Poison frontman Bret Michaels was hospitalized Thursday evening in Tennessee, forcing the band to cancel their appearance at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. According to theNashville Tennessean, Live Nation officials confirmed Michaels’ bandmates appeared onstage to break the news to the audience before their scheduled performance. In an Instagram post, Michaels said …
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Kelsea Ballerini brought her latest single, “Heartfirst,” toJimmy Kimmel Live!Thursday, offering fans a glimpse of her as-of-yet untitled fifth studio album, scheduled for release later this year. The country hitmaker performed the feel-good song — which celebrates the magic and uncertainty of being young and lovestruck — for the Kimmel …
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Phoebe Bridgers is paying homage to pop legends The Carpenters with a dreamy reinterpretation of the sibling duo’s 1972 single “Goodbye to Love.” The song appears on the soundtrack for the animated film Minions: The Rise of Gru, which hits theaters Friday. Bridgers’ subdued, gentle multi-tracked vocals skate across a …
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An “official” biography about late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, authorized by both the band and Watts’ family, will arrive this fall. Charlie’s Good Tonight: The Authorised Biography of Charlie Watts includes forewords from both Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and a prelude from the band’s former manager/producer Andrew Loog …
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A week before Neil Young and Crazy Horse officially unearth their lost 2001 LP Toast, the band have shared the unreleased “Timberline” from the long-shelved album. In a post announcing Toast in May, Young declared that the album’s songs were “so sad at the time that I couldn’t put it …
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“And I got a heart that beats too fast,” Sophie Allison informs us on her third album as Soccer Mommy. “And a shake in my hands and a pain in my back.” The song is called “Feel It All the Time,” a perfect example of her ability at channeling her …
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Calvin Harris has linked up with 21 Savage for a new song, “New Money,” set to appear on Harris’ upcoming album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2, out Aug. 5. “New Money” is exactly what you’d expect from a Funk Wav Bounces track, with Harris crafting yet another effortless grove packed …
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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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Willie Nelson will explore his many adventures with late drummer Paul English in his new book, Me and Paul: Untold Tales of a Fabled Friendship, set to be released Sept. 20 via Harper Horizon. A member of Nelson’s band since 1966, English was renowned for his tough, outlaw style and …
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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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