Sometime in 1984, when E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg saw a bunch of potential covers for Bruce Springsteen’s next album, he instantly noticed the Annie Leibovitz shot of the singer’s jeans-clad rear end. “My comment, jokingly, was ‘I like that one because that’s the view I always have,'” Weinberg says in the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast. “Everybody laughed, and then they picked that shot. And it was a steamroller after that.”
In the new episode, Weinberg and E Street Band keyboardist...
In the new episode, Weinberg and E Street Band keyboardist...
- 6/5/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
The heat is on across King’s Dominion. To cool off, The Losers’ Club put on their shades, put the top down on their 1958 Plymouth Fury convertible, and feel the breeze in Hollywood King. It’s another high-octane news episode that finds Losers Randall Colburn, McKenzie Gerber, Jenn Adams and Justin Gerber cycling through the latest Stephen King headlines.
Topics include King’s new short stories collection You Like It Darker, Edgar Wright‘s The Running Man, Neon picking up Oz Perkins‘ adaptation of The Monkey, and Francis Lawrence‘s The Long Walk heading into production this summer. They also check in on King’s recent online antics, like his bizarre claim that he was never a Neil Young fan and his new friendship with Ice T, which leads to a meditation on the divergent paths of devoted posters in old age (and dramatic readings of Ice T’s best...
Topics include King’s new short stories collection You Like It Darker, Edgar Wright‘s The Running Man, Neon picking up Oz Perkins‘ adaptation of The Monkey, and Francis Lawrence‘s The Long Walk heading into production this summer. They also check in on King’s recent online antics, like his bizarre claim that he was never a Neil Young fan and his new friendship with Ice T, which leads to a meditation on the divergent paths of devoted posters in old age (and dramatic readings of Ice T’s best...
- 6/3/2024
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Offspring’s “Come Out and Play” (you know, the “gotta keep ’em separated” song) was all over MTV in 1994 — with a video that cost all of $5,000. The Nineties were full of unlikely breakthrough acts, but the Offspring were one of the few bands of the era who made it to the mainstream without even leaving their indie label, Epitaph.
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Offspring frontman Dexter Holland looks back on his band’s hit-packed 1994 album Smash, which turns 30 this year. Go here for the podcast provider of your choice,...
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Offspring frontman Dexter Holland looks back on his band’s hit-packed 1994 album Smash, which turns 30 this year. Go here for the podcast provider of your choice,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Bradley Cooper repaid his debt to Eddie Vedder on Friday, taking the stage for a duet on his hit song from his 2018 movie, A Star Is Born.
The actor joined Vedder at the BottleRock musical festival in Napa Valley for the song Maybe It’s Time from A Star Is Born with Pearl Jam’s Vedder.
The two have been longtime friends, with Vedder serving as the sounding board as Cooper developed his Star character.
Cooper returned to the stage at the end of Pearl Jam’s set to join in on a rendition of Neil Young’s Rockin’ in the Free World.
The actor joined Vedder at the BottleRock musical festival in Napa Valley for the song Maybe It’s Time from A Star Is Born with Pearl Jam’s Vedder.
The two have been longtime friends, with Vedder serving as the sounding board as Cooper developed his Star character.
Cooper returned to the stage at the end of Pearl Jam’s set to join in on a rendition of Neil Young’s Rockin’ in the Free World.
- 5/26/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Pearl Jam brought out an unlikely guest during the band’s Saturday headlining gig at Napa Valley’s BottleRock as Bradley Cooper — Jackson Maine himself — came onstage to perform “Maybe It’s Time” from his A Star Is Born.
With Eddie Vedder on acoustic guitar, Cooper dusted off his Maine persona to deliver a tender rendition of the Jason Isbell-penned track, which Vedder himself had previously covered solo at a Tempe, Arizona music festival in 2019.
The pairing Saturday was notable as Cooper has gone on record as saying his...
With Eddie Vedder on acoustic guitar, Cooper dusted off his Maine persona to deliver a tender rendition of the Jason Isbell-penned track, which Vedder himself had previously covered solo at a Tempe, Arizona music festival in 2019.
The pairing Saturday was notable as Cooper has gone on record as saying his...
- 5/26/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young and Crazy Horse are about halfway through their North American tour, and there’s already a strong fan consensus that this is their best run in recent memory, perhaps even going back to the Nineties grunge era they helped kickstart. A big factor at play is the addition of guitarist Micah Nelson, who has deep respect for the material and an uncanny ability to emulate the distinct styles of both Danny Whitten and Frank “Poncho” Sampedro, his two main predecessors in the band.
Just two years away from his 80th birthday,...
Just two years away from his 80th birthday,...
- 5/25/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young and his band, Crazy Horse, have embarked on their first national road trip in a decade this spring, a return to the plans that were in motion before the pandemic disrupted their reunion.
The 16-date tour kicked off with two nights in San Diego on April 24-25 and will conclude in Chicago on May 23.
The tour comes hot on the heels of the release of the latest Neil Young & Crazy Horse album, titled Fu##in’ Up. The album will initially have a limited release on vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day on April 20, followed by an all-format release on April 26.
The album comprises reimagined versions of songs from the band’s past, recorded in 2023. Young’s last full tour with Crazy Horse took place in 2014; in subsequent years, they performed a handful of shows in central California and Canada. Plans for a wider tour in 2020 were put on hold due to the pandemic.
The 16-date tour kicked off with two nights in San Diego on April 24-25 and will conclude in Chicago on May 23.
The tour comes hot on the heels of the release of the latest Neil Young & Crazy Horse album, titled Fu##in’ Up. The album will initially have a limited release on vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day on April 20, followed by an all-format release on April 26.
The album comprises reimagined versions of songs from the band’s past, recorded in 2023. Young’s last full tour with Crazy Horse took place in 2014; in subsequent years, they performed a handful of shows in central California and Canada. Plans for a wider tour in 2020 were put on hold due to the pandemic.
- 5/23/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Over the past week or so, Apple Music has slowly unveiled the titles included in its list of the “100 best albums.” Today, the top 10 albums were revealed, with Miss Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill claiming the No. 1 spot. Rounding out the top five are Michael Jackson’s Thriller; The Beatles’ Abbey Road; Prince’s Purple Rain; and Frank Ocean’s Blonde.
The top 10 also includes Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life; Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version); Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black; Nirvana’s Nevermind; and Beyoncé’s Lemonade.
In all honestly, it’s a pretty safe top 10, especially considering the drama that unfolded when Apple unveiled picks 11-20 and slotted Adele’s 21 at No. 15 and Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) at No. 18 — ahead of albums like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds,...
The top 10 also includes Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life; Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Version); Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black; Nirvana’s Nevermind; and Beyoncé’s Lemonade.
In all honestly, it’s a pretty safe top 10, especially considering the drama that unfolded when Apple unveiled picks 11-20 and slotted Adele’s 21 at No. 15 and Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) at No. 18 — ahead of albums like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Alex Young
- Consequence - Music
Lana Del Rey closed out the first night of Hangout Music Festival on Friday night by bringing out Jelly Roll for a duet cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.”
Taking the stage together, the two delivered a loose and lively rendition of the 1974 Southern anthem, with some ad lib interjections, like when Jelly Roll shouts “We love you Lanita!” For her part, Del Rey changed some lyrics, skipping over the “Southern Man” reference to remind the crowd that Neil Young “squashed that beef into the ground.”
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For the song’s more controversial verse, both Del Rey and Jelly Roll seem to have a gaff on the lyrics, awkwardly missing the timing for the George Wallace lines but sticking the landing to come together in unison for “Watergate does not bother me.” That aside, going into the repeating refrain of the chorus, it...
Taking the stage together, the two delivered a loose and lively rendition of the 1974 Southern anthem, with some ad lib interjections, like when Jelly Roll shouts “We love you Lanita!” For her part, Del Rey changed some lyrics, skipping over the “Southern Man” reference to remind the crowd that Neil Young “squashed that beef into the ground.”
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For the song’s more controversial verse, both Del Rey and Jelly Roll seem to have a gaff on the lyrics, awkwardly missing the timing for the George Wallace lines but sticking the landing to come together in unison for “Watergate does not bother me.” That aside, going into the repeating refrain of the chorus, it...
- 5/18/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced Early Daze, a new archival album primarily consisting of unreleased songs originally recorded in 1969. The 10-track collection is out June 28th via Reprise Records.
Featuring Crazy Horse’s early lineup of guitarist Danny Whitten, drummer Ralph Molina, bassist Billy Talbot, and keyboardist Jack Nitzsche with Young, Early Daze contains six newly unearthed songs: “Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown,” “Winterlong,” “Wonderin’,” “Look at All the Things,” “Helpless,” and “Down by the River.”
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The LP also includes previously unreleased versions of “Cinnamon Girl” and “Birds,” as well as a new mix of “Everybody’s Alone,” which you can stream below.
Early Daze will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse are currently on their “Love Earth Tour” in support of their new album, Fu##In’ Up. See the full schedule,...
Featuring Crazy Horse’s early lineup of guitarist Danny Whitten, drummer Ralph Molina, bassist Billy Talbot, and keyboardist Jack Nitzsche with Young, Early Daze contains six newly unearthed songs: “Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown,” “Winterlong,” “Wonderin’,” “Look at All the Things,” “Helpless,” and “Down by the River.”
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The LP also includes previously unreleased versions of “Cinnamon Girl” and “Birds,” as well as a new mix of “Everybody’s Alone,” which you can stream below.
Early Daze will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital formats. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse are currently on their “Love Earth Tour” in support of their new album, Fu##In’ Up. See the full schedule,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Shortly after the dissolution of Buffalo Springfield in 1968, Neil Young teamed up with the core members of struggling L.A. rock band the Rockets, renamed them Crazy Horse, and spent the next five decades working alongside them. Their first record was 1969’s Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, featuring classics like “Down By The River” and “Cowgirl In The Sand.”
But their early recording sessions produced a lot more music than the seven songs on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, and Young is finally sharing this music on June 28 with the release of Early Daze.
But their early recording sessions produced a lot more music than the seven songs on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, and Young is finally sharing this music on June 28 with the release of Early Daze.
- 5/17/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Kendrick Lamar’s battle with Drake may or may not be over for good, but it’s clear that it was easily one of the greatest hip-hop beefs of all time, producing no fewer than nine separate songs — including Lamar’s current Drake-savaging Number One hit, “Not Like Us.”
In the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, we look back at the rapid-fire exchange of songs between the two artists, with Andre Gee joining host Brian Hiatt for the discussion. Go here to find the episode on...
In the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, we look back at the rapid-fire exchange of songs between the two artists, with Andre Gee joining host Brian Hiatt for the discussion. Go here to find the episode on...
- 5/17/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
A politician was cringy and tone-deaf — what a shock! On Tuesday (May 14th), United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopped on stage at a bar in Kyiv, Ukraine, to cover the Neil Young classic “Rockin’ in the Free World,” surprising Americans, Ukrainians, and, reportedly, the band.
As reported by The Guardian, the band Blinken joined at the Barman Dictat bar, 19.99, were initially told they would be performing the song with Neil Young himself. It wasn’t until just before they were set to play that they found out the special guest was, in reality, Blinken.
“Your soldiers, your citizens — particularly in the north-east, in Kharkiv — are suffering tremendously,” Blinken said prior to launching into the song. “But they need to know, you need to know, the United States is with you, so much of the world is with you, and they’re fighting not just for a free Ukraine,...
As reported by The Guardian, the band Blinken joined at the Barman Dictat bar, 19.99, were initially told they would be performing the song with Neil Young himself. It wasn’t until just before they were set to play that they found out the special guest was, in reality, Blinken.
“Your soldiers, your citizens — particularly in the north-east, in Kharkiv — are suffering tremendously,” Blinken said prior to launching into the song. “But they need to know, you need to know, the United States is with you, so much of the world is with you, and they’re fighting not just for a free Ukraine,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
John Barbata, who played on the final Jefferson Airplane album and was successor band Jefferson Starship original drummer and also made hit records with The Turtles and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died. He was 79.
He died May 8 in Oklahoma. Barbata’s death was confirmed on the official Facebook pages of the Starship and Airplane, but neither provided details.
“We are saddened to hear of the passing of the great John Barbata, Jefferson Starship’s original drummer,” reads the Starship post. “Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans. Rock in peace, Johnny!”
Barbata played on the final Jefferson Airplane studio album, 1972’s Long John Silver, and them toured with the group. He is heard on the 1973 live disc Thirty Seconds over Winterland. When the Airplane rebranded as Jefferson Starship soon after, he was among the originals along with Airplane alums Grace Slick, Paul Kantner and others.
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He died May 8 in Oklahoma. Barbata’s death was confirmed on the official Facebook pages of the Starship and Airplane, but neither provided details.
“We are saddened to hear of the passing of the great John Barbata, Jefferson Starship’s original drummer,” reads the Starship post. “Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans. Rock in peace, Johnny!”
Barbata played on the final Jefferson Airplane studio album, 1972’s Long John Silver, and them toured with the group. He is heard on the 1973 live disc Thirty Seconds over Winterland. When the Airplane rebranded as Jefferson Starship soon after, he was among the originals along with Airplane alums Grace Slick, Paul Kantner and others.
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- 5/14/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
John Barbata, the drummer who played on classic recordings by the Turtles, Jefferson Starship, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died, Rolling Stone has confirmed. He was 79.
Jefferson Starship paid tribute to Barbata on social media, writing, “We are saddened to hear of the passing of the great John Barbata, Jefferson Starship’s original drummer. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans. Rock in peace, Johnny!”
The news of Barbata’s death on May 8 was first reported by Best Classic Bands. A cause of death was not immediately available.
Jefferson Starship paid tribute to Barbata on social media, writing, “We are saddened to hear of the passing of the great John Barbata, Jefferson Starship’s original drummer. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans. Rock in peace, Johnny!”
The news of Barbata’s death on May 8 was first reported by Best Classic Bands. A cause of death was not immediately available.
- 5/14/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The music of Crosby, Stills, and Nash was celebrated with a tribute concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall on Monday night. The lineup included Todd Rundgren, Steve Earle, Yola, Grace Potter, Guster, Rickie Lee Jones, Shawn Colvin, A.C. Newman, Iron & Wine, Real Estate, and several others. Graham Nash wasn’t officially on the bill, but he came out at the end of the night to perform a moving rendition of “Our House.”
“Let’s give a big round of applause to the 20 incredible artists that performed tonight,” he said.
“Let’s give a big round of applause to the 20 incredible artists that performed tonight,” he said.
- 5/14/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young and Crazy Horse played Firstbank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee, Thursday evening after a one-night rain delay. They rewarded the patient fans with a wild, extended set packed with surprises.
The first one came five songs in when Young dug out the On the Beach deep cut “Vampire Blues.” He brought the song back into his live rotation in 2015 after a 41-year break, but only at Promise of the Real and solo shows. This was the first time it’s ever appeared at a Crazy Horse concert. Drummer Ralph Molina...
The first one came five songs in when Young dug out the On the Beach deep cut “Vampire Blues.” He brought the song back into his live rotation in 2015 after a 41-year break, but only at Promise of the Real and solo shows. This was the first time it’s ever appeared at a Crazy Horse concert. Drummer Ralph Molina...
- 5/10/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
As Neil Young once sang, the now shuttered Participant is gone, but not forgotten.
Some of Tinseltown’s leading talents like Regina King, George Clooney, Ava DuVernay, Daniel Dae Kim, Martin Sheen, Regina King, Alfonso Cuaron, Matt Damon, Diego Luna and more have joined up with the National Domestic Workers Alliance to express “gratitude and pride” in the work put out by the Jeff Skoll-created shingle over the last two decades. At the same time, the A-Listers are imploring the ever increasingly conglomerated industry to keep their eyes on the social impact prize.
“As we say goodbye to Participant, we must underscore that values-based storytelling is needed now more than ever; to expand the room for debate, to open our hearts to experiences vastly different from our own, to immerse us in the beauty of humanity’s complexities,” the star-studded letter says. “And in the face of unprecedented change and uncertainty,...
Some of Tinseltown’s leading talents like Regina King, George Clooney, Ava DuVernay, Daniel Dae Kim, Martin Sheen, Regina King, Alfonso Cuaron, Matt Damon, Diego Luna and more have joined up with the National Domestic Workers Alliance to express “gratitude and pride” in the work put out by the Jeff Skoll-created shingle over the last two decades. At the same time, the A-Listers are imploring the ever increasingly conglomerated industry to keep their eyes on the social impact prize.
“As we say goodbye to Participant, we must underscore that values-based storytelling is needed now more than ever; to expand the room for debate, to open our hearts to experiences vastly different from our own, to immerse us in the beauty of humanity’s complexities,” the star-studded letter says. “And in the face of unprecedented change and uncertainty,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
From “Fortnight” to “The Manuscript,” the latest episodes of Rolling Stone Music Now dive into every single track of Taylor Swift’s longest album ever, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. Along the way, we debate larger issues, including whether Swift intends all 31 tracks to be seen as the album proper, or if the latter half — added by surprise on the night of release — is actually more of a collection of bonus songs.
Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt for the discussions, which also place every song...
Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt for the discussions, which also place every song...
- 5/5/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
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Pearl Jam kicked off their world tour in support of Dark Matter Saturday in Vancouver, where the band delivered the live debuts of the majority of their new album’s songs.
Of the 11 tracks on Dark Matter, Eddie Vedder and company performed nine of them — only “Waiting for Stevie” and “Got to Give” were omitted — at the Rogers Arena, seven of which were played live for the first...
Pearl Jam kicked off their world tour in support of Dark Matter Saturday in Vancouver, where the band delivered the live debuts of the majority of their new album’s songs.
Of the 11 tracks on Dark Matter, Eddie Vedder and company performed nine of them — only “Waiting for Stevie” and “Got to Give” were omitted — at the Rogers Arena, seven of which were played live for the first...
- 5/5/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Pearl Jam kicked off their 2024 tour in Vancouver on Saturday night with a rousing 25-song performance.
The show kicked off with “Wash” from their Lost Dogs compilation and was followed by performances of “Low Light,” “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town,” and “Given to Fly.” From there, Pearl Jam showcased material from their new album, Dark Matter, with “Scared of Fear,” “React, Respond,” “Wreckage,” and “Dark Matter,” and then dusted off “Leatherman” at the request of drummer Matt Cameron for the first time in eight years.
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The second half of Pearl Jam’s set consisted of songs like “Corduroy,” “Red Mosquito,” a cover of Mother Love Bone’s “Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns,” and “Porch,” with the encore featuring performances of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down,” “Black,” “Do the Evolution,” “Something Special,” “Alive,” Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,...
The show kicked off with “Wash” from their Lost Dogs compilation and was followed by performances of “Low Light,” “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town,” and “Given to Fly.” From there, Pearl Jam showcased material from their new album, Dark Matter, with “Scared of Fear,” “React, Respond,” “Wreckage,” and “Dark Matter,” and then dusted off “Leatherman” at the request of drummer Matt Cameron for the first time in eight years.
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The second half of Pearl Jam’s set consisted of songs like “Corduroy,” “Red Mosquito,” a cover of Mother Love Bone’s “Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns,” and “Porch,” with the encore featuring performances of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down,” “Black,” “Do the Evolution,” “Something Special,” “Alive,” Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World,...
- 5/5/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Following Joni Mitchell’s return to Spotify, the singer-songwriter will release The Asylum Albums (1976-1980), out June 21 via Rhino.
The box set contains a remastering of Mitchell’s albums from the late Seventies: 1976’s Hejira (1976), 1977’s Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, 1979’s Mingus, and the 1980 live album Shadows and Light. You won’t find any unreleased recordings or outtakes here; Mitchell will include those on the official Archives Vol. 4, expected later this year.
Each record on The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) was remastered from flat analong master tapes by Bernie Grundman.
The box set contains a remastering of Mitchell’s albums from the late Seventies: 1976’s Hejira (1976), 1977’s Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, 1979’s Mingus, and the 1980 live album Shadows and Light. You won’t find any unreleased recordings or outtakes here; Mitchell will include those on the official Archives Vol. 4, expected later this year.
Each record on The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) was remastered from flat analong master tapes by Bernie Grundman.
- 4/30/2024
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young + Crazy Horse have released their latest album, Fu##In’ Up.
Officially credited to “Neil & The Horse,” Fu##In’ Up sees the legendary songwriter team up with musicians Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Nils Lofgren, and Willie Nelson’s son Micah Nelson to reimagine the tracks from the group’s 1990 album, Ragged Glory.
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Recorded at The Rivoli in Toronto last November, Fu##In’ Up demonstrates the jammier side of the ensemble’s capacities, and was “made this for the Horse lovers,” according to Young himself. “I can’t stop it,” he said in a statement. “The Horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe, and I am so happy to have this to share.”
Fu##In’ Up is available now in its entirety on digital, CD, and vinyl formats. Stream it on Apple Music or Spotify below.
Officially credited to “Neil & The Horse,” Fu##In’ Up sees the legendary songwriter team up with musicians Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Nils Lofgren, and Willie Nelson’s son Micah Nelson to reimagine the tracks from the group’s 1990 album, Ragged Glory.
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Recorded at The Rivoli in Toronto last November, Fu##In’ Up demonstrates the jammier side of the ensemble’s capacities, and was “made this for the Horse lovers,” according to Young himself. “I can’t stop it,” he said in a statement. “The Horse is runnin’. What a ride we have. I don’t want to mess with the vibe, and I am so happy to have this to share.”
Fu##In’ Up is available now in its entirety on digital, CD, and vinyl formats. Stream it on Apple Music or Spotify below.
- 4/26/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
At the very moment Taylormania was hitting preposterous heights, threatening to turn the artist at its center into an untouchable icon, it turns out that the real Taylor Swift was spending her time between glittery three-hour concerts making some of her most fearless art. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology is stuffed with the rawest, angriest, and most unguarded songs of Swift’s career – quite the opposite of the ingratiating, focus-grouped inoffensiveness that a skeptic might expect from an artist at her current level of visibility.
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On the new episode...
- 4/25/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Neil Young played his “Love Earth Tour” kick-off show with Crazy Horse at San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre on Wednesday night (April 24th).
The 14-song setlist primarily consisted of Young’s most beloved hits, including “Down by the River,” “Cortez the Killer,” “Cinnamon Girl,” “Powderfinger,” and “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black).” Notably, “Cortez the Killer” featured Young singing some of the song’s original lyrics from a manuscript that he only recently rediscovered.
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A portion of the show also saw Young perform solo acoustic renditions of “Heart of Gold,” “Comes a Time,” and “Human Highway.” Check out the full setlist and videos from the opening night of the “Love Earth Tour” below.
The Crazy Horse touring lineup features Young accompanied by guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Billy Talbot, and drummer Ralph Molina. Nelson is filling in for Nils Lofgren,...
The 14-song setlist primarily consisted of Young’s most beloved hits, including “Down by the River,” “Cortez the Killer,” “Cinnamon Girl,” “Powderfinger,” and “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black).” Notably, “Cortez the Killer” featured Young singing some of the song’s original lyrics from a manuscript that he only recently rediscovered.
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A portion of the show also saw Young perform solo acoustic renditions of “Heart of Gold,” “Comes a Time,” and “Human Highway.” Check out the full setlist and videos from the opening night of the “Love Earth Tour” below.
The Crazy Horse touring lineup features Young accompanied by guitarist Micah Nelson, bassist Billy Talbot, and drummer Ralph Molina. Nelson is filling in for Nils Lofgren,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
In typical Neil Young fashion, virtually nothing was revealed about his 2024 U.S. tour before it kicked off Wednesday night at San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, other than the fact he’d be backed by Crazy Horse, and that Micah Nelson would be taking over guitar duties from Nils Lofgren. Would he pull a Greendale and debut an entire rock opera nobody had ever heard? Would he focus the set around the three new studio albums he cut with Crazy Horse between 2019 and 2022? Might he...
- 4/25/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Madonna released more hits than just about anyone but not all of them are vocally challenging. Despite this, her co-writer said one of her hits proves the Material Girl has the best singing voice ever. He also revealed what he thinks of people who don’t see her as a real artist.
Madonna’s songwriter said 1 hit proved she could singer better than these rock stars
Though he is not a household name, Patrick Leonard is one of the most important songwriters in pop history. He worked with Madonna on many of her best songs from the 1980s and 1990s, including “Like a Prayer,” “La Isla Bonita,” “Live to Tell,” “Cherish,” and “Frozen.” During a 2017 interview with Boy Culture, the songwriter said he was upset by critics who felt Madonna was not a real artist, whatever that means.
“There’s people with a more controlled voice — the word ‘better’ is not fair,...
Madonna’s songwriter said 1 hit proved she could singer better than these rock stars
Though he is not a household name, Patrick Leonard is one of the most important songwriters in pop history. He worked with Madonna on many of her best songs from the 1980s and 1990s, including “Like a Prayer,” “La Isla Bonita,” “Live to Tell,” “Cherish,” and “Frozen.” During a 2017 interview with Boy Culture, the songwriter said he was upset by critics who felt Madonna was not a real artist, whatever that means.
“There’s people with a more controlled voice — the word ‘better’ is not fair,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ohana Festival has announced its lineup for this fall’s event at Doheny State Beach, featuring two headlining sets from Pearl Jam, alongside Garbage, Turnpike Troubadours, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, and Alanis Morissette.
Hosted by Eddie Vedder, the three-day festival is scheduled for Sept. 27 through Sept. 29 with Pearl Jam headlining both Friday and Sunday in celebration of their new Dark Matter LP. Friday’s fest will feature appearances from Maren Morris, Crowded House, Ryan Beaty, Flipturn, Dogstar, and Gabriels.
Saturday’s event — headlined by Young — will see Black Pumas,...
Hosted by Eddie Vedder, the three-day festival is scheduled for Sept. 27 through Sept. 29 with Pearl Jam headlining both Friday and Sunday in celebration of their new Dark Matter LP. Friday’s fest will feature appearances from Maren Morris, Crowded House, Ryan Beaty, Flipturn, Dogstar, and Gabriels.
Saturday’s event — headlined by Young — will see Black Pumas,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Eddie Vedder has revealed the 2024 lineup for The Ohana Festival, his annual music bash that takes place at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California. This year’s lineup features Vedder’s own Pearl Jam headlining two nights, plus Neil Young + Crazy Horse, Garbage, Alanis Morissette, The Breeders, Maren Morris, Crowded House, and Turnpike Troubadours.
Other notable acts include Idles, Black Pumas, Jenny Lewis, Cat Power (performing Dylan ’66), Kim Gordon, Glen Hansard, Dogstar (featuring Keanu Reeves), Gabriels, Ibibio Sound Machine, Peter Cat Recording Co., La Lom, and more.
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The Ohana Fest 2024 takes place over three days, September 27th through 29th. Tickets, including one-day and three-day Ga and VIP passes, will go on sale beginning Thursday, April 25th via the festival’s website. Members of Pearl Jam’s Ten Club can access a special pre-sale that is now ongoing.
Next month, Pearl Jam will launch...
Other notable acts include Idles, Black Pumas, Jenny Lewis, Cat Power (performing Dylan ’66), Kim Gordon, Glen Hansard, Dogstar (featuring Keanu Reeves), Gabriels, Ibibio Sound Machine, Peter Cat Recording Co., La Lom, and more.
Get The Ohana Fest 2024 Tickets Here
The Ohana Fest 2024 takes place over three days, September 27th through 29th. Tickets, including one-day and three-day Ga and VIP passes, will go on sale beginning Thursday, April 25th via the festival’s website. Members of Pearl Jam’s Ten Club can access a special pre-sale that is now ongoing.
Next month, Pearl Jam will launch...
- 4/23/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced their 2024 “Love Earth Tour” taking place beginning in April with dates across the US and Toronto. The concert run will support the group’s upcoming album, Fu##In’ Up, due out on April 26th.
The trek kicks off on April 24th with back-to-back dates in San Diego ahead of stops in Austin, Atlanta, Toronto, and more before wrapping up in Chicago on May 23rd. Update: New dates in Bend, Oregon; George, Washington; Boise, Idaho; and Salt Lake City, Utah have been announced.
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The touring lineup will feature Young with bassist Billy Talbot, drummer Ralph Molina, and guitarist Micah Nelson, who will be filling in for Nils Lofgren (as he is currently on tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band).
Tickets for the new dates will first be available through a Live Nation pre-sale kicking off Thursday,...
The trek kicks off on April 24th with back-to-back dates in San Diego ahead of stops in Austin, Atlanta, Toronto, and more before wrapping up in Chicago on May 23rd. Update: New dates in Bend, Oregon; George, Washington; Boise, Idaho; and Salt Lake City, Utah have been announced.
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The touring lineup will feature Young with bassist Billy Talbot, drummer Ralph Molina, and guitarist Micah Nelson, who will be filling in for Nils Lofgren (as he is currently on tour with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band).
Tickets for the new dates will first be available through a Live Nation pre-sale kicking off Thursday,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Recorded over the course of a month at Neil Young’s Broken Arrow Ranch, 1990’s Ragged Glory was an exercise in spontaneous studio collaboration that showcases the creative prowess of an artist always a step ahead of his time. Young’s career is marked by a restless resistance to simple classification, and the album’s messy guitar solos, lively cohesion, and usage of feedback and distortion predated the explosion of grunge (some of the songs later found their way into live sets by bands like Pearl Jam and Bush).
Fu##in’ Up, a live reimagining of Ragged Glory, is something of a victory lap for Young and Crazy Horse, who revisit the material with even more grit and grime. Which isn’t to say that the new approach distracts from the songs, because in some ways it’s truer to the spirit of the material, as the messier mix captures...
Fu##in’ Up, a live reimagining of Ragged Glory, is something of a victory lap for Young and Crazy Horse, who revisit the material with even more grit and grime. Which isn’t to say that the new approach distracts from the songs, because in some ways it’s truer to the spirit of the material, as the messier mix captures...
- 4/22/2024
- by Nick Seip
- Slant Magazine
With a few lines in a guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s chart-topping hit “Like That,” Kendrick Lamar ignited his long-simmering cold war with Drake into what’s become the widest-reaching rap beef in years. Since then, it’s all gotten incredibly messy, starting with J. Cole recording an entire diss track about his erstwhile friend Lamar and then deciding to retract it and apologize — a fairly unprecedented move in hip-hop. We trace the whole saga on the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast — go...
- 4/19/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Angel Olsen’s band will hang back as she takes the road solo on the forthcoming Songs From the Archive Tour. The singer and songwriter will perform 10 cities this September with a set list spanning her six-album discography. Maxim Ludwig, Runo Plum, Kyle Ryan, Greg Mendez, and Domino Kirke will join her as special guests on select dates.
The Songs From the Archive Tour will begin on Sept. 8 in Sonoma, California at the Gundlach Winery. The remainder of the run features stops as similarly idiosyncratic locations, including Ojai, California; Fish Creek,...
The Songs From the Archive Tour will begin on Sept. 8 in Sonoma, California at the Gundlach Winery. The remainder of the run features stops as similarly idiosyncratic locations, including Ojai, California; Fish Creek,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
When Neil Young hits the road this summer with Crazy Horse, he’s planning on performing “Cortez The Killer” with verses that have been missing from the song for 50 years. “Just a couple of days ago, I found the other verses,” Young told fans Monday afternoon during a Zoom with paid subscribers to the Neil Young Archives. “Just the lyrics…We may have those lost lyrics in the show, which will be fun for me.”
When the band cut the song originally in a California house near Zuma Beach, the...
When the band cut the song originally in a California house near Zuma Beach, the...
- 4/15/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Spotify is planning to introduce features that will allow users to remix songs for themselves directly in the platform, with the streaming payments still going to rightsholders for the original songs.
As detailed in a new report by the Wall Street Journal, Spotify is currently looking at introducing new music-manipulating tools, including options to slow down, speed up, mash together, and “otherwise edit” songs. Once a user creates their modified track, they can share it to “virtual collections” on Spotify, but won’t be able to share it on any other platform.
The move comes in response to the impact TikTok has had on the streaming industry. In February, Pex shared a report that found that over a third of the total songs on the platform were speed or pitch modified in some way. Controversially, the modified nature of those tracks allows many of them to bypass TikTok’s copyright protections,...
As detailed in a new report by the Wall Street Journal, Spotify is currently looking at introducing new music-manipulating tools, including options to slow down, speed up, mash together, and “otherwise edit” songs. Once a user creates their modified track, they can share it to “virtual collections” on Spotify, but won’t be able to share it on any other platform.
The move comes in response to the impact TikTok has had on the streaming industry. In February, Pex shared a report that found that over a third of the total songs on the platform were speed or pitch modified in some way. Controversially, the modified nature of those tracks allows many of them to bypass TikTok’s copyright protections,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
On Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé mixes R&b, country, and some hard-hitting guitars, among many other elements, and as the artist herself is well aware, there used to be a name for that kind of American melange: rock & roll. She slyly acknowledges that fact with two Chuck Berry moments on the album, including a segment of “Maybellene,” his first hit, in which a Black genius helped invent rock & roll via revved-up country.
So, there’s an argument that Cowboy Carter — which the artist has made clear is a “Beyoncé album” rather...
So, there’s an argument that Cowboy Carter — which the artist has made clear is a “Beyoncé album” rather...
- 4/7/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock has been known to take as long as eight years between albums, but nearly three decades into his band’s career, he’s ready to pick up the pace. Three years after the release of the well-received The Golden Casket, he’s already recorded enough songs for a new Modest Mouse album with producers including Jacknife Lee and Dave Sardy, and intends to put one out by next spring. “In my early days of putting out records, I wrote music every fucking day,” he tells...
- 4/6/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
The Oscars may be the Super Bowl of red carpet fashion — but festival season is the sartorial playground for summer style. The spring festival circuit kicks off in the Southern California desert with two weekends of Coachella at Indio’s Empire Polo Field, where the country music fest Stagecoach also takes place.
Frequent festgoers can save up to 30 percent off concert tickets with FestivalPass, which offers some of the best deals and no ticketing fees on over 50,000 live events, hotels and more. Memberships range from $19 to $99 per month (or $210 to $1,080 per year with annual plans) and include early access, fee-free tickets and more perks.
You can also find some of the best discounts on tickets for Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and other popular music festivals and events at third-party ticket platforms such as SeatGeek, StubHub, Ticket Liquidator and Vivid Seats. The resale sites guarantee that your tickets are 100 percent authentic or refundable.
Frequent festgoers can save up to 30 percent off concert tickets with FestivalPass, which offers some of the best deals and no ticketing fees on over 50,000 live events, hotels and more. Memberships range from $19 to $99 per month (or $210 to $1,080 per year with annual plans) and include early access, fee-free tickets and more perks.
You can also find some of the best discounts on tickets for Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and other popular music festivals and events at third-party ticket platforms such as SeatGeek, StubHub, Ticket Liquidator and Vivid Seats. The resale sites guarantee that your tickets are 100 percent authentic or refundable.
- 4/4/2024
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Neil Young’s least favorite streaming service, Spotify, will once again raise the prices of their premium plans in several key markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and more. As Bloomberg reports, prices are set to go up by $1 per month for individual plans and $2 per month for duo or family plans.
According to Bloomberg, Spotify also plans to launch a new basic tier. Set at $11 per month, the plan is similar to the service’s other premium options, though it excludes access to audiobooks (a feature they added in November 2023).
This round of price hikes echoes Spotify’s actions last year, when the streamer also raised the price of premium plans by $1 in North and South America, Europe, and Asia in July of 2023. As for when the new pricing will take effect, Spotify has not yet announced any specific dates.
The decision also comes in the...
According to Bloomberg, Spotify also plans to launch a new basic tier. Set at $11 per month, the plan is similar to the service’s other premium options, though it excludes access to audiobooks (a feature they added in November 2023).
This round of price hikes echoes Spotify’s actions last year, when the streamer also raised the price of premium plans by $1 in North and South America, Europe, and Asia in July of 2023. As for when the new pricing will take effect, Spotify has not yet announced any specific dates.
The decision also comes in the...
- 4/3/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
John Lennon was both the dreamer who wrote “Imagine” and someone with a dark side. One of his fellow 1960s rock stars discussed John’s “positively vitriolic” behavior at length. He still defended the former Beatle.
A rock star said John Lennon had a ‘dark side’ but Liverpool did too
Donovan is a rock star who evolved from Scotland’s Bob Dylan into a psychedelic mystic in a very short period of time. Donovan crossed paths with The Beatles several times during the 1960s. The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits says he helped write The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine,” which makes sense because many of Donovan’s songs feel like oddball nursery rhymes. In a way, Paul McCartney returned the favor by contributing vocals to Donovan’s own yellow-themed hit “Mellow Yellow.”
For some time, John has had a dual public image as both a troubled man and a saintly peace activist.
A rock star said John Lennon had a ‘dark side’ but Liverpool did too
Donovan is a rock star who evolved from Scotland’s Bob Dylan into a psychedelic mystic in a very short period of time. Donovan crossed paths with The Beatles several times during the 1960s. The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits says he helped write The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine,” which makes sense because many of Donovan’s songs feel like oddball nursery rhymes. In a way, Paul McCartney returned the favor by contributing vocals to Donovan’s own yellow-themed hit “Mellow Yellow.”
For some time, John has had a dual public image as both a troubled man and a saintly peace activist.
- 4/3/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
April 2024 is poised to be a big month in music history. Beyond Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, ushering in the month and Taylor Swift’s new LP, The Tortured Poets Department, arriving on April 19th, a number of exciting tour are set to kick off, including jaunts by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, a reunited Heart, a reunited Black Crowes, The Decemberists, The Flaming Lips, and many more.
There will also be a number of joint tours kicking off in April. The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie are teaming up for an outing, as are Bad Religion and Social Distortion. A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Primus will even team up for a three-act tour.
See what other acts are heading out on the road and learn how to get last-minute tickets…
A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Primus
Maynard James Keenan’s 60th birthday is on April 17th this year,...
There will also be a number of joint tours kicking off in April. The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie are teaming up for an outing, as are Bad Religion and Social Distortion. A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Primus will even team up for a three-act tour.
See what other acts are heading out on the road and learn how to get last-minute tickets…
A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Primus
Maynard James Keenan’s 60th birthday is on April 17th this year,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
When none of us are generous enough to just buy an album (or join his notoriously unwieldy streaming service) there’s been a surge of reinterest as Neil Young makes his dizzyingly dense catalog freshly available on Spotify. Likely coinciding with his greatest exposure in years is the uncovering, by Creep director Patrick Brice, of Hal Ashby’s 1984 concert film Solo Trans, which spans some of Young’s earliest recorded music to then-new masterpiece Trans––my pick for his greatest work, which devoted fans have characterized with words such as “untenable” and “insane”––and controversial rockabilly period, which indeed sounds like a joke from Walk Hard.
Among these performances are skits in the tone of Young’s more-than-a-little-amazing feature film Human Highway, albeit (like most things) not as good as Human Highway. More devoted Ashby auteurists will surely find things to identify as distinctly his; it’s easier to admire...
Among these performances are skits in the tone of Young’s more-than-a-little-amazing feature film Human Highway, albeit (like most things) not as good as Human Highway. More devoted Ashby auteurists will surely find things to identify as distinctly his; it’s easier to admire...
- 4/2/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Even during their early 2010s commercial peak, when outside producers, pop-funk influences, and expanded instrumentation transformed them into a genuine mainstream act, the Black Keys’s songs were still full of empty space. Listening to “Tighten Up” or “Lonely Boy” today, it’s striking how spare they sound. They’re slick but not overproduced. There’s not a single extraneous element, enabling the hooks to hammer home with maximum efficiency and giving the songs’ indelible grooves plenty of room to breathe.
The same can’t be said for the band’s 12th studio album, Ohio Players, which is so overstuffed with guest musicians that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are often swallowed whole. For the most part, this isn’t an issue of principle so much as practical listenability. While a large ensemble approach is certainly compatible with the album’s funk, hip-hop, and R&b-inflected stylings, the mixing and...
The same can’t be said for the band’s 12th studio album, Ohio Players, which is so overstuffed with guest musicians that Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are often swallowed whole. For the most part, this isn’t an issue of principle so much as practical listenability. While a large ensemble approach is certainly compatible with the album’s funk, hip-hop, and R&b-inflected stylings, the mixing and...
- 4/1/2024
- by Jeremy Winograd
- Slant Magazine
Growing up, Dylan LeBlanc bounced between households — his mother’s in Shreveport, Louisiana, and his father’s in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. For LeBlanc, music was not only an escape hatch, it was a portal to transcend a young, dysfunctional existence. In many ways, LeBlanc is still running from that existence, and he chronicles his journey on his latest album, the superb Coyote.
“When you put on a great record, everything sort of disappears,” the 34-year-old singer-songwriter tells Rolling Stone. “I can remember when I listened to Neil Young for the first time.
“When you put on a great record, everything sort of disappears,” the 34-year-old singer-songwriter tells Rolling Stone. “I can remember when I listened to Neil Young for the first time.
- 4/1/2024
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
When we last left Sheryl Crow, five years ago, she’d essentially retired from making albums. With its all-star cast, from Willie Nelson and Neil Young through St. Vincent and Jason Isbell, her 2019 LP Threads truly felt like a retirement party attended by all her musician pals; all that was missing was a gold watch. But like many before her, Crow couldn’t cure herself of the music-making bug, and out of record retirement she’s come with Evolution.
It would be easy to be cynical about it, but Crow...
It would be easy to be cynical about it, but Crow...
- 3/29/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Swifties have known since early February that Taylor Swift has a new album, Tortured Poets Department, due April 19, with some notably provocative song titles (“So Long London,” “But Daddy I Love Him”) and big-name guest stars (Post Malone, Florence Welsh). But since then, information on the album has been scarce, so fans have more than filled the void, passing around possibly fake leaked snippets of songs while pranking each other with both ChatGPT-generated lyrics and a ridiculous viral parody where an AI-generated Taylor sings lines like, “I’m so happy...
- 3/29/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Now hear this: Sales of recorded music in the U.S. grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2023, with streams accounting for a dominant 84% and vinyl up by double digits again, the RIAA said in its full-year report released Tuesday. The sector overall grew by 8% over 2022 to $17.1 billion.
Streaming continued to drive music sales last year, with paid subscriptions to on-demand services hitting an all-time high of 96.8 million. Revenues from paid subscriptions grew to $11.2 billion in 2023, accounting for 78% of streaming revenue and nearly two-thirds of total revenue, per the trade group’s report (read it here).
Related: Neil Young & Joni Mitchell End Spotify Boycott As Their Music Returns To Streaming Service
But fret not, old-school physical-media fans: Lps and CDs continued their remarkable comeback last year, with total revenue of $1.9 billion jumping 11% versus 2022. As more folks spin the black circle, vinyl posted a 17th consecutive year of growth and outsold...
Streaming continued to drive music sales last year, with paid subscriptions to on-demand services hitting an all-time high of 96.8 million. Revenues from paid subscriptions grew to $11.2 billion in 2023, accounting for 78% of streaming revenue and nearly two-thirds of total revenue, per the trade group’s report (read it here).
Related: Neil Young & Joni Mitchell End Spotify Boycott As Their Music Returns To Streaming Service
But fret not, old-school physical-media fans: Lps and CDs continued their remarkable comeback last year, with total revenue of $1.9 billion jumping 11% versus 2022. As more folks spin the black circle, vinyl posted a 17th consecutive year of growth and outsold...
- 3/27/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Jessica Pratt has released the buoyantly dreamy “World on a String” (and no, it’s not a Neil Young cover).
The track is delicately acoustic, yet it harks back to Sixties sunshine pop in melody. “I want to be the sunlight of the century,” she sings. “I want to be a vestige of our senses free.”
“On this track, I was influenced by the swaying, naive brilliance of ‘lost’ teenage garage rock bands, as well as enduring loves like the Nazz and Guided By Voices,” Pratt said in a statement.
The track is delicately acoustic, yet it harks back to Sixties sunshine pop in melody. “I want to be the sunlight of the century,” she sings. “I want to be a vestige of our senses free.”
“On this track, I was influenced by the swaying, naive brilliance of ‘lost’ teenage garage rock bands, as well as enduring loves like the Nazz and Guided By Voices,” Pratt said in a statement.
- 3/26/2024
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Joni Mitchell is back on Spotify, returning her music to the platform more than two years after it was pulled.
Mitchell boycotted Spotify as a protest against some of its content. She was following the lead of Neil Young, who removed his catalog to protest the company’s decision to give podcast host Joe Rogan an exclusive platform.
Young didn’t like Rogan’s Covid-19 talks, but is also returning. Young announced earlier this month he was coming back to Spotify, acknowledging that he can’t boycott every streamer that carries information he doesn’t agree with.
Mitchell herself did not release a statement on the return, but a search reveals it is back.
Rogan signed a new deal with Spotify in February, which the Wall Street Journal estimated was worth as much as US$250 million over several years.
Mitchell is planning Hollywood Bowl dates on Oct. 19 and 20.
Mitchell boycotted Spotify as a protest against some of its content. She was following the lead of Neil Young, who removed his catalog to protest the company’s decision to give podcast host Joe Rogan an exclusive platform.
Young didn’t like Rogan’s Covid-19 talks, but is also returning. Young announced earlier this month he was coming back to Spotify, acknowledging that he can’t boycott every streamer that carries information he doesn’t agree with.
Mitchell herself did not release a statement on the return, but a search reveals it is back.
Rogan signed a new deal with Spotify in February, which the Wall Street Journal estimated was worth as much as US$250 million over several years.
Mitchell is planning Hollywood Bowl dates on Oct. 19 and 20.
- 3/23/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Joni Mitchell quietly returned to Spotify, two years after boycotting the music streamer.
Fans noticed on Friday that the singer’s music seemingly reappeared on the platform, days after Neil Young also made his return to the audio giant. However, the “Help Me” singer has yet to address her return.
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Mitchell’s rep and Spotify for comment.
In January 2022, Mitchell announced that she was removing her music catalogue from the streamer in solidarity with Young. “I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify,” she wrote on her website at the time. “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.”
Young initially pulled his music from Spotify that same year in protest of Covid-19 vaccine misinformation being spread on Joe Rogan’s podcast,...
Fans noticed on Friday that the singer’s music seemingly reappeared on the platform, days after Neil Young also made his return to the audio giant. However, the “Help Me” singer has yet to address her return.
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Mitchell’s rep and Spotify for comment.
In January 2022, Mitchell announced that she was removing her music catalogue from the streamer in solidarity with Young. “I’ve decided to remove all my music from Spotify,” she wrote on her website at the time. “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives. I stand in solidarity with Neil Young and the global scientific and medical communities on this issue.”
Young initially pulled his music from Spotify that same year in protest of Covid-19 vaccine misinformation being spread on Joe Rogan’s podcast,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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