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With the news of Alfa Anderson’s death at age 78, one of the lasting voices of disco was silenced. First as a session singer for Chic, Anderson sang backup on their early hits “Everybody Dance” and “Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)” as part of Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards’ …

Just in time for Christmas, Emma Bunton has shared her new solo rendition of Spice Girls single “2 Become 1,” which was originally released during the holiday season in 1996. “Earlier this year, I had the amazing opportunity to record one of my favourite Spice Girls singles, 2 Become 1, …

Hozier‘s second Saturday Night Live musical guest appearance saw performances of “Too Sweet,” his 2024 standout, and of the Pogues‘ 1987 song “Fairytale of New York.” The Irish singer, who debuted on SNL in 2014 by playing his award-winning debut single “Take Me to Church,” began with “Too Sweet,” a …

At the start of James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, a young, determined-looking Bob Dylan (played by Timothée Chalamet) arrives in the Greenwich Village of 1961. He’s immediately thrust into an urban jumble of coffeehouses, bars, zigzagging streets, and tiny city apartments, even if New Jersey locales stood in for the …

It’s that time of the year: Barack Obama is sharing insight into his top hits of the year. On Friday, the former president posted the playlist of his favorite music of 2024, which included standouts by Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Shaboozey. Some big 2025 tracks made Obama’s cut: Billie …

Sarah Michelle Gellar is a certified Swiftie. During an interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, the actress shared that she asked for a day off work to see Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour. While promoting Dexter: Original Sin alongside her co-star Christian Slater, Gellar shared that she had just …

SZA knows how to make an entrance. She had the world fiending so hard for her new Lana — first she announced the album drop for Friday at midnight, then kept everyone chewing our fingernails while she took an extra 15 hours to give it the right finishing touches. But …

In the 28 years since the members of Coldplay met in their first-year dorm at University College London, each has, according to the band’s lore, played a certain role: Chris Martin is the creative genius, drummer Will Champion the voice of reason, guitarist Jonny Buckland the moral center, and bassist …

Alfa Anderson, an early lead vocalist for Chic who sang on hits including “Good Times” and “Le Freak,” died on Dec. 17 at age 78. Chic bandmate Nile Rodgers confirmed the news. “Thank you for everything,” Rodgers wrote on Tuesday, Dec. 17 on Instagram, sharing a montage of photos of …

Lizzo is speaking out about the harassment lawsuits several former tour workers filed against her, sitting down with Keke Palmer on the actress’s podcast Thursday — the singer’s first interview on the matter since she was sued last year. “I was literally living in my dream and then the tour …