Geordie Greep will tour the United States this September, extending his dates behind The New Sound to include cities not previously visited. Greep described it in a press release as “the greatest American tour yet and the next of many, many more to come….” Greep will be joined by a band of Charlie Schefft, Ethan…
Members of the Austin, Texas, rock band Lord Buffalo have said that they are canceling a tour of Europe because their drummer, Yamal Said, was detained by agents from United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The incident took place on Monday, May 12, when Said “was forcibly removed from [the band’s] flight to Europe”…
Last week, SoundCloud was accused of updating its terms of use to allow content uploaded to the site to be used as training data for artificial intelligence (AI). Now, the streaming platform has updated its AI policy in its terms of use, and SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton has shared an open letter addressing the scenario,…
Dawn Richard and Toronto saxophonist Joseph Shabason have teamed up for a tribute to Sade. “Broken Hearted Sade” blends lyrics from several of the legendary British band’s classic songs—“No Ordinary Love” and “Cherish the Day,” from 1993’s Love Deluxe, and “Is It a Crime,” from 1985’s Promise—with Richard singing over Shabason’s “Broken Hearted Kota.” Listen…
Standing on the Corner—the New York art ensemble led by Gio Escobar—are back with new music. The group has released “Baby,” the spoken-word piece “R U Scared?,” and “Friends 2day Enemies 2morrow.” Find the tracks, released via XL Recordings, below. Escobar launched Standing on the Corner in 2016. He and the group have released two…
Yusuf / Cat Stevens has written an autobiography. Cat on the Road to Findout documents the singer-songwriter’s rise from folk troubadour to pop sensation before his conversion to Islam and temporary retreat from the public eye. The book comes out October 7 in North America, via Genesis Publications, shortly after its UK release on Constable…
Kali Uchis has announced her first headlining arena tour. The Sincerely, Tour, named after the singer’s newly released album, begins on Thursday, August 14, and is currently slated to conclude on Thursday, September 25. Supporting Uchis on tour are Thee Sacred Souls. See the North American tour dates below. Uchis released Sincerely, on May 9….
Marcus Brown has announced a tour that begins after he releases his new Nourished by Time album. The tour officially kicks off in Brown’s Baltimore hometown on Thursday, September 11. He’ll continue with more North American shows throughout September and October. The European and UK leg of the tour takes place in November. Openers on…
The pop and R&B singer Casandra Elizabeth “Cassie” Ventura is taking the stand today in the federal trial of her former boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs. During her testimony, as reported by The New York Times, Cassie has described the alleged physical and sexual abuse she endured during her relationship with Diddy. She also discussed the…
Few rock bands of the ’60s were as symphonic sounding as the Moody Blues, as evidenced throughout their classic 1967 album, Days of Future Passed. And the band’s singer, Justin Hayward, remains in fine voice all these years later – as evidenced by his performances taking place as part of his Blue World Tour. Hayward…
