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Ellie Goulding’s fourth album, the first since 2015’s Delirium, is coming out sometime this year. On March 6th, Goulding shared the first single, a raw, profound piano ballad titled “Flux”. The song, being about “the one who got away”, revisits the rawness we originally saw in Goulding, the powerful yet vulnerable vocals behind her career-changing cover of … Read more
Soul & blues singers Ben Harper & Trombone Shorty has just announced an upcoming joint North American tour for the summer of 2019. Harper will be backed by his band the Innocent Criminals, while Trombone Shorty will be accompanied by his own band, Orleans Avenue. These tour dates will begin on August 14th in Prior … Read more
It’s been awhile since the Black Keys dropped their album Turn Blue. But Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney haven’t been any less busy since 2014. Auerbach has been leaning into his role as record producer by launching the Easy Eye Sound record label—named after his recording studio—in addition to releasing a solo album, Waiting on a Song, back … Read more
Country music stars Trace Adkins and Clint Black have just announced upcoming co-headlining tour dates for the summer of 2019 that will be dubbed the Hits. Hats. History Tour. This will be the second tour that they’ve shared, though their previous one occurred all the way back in the ’90s, so this will be fans’ … Read more
Last Fall, Anderson .Paak released the Dr. Dre-produced Oxnard. The funky, Africana and hip-hop record served to finally put .Paak on the map, especially with the Kendrick Lamar-assisted banger “Tints“. Now, less than a year later, .Paak has announced a whole new LP titled Ventura. The new album will also feature production from Dr. Dre and be released via … Read more
Neo-soul queen Erykah Badu (aka Badulla Oblongata, aka Sara Bellum, aka Analogue Girl in a Digital World, aka @FatBellyBella, aka SHE ILL, aka Manuela Maria Mexico) is celebrating her 48th birthday. Age is but a number to this celestial being who has blessed us with decades of incredible music and fascinating performances. Happy Birthday Erykah Badu. … Read more
In October 2018, Solange announced her new album, which was due sometime last year. Delaying an album release isn’t uncharacteristic for Solange, who needed a few extensions before dropping A Seat at the Table—a record now lauded as one of the most vital albums of its time. At the conclusion of 2018, with still no … Read more
Hip-hop star and recent recipient of a Grammy for Best Rap Album with her smash-hit album Invasion of Privacy Cardi B has just announced an upcoming run of tour dates for 2019, which will be her first arena tour. These tour dates will serve in part as a makeup for fans on whom she cancelled 2018 gigs … Read more
Legendary English rocker Peter Frampton has just announced an upcoming 2019 farewell tour to cap off his illustrious career. This lengthy tour will begin on June 18th in Tulsa, OK and will extend through October 12th in San Francisco, giving fans all across the country one last opportunity to catch him live in person. Jason Bontham’s … Read more
American rocker and former Matchbox Twenty front man Rob Thomas has just announced a 2019 North American Tour in support of his new album Chip Tooth Smile. This tour will begin on May 28th in Red Bank, NJ and will extend through August 4th at the Mohegan Sun Arena in CT. Singer Abby Anderson is … Read more
Pop comedy trio The Lonely Island have just announced their first-ever official nationwide tour that will in part celebrate the 10 year anniversary of their debut album Incredibad. The tour will begin on June 15th in Manchester, TN at Bonnaroo and will conclude on June 29th in Minneapolis, MN. Fans can expect tickets for this tour … Read more
American rock band Little Feat has just announced an upcoming 2019 tour that will celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary. They’re perhaps best known for their #1 hit singles like “Hate To Lose Your Lovin” and “Texas Twister” from the late ’80s and early ’90s. The tour will begin on March 7th in Washington, D.C. and … Read more
Electronic pop singer Santigold has just announced an upcoming 2019 tour that will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of her debut album Santigold. The tour will be dubbed the ’10 Years Golder’ Tour, and it will begin on April 30th in Denver, CO and continue through May 18th in San Francisco, CA. Fans can expect tickets … Read more
Rap and basketball have a long history between them. Of admiration, coalition, of complimenting each other on 2K. Arenas enlist rap songs to amp up the crowd before games and basketball is often referred to in the hits of today’s biggest rappers. At this point in American life, it’s hard to imagine one without the … Read more