Universal Music Group has agreed to a deal with Frank Zappa’s family to acquire the legendary rocker-composer’s entire estate, including his prolific catalog, film archive, publishing rights and his enormous “Vault” of unreleased material. The agreement between Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Enterprises — which has distributed Zappa’s posthumous …
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Beck has shared a newly recorded rendition of his 1996 single “Where It’s At” and breaks down the origins of the Odelay classic in these exclusive clips from the singer’s upcoming episode in Audible’s Words + Music series. For the episode dubbed “Dear Life” — named after a cut off …
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“Many have been waiting for this day to come.” Kitti Jones entered a Brooklyn courthouse on Wednesday, ready to confront the man she says sexually and physically abused her for more than two years. In 2017, after years of silence, Jones came forward to detail her relationship with R. Kelly, …
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Pink Floyd have finally announced the release date for the long-delayed reissue of their classic 1977 LP Animals. Animals 2018 Remix will arrive starting Sept. 16, with the Orwellian concept album also receiving its first-ever 5.1 Stereo Sound release. While the reissue doesn’t feature any bonus tracks, it does include …
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Halsey is going to speak about abortion rights — whether concertgoers like it or not. On Wednesday, the singer shared a series of tweets defending the decision to speak up about reproductive rights during the Love and Power tour after some attendees walked out of a concert last weekend. “The …
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Mary J. Blige and Fabolous take a trip to the Tropics in the new video for “Come See About Me,” the new single off the deluxe edition of Blige’s latest album Good Morning Gorgeous. Before embarking on a lengthy tour, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul takes a little vacation alongside …
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In the latest installment of NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, Usher took the studio audience back with a performance of some of his greatest hits. The R&B heavyweight, clad in all-black, serenaded the eager crowd with songs fit to make anyone swoon. NPR’s final addition to Tiny Desk’s Black Music …
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Baz Luhrmann‘s box-office-topping new movie Elvis does manage to show the powerhouse singer Big Mama Thornton (played byShonka Dukureh)performing “Hound Dog,” a song she recorded in 1952, four years before Elvis Presley. But it leaves out two very significant players: songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote “Hound Dog” …
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R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday after being found guilty of all counts of racketeering and sex trafficking against him at his Brooklyn federal trial last year. Prior to sentencing, seven of Kelly’s survivors addressed the court to share impact statements and speak directly to their …
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Glam pop artist Jake Wesley Rogers joined Rolling Stone on Twitch to discuss his new EP Pluto. Released last year and written over the course of four, Pluto consists of piano ballads and theatrical choruses to help peel back the layers of Rogers’ journey — from his experiences with love …
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