“Chilly Winds” belongs to a wider family of American blues, folk, and old-time songs that draw on similar floating verses and phrasing, with origins that are murky. You can find other members of this family under titles like “Lonesome Road Blues,” “Going Down That Road Feeling Bad,” or “Lay MeContinue Reading
Angela Bassett’s Met Gala 2025 look proves she may have a new accolade to add to her resume—queen of the steps. The iconic actor and Academy Award nominee attended fashion’s biggest night for the first time on Monday. Yes, we know, we can’t believe she has never attended before either!Continue Reading
Image Image Credit Mark Blinch / Contributor via Getty Images Image Size landscape-medium Drake’s climb back into the limelight has not been easy, especially after Kendrick Lamar’s nearly career-ending “Not Like Us.” The diss track made history as the first — and so far, only — one to win fiveContinue Reading
Elon Musk, the richest person on Earth, is set to have his own microcity in South Texas after winning a local vote on Saturday, mainly made up of people who work for him and their families. Starbase, the new city built around the billionaire’s company SpaceX, is located in aContinue Reading
(l to r) Craig May (artist and fan development) and Sean Hallarman (product) are now CD Baby SVPs. Photo Credit: Downtown Music Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of May 2nd, 2025. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. SendContinue Reading
Veteran LA session musician Jason Sinay has played alongside with Keith Richards, Neil Young, Bob Weir and Joe Bonamassa. He’s best-known for his 20-year tenure with Mike Campbell’s Dirty Knobs. Now that’s done, he’s paying homage to Jerry Garcia in song and as a board member of Grateful Guitars. AsContinue Reading
Every March 8th is International Women’s Day, a wonderful opportunity to gather together with women in music 2025 to share songs, stories, laughter, and libations. For the third year, the International Women’s Day concert was held at The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles. 18//88 Productions welcomed back three-time host Gena B…Read MoreContinue Reading
There’s plenty to love about Slack. This top business messaging app lets people punt on internal email and instead message more concisely with colleagues. As a messaging app, it works both in real time and asynchronously, making it good for hybrid and all-remote work environments. Slack creates a more spiritedContinue Reading
Merlin is now a member of the Music Fights Fraud Alliance. Photo Credit: Merlin Months after bringing on its first director of content integrity, Merlin has officially joined the Music Fights Fraud Alliance (MFFA). The indie collective (and AI fair-training advocate) announced as much this morning. Established in 2023, MusicContinue Reading
Americana singer-songwriter Rebekah Gilbert unveils her latest single, “Secret Keeper,” the title track from her upcoming EP, which narrates the passage from silence to self-liberation. According to Gilbert, “’Secret Keeper’ is an incredibly personal song and the title track of my EP—a collection of seven songs that explore the weightContinue Reading
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