Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor is having wicked dreams of leaving Tennessee. During a recent solo performance at the Spookala horror and pop culture convention in Tampa, Florida, the musician performed a stripped-back rendition of Chappell Roan‘s “Pink Pony Club” with a little rock edge. “I know you wanted me to …
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No, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich aren’t vampires (allegedly) — but they do want your blood. On Monday, Metallica announced that it will link up with the American Red Cross to motivate fans to donate blood during several of their M72 World Tour stops this spring and summer. Led by …
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Dua Lipa welcomed Crowded House frontman Neil Finn to the stage in Auckland, New Zealand, for a lively cover of the band’s 1986 song “Don’t Dream It’s Over.” The show, at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Friday night, marked the finale of the Australia and New Zealand leg of Lipa’s Radical …
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PinkPantheress‘ debut mixtape, To Hell With It, was a snapshot of a moment in time for the musician. She was 20 years old when it arrived in 2021 amidst the storm of her first taste of virality, with famously brief cuts like “Pain” and “Just for Me” dominating TikTok. When …
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Elton John and Brandi Carlile teamed up on Saturday Night Live to perform a pair of tracks from their collaborative album, Who Believes in Angels, which came out Friday. For the ’50s rock and roll-inspired “Little Richard’s Bible” and for the title track from their latest collaboration, John was at …
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Dave Allen, bassist in post-punk band Gang of Four’s core lineup before co-founding the British rock group Shriekback, has died at the age of 69. Allen’s former Gang of Four band mate, drummer Hugh Burnham announced Sunday on social media that the bassist died at his home in Portland, Oregon. …
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Mexico City’s AXE Ceremonia music festival canceled its Sunday lineup — which included scheduled performances by Tyler, the Creator, the Marias, and Massive Attack — after a crane collapse at the fest Saturday killed two people. “With deep sadness, we confirm the passing of the two people who were injured …
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Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine returns to the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart more than a year after it debuted in the same position, thanks to its deluxe reissue, as Billboard reports. Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead includes six previously unreleased tracks, which helped bolster its position, earning …
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FKA Twigs‘ remaining North American tour dates in April have been cancelled due to “ongoing visa issues.” The nixed shows include her performances at Coachella in Indio, California, later this month, and Axe Ceremonia in Mexico City this weekend. The artist announced the cancellations on X Friday, writing that she …
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Amadou Bagayoko, singer and guitarist in the Grammy-nominated Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, has died at the age of 70. Mali’s Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé said on state TV that Bagayoko died Friday in the city of Bamako, his birthplace. Bagayoko’s family confirmed the death, adding that he “had …
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