Every Time I Die debuted a new song during their holiday show over the weekend. A fan shot video has been uploaded to YouTube.
Every Time I Die Debut New Song Live
Green Day Perform at the 2019 Game Awards
Green Day performed “Welcome to Paradise” at the 2019 Game Awards.
Chance the Rapper Cancels 2020 Tour
Chance the Rapper has canceled his 2020 tour.
Nightmares for a Week – “Hemlock”
Nightmares for a Week have released the new song “Hemlock.”
New ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Trailer
A new trailer for Top Gun: Maverick has been released.
Liner Notes (December 13th, 2019)
In this week’s newsletter, I look at some of the holiday songs released this week, offer first thoughts on the new Brian Fallon song and Harry Styles album, and dive into my weekly media diet rundown. There’s also a playlist of ten songs I loved this week, and this week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.
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The Dirty Nil – “Christmas at My House”
The Dirty Nil have released their holiday track “Christmas at My House.”
Billy Talent Release First Chapter 1 of New Video Series
Billy Talent have released the first episode of the short film Forgiveness.
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Guccihighwaters Signs With Epitaph Records
Guccihighwaters has signed with Epitaph Records.
‘ReRed’: A Tribute to Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’
Dan Campbell, Future Teens, Adult Mom, Chris Farren, and others have recorded covers of Taylor Swift’s Red for charity.
ReRed is a collaboration by 19 artists to pay tribute to the crossover hitmaker Taylor Swift’s instant classic album Red.
All proceeds will go straight to Equal Justice Initiative (www.eji.org) an incredible organization working to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality.
Billboard 200 to Include Official Video Plays From YouTube, Streaming Services
Video and audio data from YouTube, along with visual plays from several music streaming services, will soon be factored into the Billboard 200 albums chart, it was announced on Friday. In addition to YouTube, officially licensed video content plays from Apple, Spotify, Tidal and Vevo will be included in the album chart’s calculations.
The inclusion of video data into the Billboard 200 arrives five years after audio streams were added, marking the chart’s shift from a measure of pure sales to a consumption model. The addition of video will also impact Billboard’s genre album consumption charts, such as Country, R&B/Hip-Hop, Latin and others.
Travis Barker Shares New Song With Lll Wayne and Rick Ross; Starts New Label
Travis Barker of Blink-182 has released a new collaboration with Lil Wayne and Rick Ross. It’s called “Gimme Brain” and comes on the heels of the launch of Barker’s new label DTA Records, an imprint of Elektra.
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Atmosphere Surprise Release New Album
Atmosphere have surprised released their new album, Whenever, to all streaming services.
Best Coast – “Little Saint Nick”
Best Coast have shared the holiday song “Little Saint Nick.”
Carly Rae Jepsen Performs Unreleased Song
Carly Rae Jepsen played an unreleased song with Jack Antonoff at the annual Ally Coalition charity show last night. Some fan shot footage can be seen below.