Meghan Trainor stopped by The Tonight Show to perform her new song “Whoops” and to chat with host Jimmy Fallon about her LP, Timeless. The singer was joined by a group of dancers for an upbeat performance of the song, which got a music video earlier this week. “Whoops” is …
Read More »Enchanting, Texas Star and Former 1017 Rapper, Dead at 26
Enchanting, the Texas rapper who signed to Gucci Mane‘s 1017 label in 2020 before leaving last year, has died at the age of 26. “So sad to have to say R.I.P to such a great young lady a true star we gone all miss you Chant,” Gucci wrote in a …
Read More »Watch BTS Reunite to Celebrate Jin's Discharge From Military Service
BTS gathered to celebrate Jin‘s completion of his mandatory military service today in Yeoncheon, South Korea. He is the first band member to finish his service. In videos and photos shared by the media, the six BTS members can be seen together outside the military base, with Jin, born Kim …
Read More »'Late Night With Seth Meyers' Cuts Ties With Live Band Amid Budget Cuts
Late Night With Seth Meyers will not feature a live band in its upcoming season. In a new interview with Vulture, 8G Band keyboardist and associate musical director Eli Janney revealed that NBC had cut the live band from a “revamped” Season 12. “There’s a lot of strong emotions. No …
Read More »LANY's Paul Klein Recovering From Injuries After Being Struck by a Car
Paul Jason Klein, frontman of the pop band LANY, is recovering from injuries after he was struck by a vehicle while riding a scooter last week. The singer shared news of the accident on Instagram, where he posted two photos of himself in the hospital and at home in bandages …
Read More »Hinds Will Never Give Up
A re you getting a massage?” Carlotta Cosials asks. “We should, baby! It’s Hinds band, baby!” It’s spring in midtown Manhattan, and I’m at a nail salon with the most joyful duo in indie rock. Cosials is sitting in a pedicure chair on one side of me, while her bandmate, …
Read More »Paul McCartney and Wings' Loose 'One Hand Clapping' Is Worthy of Applause
The title One Hand Clapping, taken from a Japanese kōan, tells you nearly everything you need to know about Paul McCartney and Wings‘ 1974 Abbey Road sessions: These performances are an event rarely seen and heard even less often. For years, you’ve had to imagine what didn’t leak out from …
Read More »How Heroin Addiction Almost Crippled Blondie at Their Commercial Peak
In his new memoir, Under a Rock, Blondie guitarist Chris Stein looks back on the highs and lows that came with the band’s success. The pioneering punk band formed in New York in 1974 and achieved megastardom within a few years thanks to hits like “Heart of Glass” and “Dreaming.” …
Read More »Metallica Is Set For 'Fortnite' Concert
Metallica is set to play a virtual concert in Fortnite for the game’s Rock Band-esque Festival mode, the video game’s developer Epic Games announced on Wednesday. The band’s concert — called “Metallica: Fuel. Fire. Fury.” — will have the group performing six songs in the game, Epic said, with the …
Read More »Here's How John Cale Stays on the Cutting Edge at 82
F or six decades and counting, John Cale has lived on the edge of the avant-garde. A classically trained violist, he spent the mid-Sixties playing hours of drones with minimalist composer La Monte Young before co-founding the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed. The band transformed rock & roll into an …
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