By Ted Johnson
21.01.2020 - 21:41 / billboard.com
David Starr makes use of all assets around him. The Colorado singer-songwriter's new album Beauty & Ruin was produced primarily by good pal John Oates.
The 11-song set, due out Feb. 21, features writing contributions from Wild Ponies, Wood Newton, Dana Cooper and more.
Additionally, Oates and Jim Lauderdale appear on the track "Road to Jubilee," whose video is premiering exclusively on Billboard today (Jan. 21)."I didn't know Jim at the time," Starr tells Billboard, "but he and John had worked a
.The music never stops for Dead & Company. The modern incarnation of the Grateful Dead announced dates for a North American summer 2020 tour on Thursday (Feb. 6), which will take them from an two-date opening stand at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado on July 10 and 11 to two-show stops at Boston's Fenway Park and Chicago's Wrigley Field.
Dead & Company — original Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir, with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti — today announced dates for their month-long Summer Tour 2020. The trek will kick off July 10 and 11 at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado and conclude on August 7 and 8 at Boston’s historic Fenway Park.
Caitlin Cannon pulled herself out of a creative slump with her new The TrashCannon Album, from which "Deliver," the first song the Nashville/Colorado singer-songwriter wrote after giving up drinking, premieres exclusively on Billboard today (Feb. 6).
Jon Hopkins has officially released a new piano composition he recently debuted live at the Sydney Opera House. It’s called “Scene Suspended.” Have a listen below.
Rising pop star Benee released the colorful music video for her latest single "Supalonely" on Tuesday (Feb. 4).In the dreamy visual, the New Zealand-born singer depicts a quirky, knowing ode to, well, the art of loneliness.
The Pitchfork Music Festival has selected See Tickets to handle online and onsite ticketing for the annual Chicago summer music event. The 14-year-old indie music festival is the third major signing for See Tickets in 2020.
Kristoff St. John’s ex-wife Mia St. John is remembering the late actor one year after his tragic death.
Llane (real name Juan David Castaño), who had a 12-year run as one of Piso 21’s founding members, is ready to conquer the music world as a solo artist, presenting his new single “Amor Bailando” on Friday (Jan. 31).
A woman has slammed an airline after she said she was left “completely humiliated” by flight staff because of her outfit.
New York-based indie-pop duo Television Skies is leaning toward a different sound in 2020.
By Dino-Ray Ramos
Big Gigantic is back in a big way with their latest track, "Burning Love." The song is is a effervescent jam built from utterly singalong-able vocals from Ugandan singer Kidepo, highly danceable beats and, of course, the Colorado duo's signature saxophone smoothness.