Hear the first song lifted from new album 'The London Sessions'

Lately, soul great Mary J. Blige has been working with younger British types like Disclosure and Sam Smith, adding righteous firepower to versions of Disclosure’s “F For You” and Smith’s “Stay With Me.” And now we learn that Blige has been working on a new album called The London Sessio...

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...