Arcade Fire Debuts Election-Themed New Song, “Generation A,’ on ‘Colbert’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs expected, Guitar Center, the largest musical-instrument retailer in the U.S. and a mecca for musicians, filed for bankruptcy protection late Saturday night, according to the New York Times.

Billie Eilish hits the stage for her premiere performance of new song, “Therefore I Am”, 2020 American Music Awards!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKiss have announced its’ “biggest concert ever,” a giant livestreamed New Year’s Eve show taking place in Dubai that will involve a live audience, more than 50 cameras, “numerous world record attempts for largest ever pyro display.” and a 400-person crew, half of whom are being flown in specifically for the event.A rep for the event tells Variety that producer Dan Catullo anticipates approximately 2,000-3,000 attendees for the live concert, with the exact number to

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSia has announced her eighth studio album “Music – Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture,” and dropped “Hey Boy,” the first song and video from the project, which is her feature film directorial debut. The film, about a young girl named Music who sees the world in a unique way, stars Kate Hudson (“Almost Famous”), Leslie Odom Jr.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSultry R&B singer Sabrina Claudio, who released one of last year’s top albums of the genre with “Truth Is,” has dropped a Christmas-themed song and video called “Warm December.” While the lyrics have a straight-up holiday theme, the music is closer to her brand of R&B, with an even more intimate and torchy vibe.“Warm December perfectly introduces the sentiment and temperature of the album as a whole,” Claudio says.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFormer Spotify head of music Nick Holmsten has unveiled a plan to create a “playground for artists” in New York’s Times Square, where musicians will be able to perform concerts, meet fans, sell merch and create other experiences. Plans call for the development, which will include a street-facing stage and a retail space, to open in 2022, pending pandemic-related restrictions.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorShazam, the music app for identifying songs, has unveiled its all-time 100 most Shazamed songs, and at the top of the list is Tones & I’s “Dance Monkey.”The top 10 chart for the app, which surpassed 200 million monthly active users, is below, and the full 100 list can be viewed here.In a statement, Tones and I said: “Shazam has been a huge platform for me in terms of reaching people.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIsland Records will relaunch its 4th & Broadway label with LaTrice Burnette as president, Island president/CEO Darcus Beese announced on Tuesday (Nov. 17).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBleachers frontman and hit producer Jack Antonoff has always worn his New Jersey affiliation and Bruce Springsteen influence proudly, and today he brings it all home: Bleachers have dropped two new tracks, giving fans a sneak peek of new music a forthcoming album due next year — and one of them, “Chinatown,” features none other than Springsteen himself.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBillie Eilish promised a new song would drop this month, and sure enough, “Therefore I Am” arrived on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRun The Jewels, the duo of Killer Mike and El-P, have just released their first new single since their “RTJ4” album earlier this year.

held a press conference in support of Trump outside the groundskeeping company’s premises — which is located near a crematorium and an adult video store called ‘Fantasy Island’ — after the US President previously signalled that the event would be taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia.It was during this press conference that news of Joe Biden’s projected electoral college victory in the US election was announced, with reporters breaking the news to the disbelieving Giuliani.Full

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNew Orleans’ legendary music venue Tipitina’s has announced “Save Tip’s,” a free livestreamed event benefiting the venue which, like most concert venues, has been financially devastated by the pandemic shutdown. The three-hour-plus livestream and fundraising event will take place on Saturday, November 14 at 9 p.m.

Lil Nas X shared the short trailer for his upcoming single and video "Holiday," both set to drop on Friday, featuring the rapper becoming Santa Claus and traveling through time. Airing during Sunday night's game between the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the commercial features the rapper going from cowboy duty to time traveling on Santa's sleigh, with Michael J.

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has revealed that he and his wife and bandmate Régine Chassagne bought David Bowie a ‘black star’ painting before his death.Described by Butler as “a voodoo painting of a black star with rays coming out of it,” the painting was bought, Butler said, before Bowie announced details of his final album, 2016’s ‘Blackstar’.In a new career-spanning interview with Stereogum, Butler was asked about Arcade Fire’s long-running collaborative partnership with Bowie, who joined

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBillie Eilish promised a new song would drop this month, and sure enough, “Therefore I Am” will arrive on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLil Nas X, who made a big splash at the 2020 Grammy Awards but has kept a low profile for much of this year, dropped a trailer for his next single “Holiday” on Sunday Night Football, which stars Michael J. Fox.The clip finds Nas still working the cowboy angle that brought him such success with “Old Town Road,” rolling into a Western town only to see Santa Claus being ejected from a saloon for being drunk.

Arcade Fire have shared a new playlist for “dancing to” in celebration of the US election results.Democratic candidate Joe Biden was named the 46th President of the United States earlier today (November 7) following Tuesday’s election (3).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFormer Bee Gees cofounder Barry Gibb has announced “Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the Q&A session at the end of the Live Nation third quarter earnings report on Thursday, the company’s CEO Michael Rapino had some strong words for former WME music chief Marc Geiger’s recently announced “SaveLive” plan to bail out struggling independent concert venues via a joint-venture that would see Geiger and investors taking 51% equity in the venues.Rapino called the plan, for which Geiger has amassed $75 million from investors, a “fire sale” for venues and