W illiam Nevious had just grabbed his drum kit from the back of the truck, but this wouldn’t be a typical gig. As the percussionist in the Screaming Eagles Combo, Nevious knew part of the reason he ended up in South Vietnam during the final months of 1967. When he …
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Three years after Kendrick Lamar guested during Dr. Dre’s Super Bowl halftime performance, the rapper will headline his own halftime show at Super Bowl LIX. Just hours before the first Sunday of the 2024 season kicked off, the NFL, Roc Nation and Apple Music revealed that Lamar will take midfield …
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“Impossible Future,” the new single from long-running New York queerpunks the Dead Betties, is all about striving for a better tomorrow. “My life is not about how good I look on paper,” frontman Joshua Ackley sings over driving guitars. “My life is not about how far I run from danger.” …
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Herbie Flowers, the bassist who played on songs like Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side” and David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” has died at the age of 86. Flowers’ September 5 death was confirmed on social media by the bassist’s family members (via the Guardian); no cause of death was …
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Will Jennings, the two-time Oscar-winning lyricist who co-wrote Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” along with chart-topping hits by Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, and Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 80. Jennings’ caretaker confirmed the songwriter’s death to The Hollywood Reporter, adding that he died Friday at …
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Quavo and Ty Dolla $ign, assemble! On Friday, the pair of musicians linked up with Brian Tyler‘s Are We Dreaming for “If I Fall” — a futuristic, rock-rap “synergistic” anthem from the upcoming Transformers One soundtrack. “I’m in my prime, Optimus (Optimus), I’m goin’ big, Megatron,” raps Quavo in the …
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Scott Simon, who dedicated 52 years playing the piano for doo-wop group Sha Na Na, died Thursday in Ojai, California, at the age of 75 after a long battle with sinus cancer, his daughter Nina Simon announced. Nina shared the news on Thursday in a social media post. “My dad …
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Atlanta hip-hop mogul T.I. testified Friday that he was surprised to be in a courtroom, still battling billionaire toymaker Isaac Larian nearly four years after his wife sent a cease-and-desist letter claiming Larian’s popular “L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G.” dolls infringed on the name, image, and likeness of the couple’s teen pop …
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Christmas carols from one of the greatest voices in music? Sign us up! On Friday, Jennifer Hudson announced that she’ll be releasing her first-ever holiday album, The Gift of Love, on Oct. 18. The project will feature renditions of Christmas classics such as “O Holy Night,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Little Drummer …
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Usher‘s first of four nights at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for his electrifying Past Present Future tour featured collaborators and friends joining him onstage including Taraji P. Henson, Victoria Monét, Yung Miami, Fat Joe and Ja Rule. The Grammy-winning artist performed a career-spanning set including tracks from his ninth studio album …
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