Category archives: Music News

From his bodacious “Birthday Song” video even to his rap moniker itself, Atlanta-based rapper 2 Chainz has always demonstrated a good eye for viral marketing. He outdid himself this past summer, though, when he rented an entire house in Atlanta and pai…

N.E.R.D. revealed the release date and album artwork for their forthcoming album No_One Ever Really Dies, which is due out December 15 of this year. The Pharrell Williams-led outfit’s first LP in seven years will feature the likes of Gucci Mane, Future…

Pioneering soul singer-songwriter Wayne Cochran succumbed to cancer on November 21 in Miramar, Florida. He was 78. Cochran was born in Thomaston, George, in 1939, and came to fame during the 1950’s alongside friends and labelmates Otis Redding and Jame…

Taylor Swift continued her domination of the Billboard 200 chart this past week as Reputation sold 256,000 equivalent album units in its second week of sales. That number is almost entirely traditional album sales, as the LP is still mostly unavailable…

It’s hard to believe that Enter Shikari initially formed way back in 1999. The band’s members have been together for almost their entire adult lives, and their fans have been able to watch them mature in front of their very eyes. Their newest release, …

For 40 years, Cindy Wilson has worked with the B-52s. A founding member of the Athens, Georgia-based band who brought listeners classics such as “Rock Lobster” and “Love Shack”, she had never released any solo material until 2016. Now the vocalist and …

Earlier this year, Hoops released their debut LP, Routines. Now the band has delivered a vinyl release of their early works, Tapes #1-3, which were self-recorded and self-released by singer/guitarist Drew Auscherman before Fat Possum signed the band in…

Thanksgiving week has been stuffed with some of our favorite music videos of the year so far. The visuals unveiled this week were certainly not your run of the mill clips; instead, viewers were treated to some serious eye candy. One end of the spectrum…

The music world may have seemed a bit sparse this week as everyone prepares for Thanksgiving, but still a number of artists managed to put out a few songs that might help make turkey days across the country even more enjoyable. Major Lazer unveiled a t…

There weren’t too many new albums released this week, but luckily a couple of the debuting LP’s are some of the most highly anticipated of the year. Making things even more interesting are the releases coming out as part of Record Store Day — Bla…