Category: Music
This one hits us right in the feels, as over the July 4 weekend, Shane Hawkins, the teenage son of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, paid tribute to his father joining local Laguna Beach band The Alive at a neighborhood block party performing Foo Fighters’ “My Hero.” Several TikTok …
Belle and Sebastian recently released a new album called A Bit of Previous, but if you check the tracklist, you’ll notice that there is not a title track. Weeks after the album’s release, the band has now released a new song called “A Bit of Previous.” Check out the animated …
Oliver Sim has unveiled his new single “GMT” along with plans to embark on a wide-ranging tour in Fall 2022. Coming in support of Sim’s horror-inspired debut solo album, Hideous Bastard, the trek begins September 29th in Seattle and makes stops in cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, and …
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The wait is over and the rage has been unleashed! Rage Against the Machine are back as a live touring band in 2022, having returned to the stage at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wis., Saturday night (July 9) to kick off the North American touring of …
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Sometimes the scheduling gods align and you get a collaboration you might never have expected. Such was the case Saturday night (July 9) when Billy Joel was in town performing at Detroit’s Comerica Park and was able to call upon Def Leppard‘s Joe Elliott for a guest turn during his …
The 1972 self-titled album from Neu!—the Krautrock project of Michael Rother and the late Klaus Dinger—turns 50 this year. To celebrate, a 50th anniversary box set is coming on September 23 via Grönland. The vinyl and CD boxes come with the band’s first three albums (and, for the CD box, …
MNRK Music Group promoted Sean Stevenson to COO in New York; he was previously executive vp and general manager. In his expanded role, Stevenson will broaden his operational oversight beyond the company’s frontline recorded business into its management, publishing and music department lines of business. Blackbear (born Matthew Musto) launched …
Parmalee had country fans swooning when they released their heartfelt love song, “Take My Name.” The song ascended to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart (dated June 18), marking their third leader on the tally. “To have back-to-back No. 1 songs is incredible,” Matt Smith tells Billboard. “The way country radio …
Chicago rockers Fall Out Boy took to social media on Friday (July 8) to pledge a $100,000 donation to Everytown for Gun Safety following the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in neighboring Highland Park, Illinois. “Chicago is where we grew up, and we are heartbroken for the …
Birthdays are weird funhouse mirrors. Depending on the person, or sometimes the time of day, the reflection looking back at them can either elate or petrify. And, in some cases, there’s a spooky clown staring back with dead eyes and a big red nose. Having just turned 31 on July …
Since Twisted Sister retired, Dee Snider has gone on to release two solo albums, but while speaking to fans on Twitter the singer intimated that he may be done recording music. That said, he’s not exactly slowing down anytime soon, with other entertainment projects currently on his “to-do” list. Taking …
Lil Nas X is making some adjustments to his music rollout plans. On Friday, the two-time Grammy winner revealed to his fans on Twitter that he had intended to release new music in April, following the highly successful September release of his self-titled debut album Montero, which peaked at No. …
Here at Consequence, we’ve been keeping a close eye on fast-rising hip-hop duo Paris Texas. Today, they’ve shared their first new music of 2022 with the single “cyanide,” featuring their fellow Los Angelenos Cryogeyser. “cyanide” sees Paris Texas lean harder into the rock-tinged influences that appear in their previous work. The scrappy …
Shawn Mendes announced Friday (July 8) that he’ll be taking the next three weeks of his Wonder: The World Tour off to focus on his mental health. “This breaks my heart to have to say this, but unfortunately I’m going to have to postpone the next three weeks of shows …
Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante has named the two drummers he feels “invented” air-drumming. While air drumming may not have its own globally recognized competition such as the Air Guitar World Championship, nor does it have a Hall of Fame which enshrines its most valued competitors (yes, there’s an Air Guitar Hall of Fame), …
Tall Dwarfs, the New Zealand duo of Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate, have announced a new box set featuring 55 songs from across their discography. Unravelled: 1981–2002 is out August 19 via Merge. The group has also made its full catalog available to stream for the first time ever. The box set will …
A new Blondie box set is on the way: Against the Odds: 1974 – 1982 includes remastered versions of their first six studio albums: Blondie, Plastic Letters, Parallel Lines, Eat to the Beat, Autoamerican, and The Hunter. The foil-wrapped collection also includes over four dozen demos (including Blondie’s first-ever recording …
Out of an “abundance of caution for the artist’s health,” Carlos Santana’s management company announced late Friday (July 8) that the 74-year-old guitar legend will postpone his next six concerts. “I regret to inform you that the Santana band has postponed tonight’s show at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Ind.,” …
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Metallica‘s enduring 1991 single “Enter Sandman” emerged as a thunderous orchestral version in the most recent episode of Westworld, the HBO series that stars Evan Rachel Wood in an ensemble cast among a futuristic Wild West setting inhabited by androids. The big band and ragtime-indebted instrumental cover composed by Ramin Djawadi extends what could be …
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. #Billboards2022 Telemundo and Billboard announced that the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards, produced by MBS Special Events, …
A techno parade whose initiators include the founder of the Love Parade, once a popular annual party in Berlin, took to the streets of the German capital Saturday (July 9) with calls for the city’s electronic music culture to be added to a World Heritage list. Explore Explore See latest …
On June 22 24, Juicy J and Pi’erre Bourne will release the collaborative album Space Age Pimpin’. The lead single from the record is “This Fronto.” Check it out below. Since releasing the solo album The Life of Pi’erre in June 2021, Bourne has shared collaborative full-lengths with Sharc (47 …
Steven Van Zandt is paying tribute to late actor Tony Sirico, who portrayed the menacing mobster Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri on The Sopranos. Van Zandt, who played Silvio Dante on the classic HBO drama, took to social media to honor his Sopranos and Lilyhammer co-star, who died on Friday (July 8) …
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion joined forces at the Wireless Festival in London on Friday (July 8). The hip-hop superstars, who were both part of the U.K. festival’s weekend lineup, surprised fans with an explosive performance of their hit song “WAP” during Cardi’s headlining set at Finsbury Park. The …
Lizzo can’t get enough of BTS‘ new video blog, which features Kim Taehyung, aka V, showing some love to her single “About Damn Time.” “Wait… is this real? Is V really dancing to about damn time?!?” Lizzo asked Saturday (July 9) on Twitter, where she posted a clip of herself …
Globally celebrated film music serialist and pop singer/songwriter Randy Edelman embarks on a journey to Massachusetts in several rare performances showcasing his incredible adventures through music and song in “A Life in 80 Minutes” featuring his illustrious “A Weekend in New England” (as recorded by Barry Manilow). Randy will be …
