The French pop star has endured the death of his mother, record industry resistance and a backlash after adopting male pronouns. In an emotional interview, he talks about the struggle to understand himself and the music he makes.
Read MoreAfter artists reach a certain level of fame and commercial success in their careers, they tend to have more of an influence on the up-and-coming artists in the industry. Also, they acquire the power to change the trajectory of other musicians’ lives by introducing them to the music scene. If the wanna-be artists get the opportunity to interact with more prominent names and are good enough to impress them, they might get a chance to have a completely different life.
Read MoreDuring her July 27 “Red Tour” stop in Foxborough, Mass., megastar Taylor Swift surprised her audience by bringing Simon on stage to duet the latter’s iconic hit “You’re So Vain.” “You had the No. 1 artist in the world invite Carly to come up and sing ‘You’re So Vain’ on stage with her,” says Simon’s longtime friend and guitarist Jimmy Ryan. “It doesn’t get bigger than that when you’re trying to examine Carly’s influence on younger artists. It was right there.”
Read MoreThere are resumes and then there are resumes. Guitar legend Warren Haynes sports the latter. For a while now, Haynes has focused his energy on Gov’t Mule, a seasoned foursome that plays a mix of blues and Southern-tinged hard rock. His soulful vocals and fleet-fingered guitar solos have wowed festivalgoers nationwide, and that band’s knack for extended improvisations has made it a fave with the jam band crowd.
Read MoreLarry Campbell & Teresa Williams have announced their long-awaited new album, Live At Levon's!, will be released February 3, 2023 via Royal Potato Family. The jubilant 12-track collection was recorded at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY on September 20 and 21, 2019 in front of an adoring hometown crowd and features a selection of previously unreleased new songs, old favorites that allow the band to stretch out plus a handful of unexpected covers. Today, the celebrated husband and wife duo share the album's first single "Angel Of Darkness" (listen/share) a song co-written by Campbell and Hot Tuna's Jorma Kaukonen.
Read MoreKris Kristofferson is a retired singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the most legendary people in Hollywood, who has had success in both singing and acting in his stellar career, up to the day he retired. He has also received a lot of huge songwriting hits for writing songs like “Help Me Make It Through The Night”, “Me and Bobby McGee”, and “For The Good Times.” His rugged looks, gravelly voice, and love for country music made him an instant fan favorite and hotshot crush of his generation.
Read MoreBlind Boys of Alabama have teamed with Black Violin for “The Message”, an electrifying call-to-action rallying listeners to stay positive and rise above fear mongering, divisiveness and injustice. Over a spirited drum beat, anthemic string arrangement from Black Violin and blistering electric guitar (performed by Marcus King), “The Message” finds the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award recipients dipping into contemporary instrumentation while reminding us of a classic and timeless truth: “we’re all in this together.”
Read MorePresented by Citi and Cisco, the Global Citizen Festival is calling on world leaders, major corporations and philanthropic foundations to take to the Global Citizen Festival stages and announce new commitments to End Extreme Poverty NOW. “The future of the continent of Africa, and indeed the planet, depends on the empowerment of women and girls,” said Kidjo. “I am proud to collaborate with Global Citizen to send a clear message to governments and leaders: it’s time to listen to the next generation. The young women and girls of Africa are not silent – they deserve to be heard. It’s time for the world to take notice.”
Read MoreWe continue our weeklong series of great music interviews from the archive with singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash. When she was 18, her father, Johnny Cash, gave her a list of 100 essential country songs he thought she should know. After recording many great songs of her own, in 2009 she made an album in which she performed a dozen songs from that list. She spoke with Terry Gross about that record.
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