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The news came out this morning that Bruce Springsteen‘s long-awaited new solo disc is called Western Stars, and it draws heavy inspiration from the California pop scene of the Seventies, specifically artists like Glen Campbell and Burt Bacharach. “I don’t know if people will hear those influences,” he told Variety …

In honor of Mother’s Day, Lucy Dacus has released a new song “My Mother & I.” The serene, lullaby-like track is also, in Dacus’s words, an ode to the Taurus astrological season. “Being adopted has encouraged me to consider what mothers pass on through blood and body, and what they …

In 2012, the Avett Brothers joined Randy Travis for a taping of CMT Crossroads, a musical union that deftly matched the rootsy folk of the North Carolina band with the traditional country of fellow North Carolinian Travis. Seven years on, it stands as one of the best, most seamless Crossroads, …

Kyle Daniel has been weaving his high-and-mighty pot singalong “A Friend With Weed” into his live shows for the past few months, but the song received its more official debut on Friday night in Nashville, just in time for 420. Delivering a tight 45-minute set of brawny country-rock as the …

When Norwegian black-metal firebrands Immortal ousted their frontman, Abbath, four years ago and pledged to carry on singing their odes to the icy, imaginary realm of Blashyrkh with only their drummer and lyricist running things, it seemed like a joke. Then they released Northern Chaos Gods last year and the …

U.K. singer-songwriter Jade Bird hit the stage at The Tonight Show to perform her acoustic rock single “I Get No Joy.” The lively performance of track, which comes off Bird’s self-titled debut album, underscored its message of trying to remember to enjoy the moment. In the clip, Bird sings and …

Blood Orange‘s Devonté Hynes kicked off his Sunday set at Coachella 2019 with a cover of Neil Young‘s “Heart of Gold.” The singer crooned the song, a highlight from 1972’s Harvest, over jagged acoustic strums. He offered a touch of melisma to the folk-rock track, with two backing vocalists — …

Forty-five years ago this week, Elton took “Bennie and the Jets” to Number One on the Hot 100. And all this time later, we still know precious little about the fictional rock band at the center of the song other than the fact that lead singer Bennie has electric boots …

Dinosaur Jr.‘s J Mascis unveiled a cover of Tom Petty’s “Don’t Do Me Like That,” giving the 1979 hit a distinct slacker makeover. The new cover finds Mascis filtering the Florida rocker’s upbeat track through the Western Massachusetts sludge, transforming the song into a hard-rock stomper packed with plenty of …

For the first time in a decade, Celine Dion is heading out on a U.S. tour, leaving behind her longstanding residency in Las Vegas after 16 years. “I think there was a miscommunication. I was supposed to be there for two months,” Dion joked to a crowd gathered Wednesday for …