D∆WN's had a busy 2016, but it's all been been leading up to Redemption. The first single is a hyper piece of futuristic club music pulsing with robotic soul.
Co-written with Jazmine Sullivan, Blige's new song is classic R&B balladry meets trap beats with dramatic panache. Blige says it's "so personal it's almost painful to let it out."
The traditional country duo shifts the original, gender-specific lyrical arrangement of the Buck Owens tune, giving it a sense of longing and tenderness.
Prince's home, Paisley Park, is opening as a museum just six months since his death. Local government in a Minneapolis has stopped tours until zoning and permit issues are resolved. Meanwhile, a few lucky visitors got tours before the suspension.
When he was 15, Weir ran away to work on a cattle ranch in Wyoming — an experience he revisits on his new album, Blue Mountain. "I ... carried it around for the rest of my days," he says.