Late night television has always been a kind of Mecca for recording artists. A must-do when it comes to promotional touring, late night TV allows acts to showcase their musical talents and memorable personalities on couches alongside some of television’s most famous faces. Still, as even the most time-tested traditions […]
This weekend, boybander turned pop star turned actor turned pop star again Justin Timberlake took on the role of Saturday Night Livehost for the fifth time in his career, joining an elite club of returning hosts. He reprised his hit role from 2003’s “Omletteville” sketch, this time named “Veganville”, parodying hit […]
Byram Joseph wears many hats. There’s Slakah The Beatchild, his on-stage persona and production moniker; The Slakadeliqs, his Polaris Prize-nominated band project; and Art of Fresh, his duo with rapper D.O. It’s this last project that’s in the news this week, with a video premiere for the new […]
Reverb singer-songwriter Olly Knights treated fans to a new music video for his single “Bitten By The Frost,” released today. Knights, who is one half of the successful UK folk duo Turin Brakes, recently launched his solo career with his debut album, If Not Now When. “Bitten By The Frost” is […]
When Billboard revealed music’s Top 40 Money Makers for 2013, we steeled ourselves for the obvious conclusions: sales of music, especially physical music, are way down; digital music sales are rising but not enough to soften the blow of the overall decline; non-traditional musician gigs like endorsements are helping artists […]
We’ve all heard of go-to food and drink pairings–red wine with steak, a glass of white with fish, or a cold brew with a burger. But if you crave a cocktail while listening to your favorite music, let Drinkify.org be your bartender. Powered by The Echo Nest and Last.fm, Drinkify […]
Multiplatinum Pop-n-B crossover superstar Rihanna kicks off the North American leg of her Diamonds world tour this weekend in Buffalo, New York. Joining her as opening act is none other than New York City-born “Problems” rapper A$AP Rocky. Together, the two #1 sellers will touch down in cities […]
Korean boyband TVXQ released their sixth album, Time, yesterday, sparking a buying spree that catipulted the release to #1 on Oricon’s daily album sales chart. Purchases of Time, which was released in three different formats, topped 160,000 copies, blowing away the #2 release at just under 46,000 copies. The album is […]
As if Austin-based music festival SXSW weren’t already the place to be, the conference just announced that Depeche Mode, the British synth-pop band featuring touring keyboardist and Reverb songwriter Peter Gordeno, will be attending SXSW this year, the group’s first time ever. The band will hold a conference and interview on […]
It’s SXSW season again, and in just a few days, Austin, Texas is going to be packed with up-and-coming artists of every musical genre imaginable. If there’s one can’t-miss act, it’s Danish electro-pop crooner MØ, whose infectious sound and new music video have been garnering press and inspiring remixes since the […]