Similar to the print magazine’s cover stories, this one is a digital-only release, but it should remain a thorough, in-depth profile of an artist or band, going into its history, its impact and what the group has coming up in the near-term future. These are usually reserved for big name artists (Jon Pardi, Zac Brown Band) and are used for the in between months between print covers, since the print magazine is put out every other month. Often, press representatives want their clients to be put on the cover, but when we can’t fit them into the print magazine, a digital cover is a good option to suggest.
When Anderson .Paak sat down with his team earlier this year following the lockdown, it was supposed to be a “year off,” where they could take a break and work on the new album. Paak had other plans, and found himself reflecting on the protests, putting words to the “revolution,” and other fragments of songs […] More
How did Zach Myers find out that he and his longtime Shinedown bandmate Brent Smith were about to embark on an ambitious recording project? He was in Sayreville, New Jersey, performing with Smith as a duo, and he learned with a couple thousand of their closest friends. “Onstage in front of 2,500 people in the […] More
Today we bring our latest digital edition, a special featuring the artist H.E.R. The 23-year two-time Grammy winner discusses songwriting and her new Fender® Signature Stratocaster. As the first female black artist to be honored with a signature model guitar, she discusses the importance of learning music at a young age. “I picked up a […] More
In her career-altering, masterpiece of an album titled heart theory, Lindsay Ell opens a lyrical door to her somewhat battered soul…and she makes it sound beautiful. But it wasn’t easy. It was, instead, a turning point. Because exactly halfway into a three-year battle to put her journey from heartbreak to acceptance into verses and chorus’s […] More
Darren Criss acts as playwright when he writes songs. He’s far more confident, and certainly more vulnerable, when he allows himself to play the part. In such a way, songwriting opens up a whole new world that pulses with untapped potential. So much of what he has accomplished in 15 years resides in his willingness […] More
“Everything is a natural progression,” said Kelsea Ballerini of the process that led to her new album, Kelsea. Unlike the previous Unapologetically, on which the songs all connected into a chronological story, this one has a looser structure. Recorded on the road and in her bedroom, she wrote for two years, then let the music […] More
