Katy Perry's 'Rise' is the new NBC Olympics anthem

Katy Perry released her surprise single "Rise" this week, and less than 24 hours after the song dropped NBC had announced that it will serve as the anthem for the network's upcoming Rio Olympics coverage. On Friday, Perry revealed an Olympics-themed music video for "Rise" that you can watch now by...

Hailee Steinfeld teams up with Grey and Zedd for 'Starving'

Los Angeles actress/singer Hailee Steinfeld is currently on the road with Platinum selling pop star Meghan Trainor, and today, she finally released her new single titled "Starving". The song features rising duo Grey and Grammy award winning producer Zedd. The track is available for purchase over on...

Classical Blast comes to the Kenosha lakefront for two shows

Chicago’s Classical Blast, classically trained musicians who bring their skills to rock and pop music, come to Kenosha’s Peanut Butter and Jam concert series on Thursday, July 14, with performances at 11:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Park. Their new “From Bach to Rock” show has been met...

Watch Katy Perry's 'Rise' music video

Late on July 14, Katy Perry released a brand new single entitled "Rise," and this morning she released a video on her VEVO YouTube channel for the song. Unlike her other music videos, Perry herself does not appear in it at all. So why isn't Perry in the "Rise" video? It's because the song was...

A pair of powerful ‘America's Got Talent’ voices push through Night 2 Judge Cuts

“America's Got Talent” showcased a much more eclectic selection of performers for Season 11’s second night of Judge Cuts, so the quantity of vocalists was not equal to that of the first night when the judges made their tough deliberations, but the quality still came through on July 13’s performances...

Britney Spears previews 'Private Show' song in stunning clip for her new perfume

Pop superstar Britney Spears previewed her new song "Private Show" in a commercial released on July 13. She puts on a show in the clip promoting her perfume of the same name. "Private Show" is Spears' first taste of new music since she released "Pretty Girls" with Iggy Azalea last year. It's also...

Chvrches gets animated with Paramore's Hayley Williams in 'Bury It' music video

Scottish band Chvrches premiered the music video for "Bury It" on July 11. Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams also features in the animated clip. "Bury It" is the latest single from Chvrches' sophomore album, Every Open Eye, released last year. The digitized tune follows other songs like "Leave a...

The Tenors suspend member after MLB All-Star Game controversy

The Tenors have suspended one of their members after their controversial performance of "O Canada" before this week's Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The Canadian vocal group was invited to San Diego's PETCO Park to sing the Canadian national anthem but sparked heated reactions after Remigio...

French electronic duo Justice returns with 'Safe and Sound'

Grammy-winning French duo Justice became the first one-hit wonder of the electronic music era when they exploded in 2007 with the irresistible single “D.A.N.C.E.” Now, five years after their last proper album, Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay have resurfaced with a new track called “Safe and Sound...

Emerging artist: Ben Rector strikes a chord with 'Brand New' single

Independent musician Ben Rector has been steadily building an audience for ten years, and now he's seeing his biggest commercial success with the catchy “Brand New,” the title track from his most recent album. The acoustic guitar, singer-songwriter vibe is there at the core of “Brand New,” but it's...

Listen: Zayn saves the day in 'Ghostbusters' soundtrack cut 'wHo'

U.K. singer-songwriter Zayn's new song "wHo" surfaced online on July 11. He penned the heroic tune for the soundtrack to the upcoming "Ghostbusters" reboot. "wHo" is Zayn's first taste of new music since he dropped his debut album, Mind of Mine, back in March. It follows his worldwide No. 1 hit...

Baltimore's Wildhoney reveals track from future split EP

Baltimore’s Wildhoney revealed their track “Horror Movie” from the compilation EP, Continental Drift. This incredible EP is brought to you by the collaboration of four amazing bands, two epic labels, and two continents. Although Slumberland Records and Fortuna Pop are recurrent collaborators it...

Pleasure Prince looks good in 'You Look Good to Me' music video

Indie-pop duo Pleasure Prince premiered the music video for "You Look Good to Me" on July 1. Both members are stripped down in the black-and-white clip. "You Look Good to Me" is one of the songs by Pleasure Prince, a music project featuring the talents of singer-songwriter Lilly Scott and producer...