Kanye West’s new album The Life of Pablo will drop in less than an hour at Madison Square Garden. To add to the already monstrous (!) hype, he just shared the album artwork, which appears to include a photo from his parents’ wedding:
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/697872225404325896
You can watch the livestream of the album and Yeezy Season 3 premiere at 4pm eastern here.
Kanye West’s seventh studio album is set to drop tomorrow, and at last we have a final title and tracklist:
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/697585446960893952
Kanye’s seventh studio album has had several working titles, from SWISH, to So Help Me God, to WAVES, to T.L.O.P, which we now know stands for The Life of Pablo. People are already speculating about the meaning of the title or which Pablo he is referring to. Some people have guessed Pablo Picasso, while my guess is Pablo Sanchez from Backyard Baseball:
Is any of this real or true? We will find out tomorrow.
Moogfest, the annual festival dedicated to the late Dr. Robert Moog, electronic music pioneer and inventor of the Moog synthesizer, which will take place from May 19-22 in Durham, NC, just announced an expansion to its lineup:
The festival will feature performances from Grimes, Blood Orange, Reggie Watts, and Sun Ra Arkestra, as well keynote presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and a film fest. More information can be found here.
The full lineup:
Moogfest 2016 Talent Announcement with Reggie Watts:
Margo Price is a Nashville-based country singer-songwriter who is the first country artist signed on Jack White’s Third Man Records. Her debut solo album recorded at Sun Studio in Memphis, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, is set to drop in March, and all signs are pointing to it being a commercial and critical success. The first single from the album, “Hurtin’ (On The Bottle),” debuted in December, followed by a performance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in January, and a performance at The Grand Ole Opry last Friday.
Price moved from Illinois to Nashville in 2003 and began honing her craft in venues all over Nashville and beyond as the frontwoman of southern rock band Buffalo Clover. Over the last decade she has become a fixture in the Nashville music scene, which led to collaborations with Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes and opening slots for The Flaming Lips and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
Now as a solo artist, she has shifted her sound to true country. Although she has already been compared to country legends such as Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette, Price’s delivery has a tone of purely individual sincerity that feels authentic and earned. She has paid her dues as a songwriter and performer, which allows her to display such effortless cool. Now we get to enjoy her at the peak of badassery. Maybe she’s not even there yet. Either way, give Margo Price a listen before everyone else does.
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