Miley Cyrus, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, and the Roots teamed up for an excellent tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor during SNL50: The Anniversary Specialon Sunday. Aubrey Plaza, who made her first public appearance following the death of her husband Jeff Baena, introduced the performance. Backed by the Roots, Cyrus …
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Lil Wayne’s latest big performance may not have happened on Super Bowl Sunday, but he did appear in a super-sized Saturday Night Live blowout with the celebration of its 50th anniversary SNL50 special, which aired live on Sunday. Backed by the Roots, the New Orleans rapper performed an explosive career-spanning …
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Paul McCartney closed out Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary show by performing a medley of the final three songs on the Beatles’ 1969 album Abbey Road. McCartney began on piano with “Golden Slumbers,” singing about getting “back homeward”–a fitting conclusion to a show that began with Paul Simon and Sabrina …
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Roots Picnic will return to the Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on May 31 and June 1. The weekend will feature the Roots celebrating the 30th anniversary of Do You Want More?!!!??!, as well as leading appearances from D’Angelo, Lenny Kravitz, Meek Mill, GloRilla, Miguel, Tems, Latto, Kaytranada, and …
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There are tiny black letters floating against an intense orange backdrop on Lady Gaga‘s official website — and fans think they’re a hidden strings of lyric for them to find ahead of Mayhem, her forthcoming studio album scheduled for release on March 7. The lyrics show up if you hold …
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Mexican vocalist and actress Paquita la del Barrio — known for powerful feminist anthems like “Rata de Dos Patas,” “Tres Veces Te Engañé,”and “Las Mujeres Mandan” that often railed against cheating men and misogyny — has died. She was 77. Her team confirmed her death on her official social media …
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The man charged in the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur is seeking to delay the March 2025 start of his murder trial, citing the need for new witness interviews. Lawyers for Duane “Keffe D” Davis filed the motion to postpone the trial Friday, saying that new witness testimony from …
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Shakira was forced to postpone her show in Lima, Peru tonight, Feb. 16, after suffering from an “abdominal issue” that landed her in the ER and kept her hospitalized on Sunday. “I am sorry to inform you all that last night I had to go to the ER for an …
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Jurors were escorted to their deliberation room late Friday in the firearm assault trial of A$AP Rocky, the Grammy-nominated rapper accused of brandishing a gun and firing at his former friend on a street corner in Hollywood three years ago. “The case is now yours,” Los Angeles County Judge Mark. …
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Lizzo and SZA once considered starting a rock band together — and “F2F” from SOS was born around the time of that genius idea. During a Twitch stream Friday, Lizzo revealed that she and SZA almost started a band called Pussy Lasers alongside another, unnamed female artist. “We just always …
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