Jason Mraz & Meghan Trainor on How They Channeled 'Lucky' For Their New Duet

Billboard.com

When Jason Mraz was putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming album, Know., his buddy Andrew Wells suggested Mraz have a writing session with Meghan Trainor.

Wells had just finished working with Meghan on her own LP and thought the two would work well together. Mraz was done recording songs for his record but agreed to meet up anyway, unsure of what would come of the session...Read the rest of the story

Album Review: Maroon 5 - Red Pill Blues

Slantmagazine.com

Another Pink album populated with misfits and outcasts, Beautiful Trauma doesn’t lack for hard-headed but tenderhearted lovers trying to make the most of things despite their failings and imperfections. The title track, which opens the album, chronicles love won through all manner of hardship and vice, what Pink describes as her “perfect rock bottom.” She’s even more direct on “Where We Go,” singing to her partner, “We’ve both always been broken.”...Read the rest of the story