BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge consistently delivers exciting and unexpected covers from artists. And on Thursday, BTS‘ Jung Kook visited London to perform a rendition of the Oasis classic “Let There Be Love” on the radio show. Backed by a soft piano, the Korean pop star’s sweet vocals shone as …
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When I started my music career more than a decade ago, it was as a singer/songwriter, living and working in Blackpool in the North of England. I was very driven and wrote hundreds of songs in a couple of years. It wasn’t practical for me to record and release every …
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Paramore’s North American tour continues to dole out surprises on a nightly basis as Billie Eilish joined the band in Los Angeles for “All I Wanted.” During the encore at the Kia Forum, Hayley Williams and company launched into the Brand New Eyes track, with Eilish hopping onstage to the …
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Too often, we’re presented with a narrative that unless we take action on a large scale, our efforts won’t truly matter. That narrative makes us feel hopeless and powerless over our mindsets and actions; we risk becoming cynical, especially given the massive problems the world is facing, including human rights …
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Thursday Morning, fresh off controversy after claiming that Covid-19 was “ethnically targeted” towards certain races, presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. testified before The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. Earlier this week, more than 100 Democrats filed a letter to the Judiciary Committee calling for Kennedy …
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Closing arguments in Kevin Spacey’s London sexual assault trial began Wednesday, with prosecutors spotlighting the similar accusations of crotch-grabbing brought forth against the actor by four victims. Prosecutor Christine Agnew called Spacey’s actions an “opportunity grab” and that the actor — “a man who is used to getting his own …
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Florida is always going to be Florida, but this time the state has really topped itself. On Wednesday, Florida’s Board of Education unanimously approved new rules for teaching Black history, which are concerning. The guidelines, titled “Florida’s State Academic Standards – Social Studies, 2023,” offer “benchmark clarifications” to teachers and …
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While every generation draws on their experiences to bring something new to the table, a truly digital-native generation such as Gen Z may have a major impact on the workforce moving forward. Growing up in the internet age has helped to shape both the skills and interests of this young …
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The city of New York is nearing a settlement to pay $13.7 million as part of a class action lawsuit brought forth by nearly 1,400 people involved in the George Floyd protests. The settlement, filed Wednesday in a Manhattan federal court and pending a judge’s approval, would pay roughly $9,950 …
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When Dr. Karlos K. Hill first watched Jason Aldean’s video for “Try That in a Small Town,” he saw the current conservative American political moment flash before his eyes. “It’s the narrative of Make America Great Again, of white nationalism,” Hill, a professor of African and African American Studies at …
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