Consequence of Sound — The 19-track effort also boasts contributions from Hans Zimmer, Elton John, and more. Soundtrack for The Lion King remake, featuring Beyoncé and Donald Glover, has arrived: Stream Lake Schatz more info

Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.… more info

Kings of A&R — Pollstar releases its midterm road report. So far, Elton John is a hot seller edging out Pink grossing $82 million. Other big tours come from rocks that include Metallica, Fleetwood Mac, KISS, and Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band. Shawn Mendes cloc... more info

JamBase — moe. closed out moe.down 17 with the help of Emma Derhak and Kat Wright, along with unearthing their cover of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear The Reaper." more info

JamBase — Tedeschi Trucks Band debuted three new covers, including one with Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr, over the course of the first three 2019 Wheels Of Soul tour performances. more info

Kings of A&R — Elton John’s biopic Rocketman was supposed to be the next Bohemian Rhapsody, but it took a dive at the box office falling below expectations. In a ten day period – Rocketman only brought it $47.5 million whereas Bohemian Rhapsody clocked over $10... more info

Stereogum — I generally dislike when movie characters act out Elton John songs, but it worked pretty well in Rocketman, much better than in Gnomeo & Juliet. Overall I was very impressed by Taron Egerton. There's a scene at the end in which Elton worries he'll ne... more info

New York Post — Bernie Taupin is finally getting his close-up as Elton John’s longtime songwriting partner in the hit movie musical “Rocketman.” The 69-year-old lyricist, who is played by British actor Jamie Bell (“Fantastic Four”) in the film, knows that ... more info

Discobelle.net — Black Diamonds Records is a new label from Brazilian/Austrian producer/dj Joyce Muniz and its inaugural release “Black Diamonds” is the debut EP from indie/electronic pop artist Demetrius (who originally began his career as the singer of electron... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Not long into the new Elton John biopic “Rocketman” — after we’ve been introduced to the polite, precocious kid born Reginald Dwight; after he’s wowed an instructor at the Royal Academy of Music; after he’s dis... more info