Ashley McBryde

”People seem to think, well, he must’ve had some 20-year-old intern who was figuring out this latest cut,” Obama told Hasan Minhaj in a recent interview. ”No, man! It’s on my iPad right now.”

The country singer released his sophomore album and first with a full band earlier this month, and he told us about its influences, including albums from country luminaries like John Prine and Sturgill Simpson.

”We have never done an outdoor summer tour. Never headlined amphitheaters. Never brought a summer experience to your town that featured artists we want to share the summer with. Until now.”

Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Rosalía, Beyonce, Harry Styles, Steve Lacy, and more.

’Stoned Cold Country’ is due March 17 via This Is Hit, and the first single is Brothers Osborne and The War And Treaty’s rendition of ”It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It).”

The album was produced by Dan Auerbach and David Ferguson and also features Tyler Childers, Brent Cobb, Sierra Ferrell, Sierra Hull, Eric Church, Luke Combs, and more…

The BrooklynVegan presale for the initial lineup of the newly renovated Irving Plaza runs today from 10 AM – 10 PM Eastern.

After renovations and the pandemic, Irving Plaza is finally reopening this summer and their initial lineup of shows include Guided by Voices, Princess Nokia, City Morgue, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Lemonheads, and more.

As you might expect from one of the last big music magazines still in print, it’s heavy on mainstream pop and classic rock, including Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, BTS, Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Halsey, The Weeknd, Paul McCartney, and AC/DC.

As you’d expect from NPR, their lists represent tons of styles of music, including country, rap, indie, jazz, modern classical, Afro-pop, R&B, reggaeton, electronic, experimental, pop, soul, and more.