his music because he “could not continue to support Spotify’s life-threatening misinformation to the music loving public.
- 3/13/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Neil Young has (unenthusiastically) announced that his songs will once again be available to stream on “low res” Spotify, two years after his catalog was removed from the platform in protest of their exclusive deal with Joe Rogan.
The announcement came via a post on Young’s Neil Young Archives website, which states: “Spotify, the #1 streamer of low res music in the world — Spotify, where you get less quality than we made, will now be home of my music again.” Continuing, the songwriting legend explained that his decision to return was because “music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I had opposed at Spotify.”
While Young saw his exodus from Spotify — which inspired Joni Mitchell and others to follow suit — as a manageable sacrifice, he now says that if he were to leave Apple and Amazon as well, then his music “would have very little streaming outlet,...
The announcement came via a post on Young’s Neil Young Archives website, which states: “Spotify, the #1 streamer of low res music in the world — Spotify, where you get less quality than we made, will now be home of my music again.” Continuing, the songwriting legend explained that his decision to return was because “music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I had opposed at Spotify.”
While Young saw his exodus from Spotify — which inspired Joni Mitchell and others to follow suit — as a manageable sacrifice, he now says that if he were to leave Apple and Amazon as well, then his music “would have very little streaming outlet,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
One of the biggest influences on Ariana Grande’s new album, Eternal Sunshine, turns out be the Beatles’ Rubber Soul. That inspiration isn’t exactly instantly evident within the album’s sleek production and Max Martin-assisted songwriting, but Grande said in an advance listening session for journalists that she had John, Paul, George, and Ringo in mind as she stuffed it full of unexpected melodic twists and half-buried ear candy.
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we discuss Grande’s newfound Beatlemania and much more, going...
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, we discuss Grande’s newfound Beatlemania and much more, going...
- 3/13/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young is placing his music back on Spotify a little over two years after pulling it due to misinformation about vaccines on The Joe Rogan Experience. The streaming platform used to be the exclusive home of Rogan, but they recently inked a $250 million deal with the podcaster that will make the show available on other platforms.
“My decision comes as other music services, Apple, Amazon, Qobuz, Tidal, all high res, have started serving the same disinformation podcast I had opposed at Spotify,” Young wrote to fans on The Neil Young Archives.
“My decision comes as other music services, Apple, Amazon, Qobuz, Tidal, all high res, have started serving the same disinformation podcast I had opposed at Spotify,” Young wrote to fans on The Neil Young Archives.
- 3/12/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
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For several of the most popular leading frontmen and musicians from the heavy rock days of “turn it up to eleven”, the question of developing hearing loss was not an if, but a when. Eric Clapton, famous for that proverbial blasting of his guitar tube amp, now cites this as the reason why he’s going deaf. Ozzy Osbourne also performed at such extremely high volumes in Black...
For several of the most popular leading frontmen and musicians from the heavy rock days of “turn it up to eleven”, the question of developing hearing loss was not an if, but a when. Eric Clapton, famous for that proverbial blasting of his guitar tube amp, now cites this as the reason why he’s going deaf. Ozzy Osbourne also performed at such extremely high volumes in Black...
- 3/9/2024
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
Young helped found Farm Aid, and, along with Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp, spoke about the issues with elected officials in Washington, D.C. before the first concert.
Neil performed a cover version of John Lennon’s “Imagine” during the 9/11 telethon, America: A Tribute To Heroes. His single “Let’s Roll”, was a tribute to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and the passengers and crew on Flight 93 in particular.
In 2005, Young performed at the close of the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario.
Charities & foundations supported
Neil Young has supported the following charities:
Bridge SchoolFarm AidGlobal Poverty ProjectGRAMMY FoundationLive 8MusiCaresSarah McLachlan School of Music Read more about Neil Young's charity work and events. Related articles Music Legends Bring Farm Aid to New YorkFarm Aid Concert Lineup AnnouncedMore Artists Join Farm Aid in New YorkNeil Young Organizes Benefit ConcertNew Voices for Neil Young’s Old Tunes
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Neil performed a cover version of John Lennon’s “Imagine” during the 9/11 telethon, America: A Tribute To Heroes. His single “Let’s Roll”, was a tribute to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and the passengers and crew on Flight 93 in particular.
In 2005, Young performed at the close of the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario.
Charities & foundations supported
Neil Young has supported the following charities:
Bridge SchoolFarm AidGlobal Poverty ProjectGRAMMY FoundationLive 8MusiCaresSarah McLachlan School of Music Read more about Neil Young's charity work and events. Related articles Music Legends Bring Farm Aid to New YorkFarm Aid Concert Lineup AnnouncedMore Artists Join Farm Aid in New YorkNeil Young Organizes Benefit ConcertNew Voices for Neil Young’s Old Tunes
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- 3/5/2024
- Look to the Stars
As a fierce advocate of women’s rights and a converted Muslim, Sinead O’Connor was not a fan of Donald Trump — and that’s putting it lightly. In a 2021 interview, the Irish singer-songwriter said, “I actually do believe Donald Trump is the biblical Devil, the fucker.”
So you can understand her estate’s consternation over Trump’s decision to play O’Connor’s version of “Nothing Compares 2 U” at his recent campaign rallies. In a statement released on Monday, O’Connor’s estate demanded that Trump cease playing the song immediately.
“Throughout her life, it is well known that Sinéad O’Connor lived by a fierce moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness and decency towards her fellow human beings. It was with outrage therefore that we learned that Donald Trump has been using her iconic performance of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at his political rallies. It is no exaggeration to say...
So you can understand her estate’s consternation over Trump’s decision to play O’Connor’s version of “Nothing Compares 2 U” at his recent campaign rallies. In a statement released on Monday, O’Connor’s estate demanded that Trump cease playing the song immediately.
“Throughout her life, it is well known that Sinéad O’Connor lived by a fierce moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness and decency towards her fellow human beings. It was with outrage therefore that we learned that Donald Trump has been using her iconic performance of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at his political rallies. It is no exaggeration to say...
- 3/4/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Sinead O’Connor‘s estate has called for the removal of the late singer’s music from Donald Trump’s political campaign rallies. During recent stops in Maryland and North Carolina in the last week, her defining single “Nothing Compares 2 U” was played during events that O’Connor herself would have adamantly denounced herself.
“It is no exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have been disgusted, hurt and insulted to have her work misrepresented in this way by someone who she herself referred to as a ‘biblical devil,’” O’Connor’s...
“It is no exaggeration to say that Sinéad would have been disgusted, hurt and insulted to have her work misrepresented in this way by someone who she herself referred to as a ‘biblical devil,’” O’Connor’s...
- 3/4/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
London, March 4 (Ians) The estate of the late Irish singer-songwriter-social activist Sinead O’Connor has denounced the Republican Party’s presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s use of her performance of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ at his recent campaign rallies, reports ‘Variety’.
The single ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ was a part of her best-selling 1990 album ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’, which sold seven million copies worldwide. It was voted the No. 1 world single of the year at the Billboard Music Awards.
In a statement to ‘Variety’, O’Connor’s estate and label Chrysalis Records demanded that Trump cease playing the song immediately.
O’Connor, incidentally, passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023, after converting to Islam in 2018. She was a lifelong critic of the Roman Catholic Church’s murky record of alleged child abuse.
Her estate’s statement, shared by ‘Variety’, reads: “Throughout her life, it is well known...
The single ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ was a part of her best-selling 1990 album ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’, which sold seven million copies worldwide. It was voted the No. 1 world single of the year at the Billboard Music Awards.
In a statement to ‘Variety’, O’Connor’s estate and label Chrysalis Records demanded that Trump cease playing the song immediately.
O’Connor, incidentally, passed away at the age of 56 on July 26, 2023, after converting to Islam in 2018. She was a lifelong critic of the Roman Catholic Church’s murky record of alleged child abuse.
Her estate’s statement, shared by ‘Variety’, reads: “Throughout her life, it is well known...
- 3/4/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Welcome to the Beatles Cinematic Universe. Continuing the current wave of music biopics — which just saw its most recent box-office triumph with Bob Marley: One Love — director Sam Mendes (Skyfall) has signed on to helm not one, but four separate Beatles biopics, all due in 2027. The movies, set to begin production next year, will each focus a single Beatle’s perspective, so John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and even Ringo Starr each get a turn in the spotlight.
It might seem like overkill, but as we discuss on the...
It might seem like overkill, but as we discuss on the...
- 3/4/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
From J Noa’s speed-rapping to Gale’s polished pop-rock songwriting to Ralph Choo’s electronic experiments, 2023 was packed with incredible Spanish-language music from artists who aren’t superstars — at least not yet. In the last of our four Rolling Stone Music Now podcast episodes on under-the-radar albums from last year, we dig through multiple nations and genres to find the best lesser-known gems.
Rolling Stone‘s Julyssa Lopez joins host Brian Hiatt for the discussion, picking her favorites from our recent comprehensive list of the year’s top Spanish-language albums,...
Rolling Stone‘s Julyssa Lopez joins host Brian Hiatt for the discussion, picking her favorites from our recent comprehensive list of the year’s top Spanish-language albums,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
All late-night hosts hope to take their programs to new heights, but “The Tonight Show’s” Jimmy Fallon may not have expected to have to do so on his very first night behind the desk.
As evening approached on the night of February 17, 2014, Fallon found himself hustling up elevators to get to a rooftop at NBC’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters where U2 was set to perform. Lorne Michaels, the “SNL” executive producer who also has a hand in overseeing “Tonight,” felt the band would look best framed against the dusk, not a dark night sky. So Fallon, having just finished a bit in which celebrities like Robert De Niro and Joan Rivers paid him $100 after betting he wouldn’t get the “Tonight” job, was scrambling to get upstairs before his crew lost the light.
It wasn’t easy. One of the guests, Stephen Colbert, paid Fallon in pennies, dumping a...
As evening approached on the night of February 17, 2014, Fallon found himself hustling up elevators to get to a rooftop at NBC’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters where U2 was set to perform. Lorne Michaels, the “SNL” executive producer who also has a hand in overseeing “Tonight,” felt the band would look best framed against the dusk, not a dark night sky. So Fallon, having just finished a bit in which celebrities like Robert De Niro and Joan Rivers paid him $100 after betting he wouldn’t get the “Tonight” job, was scrambling to get upstairs before his crew lost the light.
It wasn’t easy. One of the guests, Stephen Colbert, paid Fallon in pennies, dumping a...
- 2/28/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
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