Sheryl Crow on New Album ‘Evolution,’ Performing With Olivia Rodrigo & More | Billboard News
Written by djfrosty on April 12, 2024
Sheryl Crow talks about performing “If It Makes You Happy” with Olivia Rodrigo at her Nashville show and releasing a new album Evolution, after announcing that Threads would be her last album in 2019. On the album, she tackles issues she’s passionate about, most notably, artificial intelligence and how it’s going to change the music industry. She opens up about the collaborations with Peter Gabriel on “Digging in the Dirt,” Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine on the title track, the past collabs she’s most proud of, her favorite Sheryl Crow cover and more!
Sheryl Crow:
I sent him a broken record, which nobody wanted to touch. Everybody I played it for was like, I mean, he was like, “Oh man, you gotta let me do this song. You gotta let me do that song.” Hi, I’m Sheryl Crow, and this is Billboard News.
Rebecca Milzoff:
Hi, everyone. I’m Rebecca Milzoff. I’m the executive magazine editor here at Billboard, and I am so psyched to be here today with Sheryl Crow, one of my personal heroes. Happily, contrary to what you told us four years ago, she did not put out her last album in 2019. And she has an amazing new album Evolution coming.
Sheryl Crow:
Yes, thank you. I know, I know better than to open my mouth and make such statements. But I keep saying that this is not an album. It’s more a playlist of neutral postpones.
Rebecca Milzoff:
What’s the difference between an album and a playlist?
Sheryl Crow:
I’ll tell you. And I am kind of joking about that. But, but not really. An album for me typically has been an artistic statement with a beginning, a middle and end. It’s been curated, you know, certain songs didn’t make it. And people would listen to it as a full body of work.
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