The opening track on folk-pop singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine’s third album, “Older,” is only one minute and 40 seconds long. In that time, “The Elevator” carries the listener into McAlpine’s internal world, climbing a steady piano melody toward a drum-led instrumental before the song meets an abrupt end — depositing the listener at the second track, … Read more
LONDON — It’s 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “Waterloo.” A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song, which opens: “My my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way.” The song … Read more
Singer Lizzo has broken her silence after posting a message to social media announcing, “I quit”. In a lengthy message shared on Instagram last week, Lizzo said she was “tired” of being “dragged” by people and that she was starting to feel “like the world doesn’t want me in it”. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Lizzo’s … Read more
NEW YORK — Glass Animals’ latest album was born thanks to a massive storm, a house on a cliff and an existential crisis. What emerged from that? A 10-track collection exploring love. The indie-pop band’s frontman, songwriter and producer Dave Bayley found himself in an Airbnb house high on stilts below Mulholland Drive in Los … Read more
LOS ANGELES — It has been 21 years since Sean Paul’s dancehall anthem “Get Busy” topped the Billboard Hot 100 — which means “Get Busy” is finally old enough to hear “Get Busy” at the club. “It’s changed for me now,” Sean Paul told The Associated Press over Zoom from his studio in Jamaica, reflecting … Read more
Another major Australian music and arts festival has fallen by the wayside. Tasmania’s MONA FOMA summer event has been “killed”, according to its founder, and will not return. In a statement, MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) owner and founder David Walsh confirmed that the recent FOMA (Festival of Music and Art) was the … Read more
On Thursday, it was announced that American rock band Kiss had sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million. They’re the latest to participate in an ongoing trend of blockbuster acts and their rights holders inking deals to sell their back-catalogs, … Read more
Former teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney — best known for his boy band days in Dream Street, his solo hit “Beautiful Soul,” writing “Bleeding Love” for Leona Lewis and an acting career on “Summerland” — is aging like a fine wine on “All’s Well,” his late… Former teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney — best known for his … Read more
A young woman suffered a head injury when she was allegedly shoved off the stage during a rap music concert in Cairns. The woman in her 20s climbed onto the stage at Gilligan’s, in the city centre, during the show by Sydney artist Chillinit, whose real name is Blake Turnell, on Sunday night. WATCH THE … Read more
It’s hard to fully review an album only released days ago during a major holiday weekend, but I can confidently acknowledge being blown away by “Cowboy Carter,” which has been on repeat, of course. Beyoncé accomplished her goal — of reclaiming a genre of music that Black people played a pivotal role in creating and … Read more
