Back in 2007, Sarkodie had a dream — and a problem. He wanted to be a great rapper, but his native tongue, Twi, was not a language many understood, especially outside his hometown of Tema, Ghana. He wasn’t about to be deterred. “I believed that I was able to take …
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Snail Mail, aka Lindsey Jordan, has announced a slate of hometown shows just in time to celebrate the holiday for which her sophomore album, 2021’s Valentine, is named. The shows will take place from Feb. 10 through Feb. 14 at Ottobar in Baltimore. Tickets go on sale on Nov. 11 …
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Bruce Springsteen, fresh off his annual chance to tell a few dirty jokes, will head to The Tonight Show next week for a special run of shows in support of his new covers album, Only the Strong Survive (out this Friday, Nov. 11). The “takeover” will kick off Monday, Nov. …
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It all started with pizza. Mike Birbiglia went on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and shared how he was chosen by Taylor Swift to play the role of her “nightmare” son in the “Anti-Hero” music video. “It was just a flukey thing,” Birbiglia started, saying he connected with the …
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Stepping onstage at Brooklyn’s Public Records one night late in October, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Ileana Cabra carried herself delicately, dressed like an indie Alice in Wonderland in a puff-sleeved mini dress. The artist, who goes by iLe, was getting ready to serenade the crowd with her brassy voice while performing …
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Christine and the Queens‘ frontperson, Chris, has spent most of his life yearning for simplicity — to understand his own sexuality and gender but longing mostly for the simplest emotion: love. Unfortunately for Chris, yearning is what he does best. That anxious feeling is what makes his music so invigorating. …
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Tyler the Collector, if you will. Cars, magazines, trunks, records, and bikes are just some of the items that Tyler the Creator collects — and the rapper doesn’t just let his items sit in a garage or on a shelf collecting dust. No, he uses them however and whenever he …
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SZA stans have more questions than answers about what’s to come from the R&B artist following the release of a new “official teaser” on YouTube. Several weeks after dropping “Shirt” and on her 33rd birthday, the Ctrl singer surprised fans with a visual that seems to be the first taste …
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Literally, why is he here? Johnny Depp made an appearance during Rihanna‘s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 on Wednesday. During the show, in a clip shared by a fan account, the controversial actor is featured walking through a smoky forest while wearing a checkered shirt and long brown coat. …
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Dan McCafferty, the lead vocalist for the hard rock band Nazareth and who voiced 1970s rock classics “Love Hurts” and “Hair of the Dog,”died Tuesday, Nov. 8, from unspecified causes. He was 76. Nazareth bassist Pete Agnew confirmed McCafferty’s death in a post onInstagram. “This is the saddest announcement I …
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