The Weeknd, SZA, Travis Scott share their ‘Game of Thrones’-inspired track ‘Power is Power’

A week after announcing plans to release a “Game of Thrones”-inspired album, HBO and Columbia Records have finally unveiled its first single. On Thursday (April 18), the Weeknd, SZA, and Travis Scott shared their contribution to the fast-approaching new record.

The three-and-a-half-minute collaboration is titled “Power is Power,” a direct quote from HBIC Cersei Lannister to everyone’s least favorite Master of Coin Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish in season two of the series. Listen to “Power is Power” above.

In addition to the trio, For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones) will also include contributions from the National, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, X Ambassadors, Ellie Goulding, James Arthur, Maren Morris, and many more.

For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones) is due out April 26. Additionally, Columbia Records is also offering several vinyl packages. One of the exclusive vinyl packages will feature nine different covers for the customer to choose from. The nine different covers represent the different houses featured on the series. According to the pre-order listing, the covers are “extremely limited” with only 2500 copies available worldwide.

While the digital versions of the album will be available at the end of the month, the vinyl versions will not be available until the end of July (July 26 to be specific). Pre-orders for For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones) are available for purchase here. The full track listing for the album can be found below.

The final season of “Game of Thrones” premiered this past Sunday to a massive 17.4 million viewers. This broke HBO’s previous viewership rating record of 16.9 million which is attributed to the series’ season 7 finale.

FOR THE THRONE TRACK LISTING:

1. Maren Morris – “Kingdom of One”
2. SZA, The Weeknd, & Travis Scott – “Power is Power”
3. The Lumineers – “Nightshade”
4. Ellie Goulding – “Hollow Crown”
5. X Ambassadors – “Baptize Me” (Feat. Jacob Banks)
6. A$AP Rocky & Joey Bada$$ – “Too Many Gods”
7. The National – “Turn on Me”
8. James Arthur – “From the Grave”
9. Rosalía – “Me Traicionaste” (Feat. A.CHAL)
10. Lil Peep – “When I Lie (Remix)” (Feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
11. Lennon Stella – “Love Can Kill”
12. Chloe x Halle – “Wolf at Your Door”
13. Mumford & Sons – “Devil in Your Eye”
14. Matt Bellamy – “Pray (High Valyrian)”

Game of Thrones-inspired album to be released at the end of April

It looks like HBO is sparing no expense when it comes to promoting the final season of their massive cult hit, “Game of Thrones.” On Tuesday (April 9), the network announced a partnership with Columbia Records to release an album inspired by the show. Titled For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones), the record is due out April 26; a week after the series’ final season is set to premiere.

The record will include contributions from the National, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, X Ambassadors, Ellie Goulding, James Arthur, Maren Morris, and many more. The album will reportedly also include a major collaboration from SZA, the Weeknd, and Travis Scott.

A source close to the project confirmed the rumor to Pitchfork over the weekend, revealing that “’Game of Thrones’ asked the Weeknd to record the song for fans. The Weeknd then brought SZA and Travis Scott onto the project.”

The National’s inclusion on the upcoming album shouldn’t come as much of a surprise as the band recorded “The Rains of Castamere” in 2012 for season two of the series.

Pre-orders for For the Throne (Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones) are available for purchase here. The album will feature nine different covers to represent the different houses featured on the series. According to Columbia Records, the covers are “extremely limited” and encourage fans to purchase the album with their favorite house as the cover before they run out.

It’s safe to assume that House Stark, House Lannister, and House Targaryen will be the first to go.

The soundtrack comes on the heels of several collaborations including Urban Decay, Mountain Dew, Shake Shack and most recently Oreo.

The final season of Game of Thrones lands on HBO on April 14.

Phish, Childish Gambino, the Lumineers lead Bonnaroo 2019 lineup

Phish, Childish Gambino, Post Malone, and the Lumineers are just a handful of artists who will make their way to Tennessee in mid-June for Bonnaroo 2019. On Tuesday (Jan. 8), festival organizers unveiled the musically diverse lineup for the 2019 incarnation of the annual music-centric event.

Joining the aforementioned acts on this year’s bill are Hozier, Solange, Cardi B, the National, Kasey Musgraves, the Lonely Island, Mac DeMarco, Gucci Mane, John Prine, Beach House, Jim James, BROCKHAMPTON, Girl Talk, Deafheaven, Juice WRLD, Parquet Courts, Courtney Barnett, the Avett Brothers, and many more.

According to Bonnaroo’s website, the festival will host over 150 performers on over ten stages during the event.

This year will mark a special one for Phish as the band will play a total of three sets during the four-day festival. The band is scheduled to perform one set on Friday night (June 14) and two sets on Sunday (June 16). Phish made their Bonnaroo debut in 2009 where they shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen for three songs. They returned to the Bonnaroo stage in 2012 where they teamed up with Kenny Rogers for “The Gambler.”

The official lineup also boosts the return of the Grand Ole Opry with special guests. Those special guest will be revealed at a later date.

Tickets for the four-day music festival go on sale beginning this Thursday, Jan. 10, at noon ET. As like many other music festivals, Bonnaroo is offering a layaway plan for those who may be feeling the effects of the holiday season.

For more information about the music festival, tickets, or the lineup, head on over to Bonnaroo’s website here.

Bonnaroo 2019 will return to its home of Manchester, Tennessee during the weekend of June 13-16. The full lineup can be found below.

Jack White, Queens of the Stone Age, The National to headline Shaky Knees 2018

Jack White, Queens of the Stone Age, and the National are just some of the big names heading to Georgia in the springtime for the 2018 incarnation of Shaky Knees Music Festival. On Monday (Jan. 8), the Atlanta-based music festival unveiled its lengthy, rock-driven lineup for its sixth-annual event. Like the previously announced lineup for Boston Calling 2018, Jack White, Queens of the Stone Age, and the National top the bill for this year’s event.

The lineup also includes acts like All Time Low, Circa Survive, Tenacious D, Fleet Foxes, The War on Drugs, The Voidz, Franz Ferdinand, Jimmy Eat World, Manchester Orchestra, Vance Joy, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Cake, Matt & Kim, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Menzingers, and more.

Also appearing on the three-day music festival’s bill will be the Distillers. Their appearance at Shaky Knees marks their first performance in 12 years. Last week, the band made headlines when they posted a teaser video which included a clip of what appeared to be new music. The band has yet to confirmed speculations that this is just the beginning of good news for their longtime fans like maybe a new album or a tour in the near future.

Shaky Knees is set to take place during the weekend of May 4 – 6 at Central Park in Atlanta. General ticket sale as well as VIP passes will go on sale beginning this Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 10 a.m. EST. For more information about Shaky Knees, head on over to its website here.

Jay-Z’s Made in America Reveal Philly Line-up

Jay-Z announced last month that his 3rd annual Budweiser Made in America Festival would be making its third year big by holding not one, but two events back-to-back. The show will once again be returning to its home of Philadelphia, but 2014 will mark the first time that the festival will call Los Angeles their second home.

Earlier today, festival organizers revealed its Philadelphia line-up the only way that 21st century citizens would; through Twitter. In intervals, the social media account was updating their account with videos, announcing the newest additions to the 2014 Philly line-up.

This year’s line up will include Kanye West, The National, Girl Talk, Pharrell Williams, Kings of Leon, Steve Aoki, Tiesto, Chromeo, City and Colour, Grimes, AWOLNATION, J. Cole, De La Soul, Spoon, Kongos, and many more. Check out the line-up flyer below and the full list, in case you can’t read the fine print.

Kanye West
Pharrell Williams
Kings of Leon
Steve Aoki
The National
Tiesto
R3hab
J. Cole
Girl Talk
AWOLNATION
Spoon
Chromeo
Gareth Amery
De La Soul
City & Colour
Grimes
Baauer
Mayer Hawthorne
Tommy Trash
Kongos
3 LAU
The Neighbourhood
Danny Brown
YG
Holy Ghost
Penguin Prison (DJ set with vocals)
Destructo
Bleachers
DJ Cassidy
Cherub
Will Sparks
Young & Sick
Vacationer
Cut Snake
Kaneholler

Made in America is set to take place during Labor Day weekend, August 30 and 31. Tickets are currently on sale on their site and keep an eye out because the Los Angeles line-up was also just revealed.

Riot Fest Announces Line-ups For All Three Editions

After waiting for what felt like ages to see who would be performing at all three Riot Fests, the festival organizers have revealed all the acts that will be taking the stage at the three different incarnations of it.

The line-ups are proving to be a who’s-who in the rock genre with acts like The Cure, Jane’s Addition, the National, Weezer, Social Distortion, Slayer and The Offspring which we assumed would be true following the reveal of all their upcoming tour dates in support of the 20th anniversary of their album, Smash.

Chicago, which leads the pack with the most artists will take place at Humboldt Park during the weekend of September 12-14. 

The Denver edition of the festival which will take place at May Farm in Byers, CO during the weekend of September 19-21 will also feature some of the same artists as the Chicago version, but not as extensive as the parent festival.

As for Toronto, The National, City and Colour, Rise Against and Billy Talent had already been confirmed, but now the full line-up for that show which will take place at Downsview Park on September 6 and 7 including a last-minute addition of The Cure to the list.

If you’re drooling over the complete line-ups, then don’t bother reading anymore and just head on over to the festival’s official site and get your tickets because we can guarantee you that they will be sold out soon, but if you want to continue down to the line-up lists, please do.

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Riot Fest Toronto Announces Rocking Line-Up

Toronto is about to be hit with some good music later this year.

Riot Fest organizers revealed earlier today the full line-up for their Toronto edition of Riot Fest. The festival which will take place at Downsview Park in Toronto announced that Canadian bands City and Colour and Billy Talent will be performing at this year’s event, but also making the line-up are The National, Rise Against, and Death Cab for Cutie.

But then the festival found themselves creating the most perfect coincidence to mankind or at least to some of our teenaged hearts happen; Taking Back Sunday and Brand New are on the same bill.

After all these years, Taking Back Sunday and Brand New will perform at the same exact show, though there is no word on whether or not it means that the two former friend bands will be playing on the same day, let alone on the same stage, but one can dream.

Tickets for the Riot Fest Toronto can be found on Ticketfly, while the show is slated to take place on Sept. 6-7. The full line-up can be seen below, thanks to the people behind the festival.

Now, is anyone going to be nice enough to help us hitch a ride to Toronto in early September?

Boston Calling 2014 Reveal Line-Up

Festival season is in full effect now and another one has just announced its lineup.

Boston Calling has announced the artists that will be taking the stages at this year’s event. The show, which will take place during the weekend of September 5-7 will include headlining acts such as The Replacements, Lorde, The National, Nas and the Roots, Childish Gambino, the 1975 and many more. The full lineup list can be seen below.

By the time Boston Calling is set to begin, many of the artists on the list would have already performed at several other festivals that have taken place during the Spring and Summer. This past weekend, Lorde and The Replacements took the stage at Coachella for the second time.

Unlike Lorde, The Replacements got a little help from Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong on vocals due to Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg suffering from a reported back injury. Here’s hoping that by September he’ll be able to perform.

Replacement’s manager, Darren Hill, revealed that the reconstructed band have been asked to play almost every festival this year, but have been choosy about which to do. Hill admits the band decided on Boston Calling because of the connection that they have to the scene.

“The Replacements always had an affinity, a really strong connection, to Boston and the Boston scene,” said Hill. “I’m sure you can expect a surprise in Boston.”

Pre-sale tickets for the three-day show will go on sale beginning Thursday through Ticketmaster. Three-day general admission passes will run you $150 while the VIP passes cost $250.

Watch the official announcement from festival organizers.

Sigur Rós Cover “The Rains of Castamere”

Season four of Game of Thrones is officially on its way and after a “just desserts” kind of episode last night, fans can;t wait for more episodes especially after waiting a year for it to return to our screens.

About two weeks ago, the guys in Sigur Rós had revealed that they would be fortunate enough to have a cameo on the show and it just happened to be last night’s episode. In honor of their cameo, the band had recorded a cover of “The Rains of Castamere.”

At the time of the announcement, they had released a snippet of their cover, but over the weekend before the episode aired, the full cover had been released. This is not the first time that the song had been covered or that a band or musician had gotten the chance to have a slight appearance on the HBO show. During season two, The National got the opportunity to record the song for the show and last season, Will Champion of Coldplay played a drummer during the “Red Wedding” aka “The Rains of Castamere.”

It’s all connected, guys. Check out Sigur Rós’ cover and their cameo after the song.

The National Release ‘I Need My Girl’ Video

Happy Valentine’s Day from The National because the band have just released the music video for their song, “I Need My Girl” from last year’s Trouble Will Find Me.

The video features elegantly dressed couples of various ages, dancing slowly and closely, fitting enough for the one day of the year where you are supposed to prove your love for someone (that was meant to be sarcastic). Anyways, check out the video below as you enjoy all your chocolate, flowers and jewelry.