Icarus the Owl have released a cover of Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” on Bandcamp.
Icarus the Owl Covers “A Thousand Miles”
Thousand Below Sign With Rise Records
Thousand Below have signed to Rise Records and debuted their new music video for “Tradition.”
John Mayer Debuts at Number Two on Charts
The Weeknd stay at the top of the charts, John Mayer debuts at number two, and AFI are at number five:
John Mayer notches his eighth top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as his new EP, The Search for Everything: Wave One, debuts at No. 2. The set, which was released on Jan. 20 through Columbia Records, earned 49,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Jan. 26 (according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 38,000 were in traditional album sales (all downloads, as the EP was sold exclusively through digital retailers).
Pinegrove Anthology Up for Pre-Order
Pinegrove have a new anthology release, Everything So Far, up for pre-order.
[…] an anthology of all of Pinegrove’s output up to the point of their breakout Run For Cover Records full-length, Cardinal. The collection encapsulates their debut LP Meridian, a number of EPs and even some singles like the captivating track “Angelina” & Cardinal Favorite “New Friends.”
Billboard to Add Pandora Streaming Data to Song Charts
Billboard has announced they will start adding in Pandora streaming data to their song charts:
Billboard and Pandora today (Jan. 30) announced an exclusive agreement that will add influential Pandora streaming data to the Billboard Hot 100, the world’s preeminent songs chart. The Hot 100 ranks the week’s most popular songs across all genres, determined by a formula blending track sales, radio airplay and streaming, as measured by Nielsen Music, now along with Pandora’s exclusive streaming data, as well.
Sufjan Stevens Shares Statement on Muslim Ban
Sufjan Stevens has shared a statement on Donald Trump’s Muslim ban.
There really is no such thing as an illegal immigrant, for we are all immigrants and refugees in a wildly changing world that is dominated by superfluous boundaries built by blood and war. We all come from somewhere else. The truest of “Americans” have either been destroyed by the white immigrant, incarcerated, isolated, held captive, or stolen and enslaved. We are all complicit in the injustices against basic human rights and common decency, to put it mildly, which renders our own “inalienable rights” as questionable or obsolete.
Prince’s Estate Nearing Streaming Deals
Billboard is reporting that Prince’s catalog may becoming back to streaming services after the Grammys:
A likely scenario would see a TV commercial air during the Grammy broadcast following the tribute, which would announce that certain songs are immediately available on Spotify, Apple Music and possibly other services. The source tells Billboard that publishers, performing rights organizations and at least one label have been alerted to an impending deal.
Chad Gilbert Interview Preview From Pop-Buzz
Pop-Buzz have posted up a clip of an upcoming interview with New Found Glory where Chad talks a little bit about the band’s new album and Paramore’s upcoming album as well.
Ryan Adams Covers Radiohead
Ryan Adams covered Radiohead’s “Karma Police” on BBC Radio 2 this morning. You can stream the performance below.
Father John Misty – “Two Wildly Different Perspective” Video
Father John Misty has released a new video for “Two Wildly Different Perspective.”
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American Hi-Fi Added to Warped Rewind
American Hi-Fi have been added to the Warped Rewind cruise.
Bruce Springsteen Speaks Out Against Donald Trump
Bruce Springsteen has spoken out against Donald Trump’s Muslim ban.
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‘Lion’ Score Coming to Vinyl
The score to Lion will be coming to vinyl. Pre-orders are now up.
Lion received six Oscar nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Original Score, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Patel), Best Supporting Actress (Kidman) and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Dustin O’Halloran (Transparent) and Hauschka teamed up to write the score for the film.
Billie Joe Armstrong Comments on Trump
Foo Fighters’ ‘Sonic Highways’ Outtakes
Laundry Room Studios have posted up some outtakes from Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highways series. It includes a clip of Dave Grohl talking about the first song he recorded on his own while playing all the instruments, “Gods Look Down.”