Sam Smith, Emeli Sandé and Naughty Boy also involved in US singer's new record

Full disclosure, I prefer the musical stylings of Arcade Fire to Kenny Chesney. In fact, by the time the 2013 Grammy-winners for best album wrap up their current world tour at the end of this month, I will have seen it on two stops -- Minneapolis and Chicago. In contrast, by the time Mr. Chesney wraps up his last tour, of his last album,...

Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham was proudly straight-edge for most of his adulthood, but a few years ago, he decided that the anti-anxiety medication he’d been taking wasn’t working for him, and he decided to try something else. In almost no time at all, Abraham (who is, full disclosure, my friend) became the biggest stoner...

“I’m Not The Only One” is the latest single from Sam Smith’s debut album In The Lonely Hour and it’s now going through the remix treatment cycle. First up is a house mix from DJ Armand Van Helden, which stretches the song past the six-minute mark and utilizes Smith’s voice similarly to ...

“Latch,” Disclosure’s first single from debut album Settle, was released in the UK on 10/08/12 — about 21 months ago. The album itself came out 05/31/13 — about 14 months ago. And when we named “Latch” one of our favorite songs of 2013 — more than seven months ago &a...