SXSW 2024 kicked off its first full day of music on March 12 with a smattering of must-see shows around town, plus some tension in the air thanks to the festival’s relationship with the U.S. Army. (When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott chimed in on social media, it was the kind …
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One of the biggest influences on Ariana Grande‘s new album, Eternal Sunshine, turns out be the Beatles’ Rubber Soul. That inspiration isn’t exactly instantly evident within the album’s sleek production and Max Martin-assisted songwriting, but Grande said in an advance listening session for journalists that she had John, Paul, George, …
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Eminem paces through a dilapidated office, dressed in all black other than a yellow tie and some yellow accents on his sneakers, in the video for Lyrical Lemonade‘s “Doomsday 2.” On the track, Eminem raps about how much “shit with a purpose that matters” but also dissing his longtime foe, …
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A woman who accused Sean Combs and singer-songwriter Aaron Hall of raping her after an MCA Records party in 1990 filed an amended complaint Tuesday, claiming for the first time that she was 16 years old the night of the alleged assault. In her updated filing signed by lawyer Tyrone …
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A month after Jennifer Lopez announced her first North American tour in five years, the singer has quietly canceled a handful of shows from the This Is Me… Now trek. Ticket buyers of the final seven shows of the tour — in Cleveland, Nashville, Raleigh, Atlanta, Tampa, New Orleans, and …
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We’re only days away from the premiere of The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) on Disney+ and Taylor Swift has offered an early glimpse of the concert special. The singer unveiled a one-minute clip of her performing “Cardigan” exclusively on Apple’s App Store early Wednesday morning. Swifties can check out the …
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The coaches of The Voice knew exactly the song they needed to perform to kick off the new season. Just weeks ago, judgesChance the Rapper,John Legend,Reba McEntire, andDan + Shaycame together for a powerful, uplifting rendition of “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” backed by a massive choir. On …
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Leer en español Young Miko is taking me for a drive to Piñones, the northeastern Puerto Rico hot spot known for its mesmerizing ocean views and long history as a stronghold of Afro-Caribbean culture. “I knew I had to bring you here,” she tells me. And she was right: A …
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DL3 finally has a name and a release date! Dua Lipa announced her third studio album, titled Radical Optimism, on Instagram Wednesday. The album, out on May 3, will feature 11 songs and is inspired, in part, by U.K. rave culture. “A couple of years ago, a friend introduced me …
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Ariana Grande has a whole new era—or should we say, it has her? Her excellent new Eternal Sunshine is a bold personal statement, with her most inventive, pained, reflective songs. “It’s kind of a concept album,” the pop queen said in February. “‘Cause it’s all different heightened pieces of the …
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