Over the weekend, pop duo Beach House made a visit to the Late Show with David Letterman, where they awarded fans with a performance of their single "Myth." The two are now feverishly promoting their recently released LP, Bloom, of which the on-hand cut is of course a part of. Press play above to enjoy the live footage, and be sure to pick up the project if you have yet to do so.
U.S comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live closed out its 37th season this past weekend, and the curators delivered an all-star musical cast for the finale. Joining Rolling Stones frontman and SNL guest-host Mick Jagger were Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters and Strokes’ Nikolai Fraiture who performed a concoction of Stones classics for the show. Foo Fighters and Jagger produced a medley of “19th Nervous Breakdown” and “It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll (But I Like It).” While Arcade Fire and Fraiture performed “The Last Time” alongside the British rock icon. The show closed out with “She’s a Rainbow” and “Ruby Tuesday” in homage to Kirsten Wiig, who is leaving the show for new pastures.
Last night, 2012 Billboard Music Awards have brought together an array of music stars to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Among the stage highlights was undoubtedly the Whitney Houston Tribute performance that saw John Legend channeling “The Greatest Love Of All” and Jordin Sparks reciting “I Will Always Love You”. After the set, Whitney Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina accepted the Millennium Award on her mother’s behalf. Other stage sets encompassed choreography-heavy live shows by Usher and Chris Brown. More videos to be added soon.
Whitney Houston Tribute
Usher - Scream (Live at 2012 Billboard Music Awards)
Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music (Live At 2012 Billboard Music Awards)
Two of the greatest to ever do it, sharing one stage? Yeah, that did happen (on a select, few occasions). Here we have rare footage of the late, great Notorious B.I.G. performing alongside the ageless wonder, Jay-Z. The pair of heavyweights let loose a rendition of Biggie's hit "Get Money," while at a birthday party for Video Music Box creator Ralph McDaniels.The visuals were captured in 1996, not too long before the tragic death of the hip-hop legend.
The FADER and Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum have joined together to present "Step Into The Black" - a free concert series curated by The FADER team that is hitting ten cities over ten weeks with live performances, DJ sets and cocktails. So far they've stopped by Phoenix, Chicago, Tampa, and San Francisco--online now are exclusive interviews and performance footage from these events with artists including Polica, Dam Funk, Jhene Aiko, and Thee Oh Sees. Check out the performance above and also an interview with Jhene here.
UCLA's JazzReggae Festival, the largest student run music festival in the United States, hits this coming Memorial Day Weekend in Los Angeles. The two day event features The Roots, Booker T. Jones, Thundercat, Gary Clark Jr., and more on Jam Day and Collie Buddz, Shaggy, and others on Reggae Day. In support of the upcoming festivities, check out this great video of last year's performance from the Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble featuring Pharoahe Monch, performing his song "Shine" alongside an All-Star cast of musicians including Meshell Ndegeocello on bass. This video gives fans a taste of what this year's festival will be like, featuring legendary artists alongside a beautiful environment provided by the UCLA campus. For tickets to this year's festival please visit the JazzReggae Festival's website or Ticket Master.
Rise of the Fenix, Tenacious D’s third studio album releases today and last night saw the duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass return to David Letterman’s Late Night show to perform a track from the new LP titled “Roadie.” It’s been just under six years since D’s last offering The Pick of Destiny dropped and while both Black and Gass have been successfully working on other projects, Rise of the Fenix indicates once again the pair’s intentions of not letting the project fade to obscurity. Check out the clip above and the LP is available on iTunes now.
Celebrating the 100th SNL Digital Short was not the only musical highlight during last night's airing of Saturday Night Live. Introduced by Will Ferrell. Usher took over the performing duties and turned in an impressive live performance of his latest hit singles "Scream" and "Climax" off of his upcoming Looking For Myself album, which is due June 12.
Fetsum unveils the latest installment of his Live Acoustic Session series. This time around, the Berlin-based singer presents a live interpretation of Tracy Chapman's 1988 single "Talkin' bout A Revolution." Or to put it in his own words.
"This is our live rendition of a song that has been in my heart eversince I've heard it for the first time. As powerful today as it was back then: Tracy Chapman's "Talkin' bout A Revolution" by Fetsum and the wonderful Leon Schurz on the Guitar!"
Be on the lookout for his upcoming new album The Colors of Hope to drop on May 28 through Sonar Kollektiv.
Bobby Ray aka B.o.B continues his Strange Clouds promotional expedition stopping off in Los Angeles to perform two songs for Jimmy Kimmel Live! Accompanied by a full band playing to a capacity crowd, the ATL rapper played out “Where Are You (B.o.B. vs Bobby Ray)” on keyboard before getting up and performing “So Good” shortly afterwards. Watch the two clips above and you can purchase Strange Clouds, which released on May 1, on iTunes now.
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