The star of iHeart's Bobby Bones Show discusses gray hair and "Dancing With The Stars."
Monthly Archives: May 2019
May the 4th Be With You
Weekly Rock Countdown
The 20: BTS
AJR: We Know Them
If you’re a fan of AJR, you already know that they're an American indie-pop band consisting of brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met. They got their start busking in New York City’s Washington Square Park, and blah blah blah.
You may also know that AJR just dropped an album called “Neotheater," and we took the opportunity to catch up with them to (1) not talk about what it’s like to be in a band of brothers, (2) not talk about busking, and (3) totally talk about the songs that they love and the stories behind them.
Here are The Top 6 Things we learned:
1) Their all-time favorite band is the Beach Boys. Their all-time favorite album is Pet Sounds. They cannot, however, agree on their favorite song.
2) They cite Kendrick Lamar’s "Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City" as one of the most important albums in the history of Hip Hop because it’s “bad ass” and makes you feel cooler than you actually are.
3) After collaborating with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, AJR consider him a friend. “It’s not love,” they say, “but it’s somewhere in between.” They think Rivers is almost a genius, and credit him for proving that nerds can be rock stars as long as they have something unique to say.
4) They are loving the fact that straightforward R&B is making a comeback, and are especially fond of Khalid’s “gorgeous” voice.
5) The classic tune “American Pie” changed their lives, because it made them realize that songs could be about anything and still be catchy as hell.
6) They are good at hosting their own radio station. Check out AJR: I Am The DJ here.
Weekly Hip Hop Hit List
What about Dan + Shay?
Dan + Shay were all the talk leading up to last night’s Billboard Music Awards. They had seven nominations, including the all genre Duo/Group and Chart Achievement Awards, plus Country Album, Country Artist, two for Country Song (“Tequila” and “Speechless”) and Country Duo/Group. They only won that last one – an honor, to be sure, but a disappointment for their fans.
Turns out Luke Combs was the big country winner. He took home three of the four trophies he was nominated for: Country Artist, Country Male, and Country Album. Carrie Underwood grabbed the Country Female trophy, Kenny Chesney got Country Tour, and Country Song went to Florida Georgia Line and Bebe Rexha for “Meant To Be.”
No worries for Dan + Shay, though. Not only did they rework and perform “Speechless” on the awards show with Tori Kelley, they sang it after the show at a little Vegas wedding chapel where Elvis married Jonas Brother Joe Jonas and Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner. We know this because Diplo had it all on his Instagram, which People grabbed and posted here:
So, congrats to the winners and to the Jonas’s. Jonases? Jonas’? Uh. Congrats to Joe and Sophie.
iHeart Country Festival 2019
Judah & The Lion Album Release Party
The Nashville trio premiered songs from their latest album, Pep Talks, live!