Big Thief beamed in to The Late Show from a cozy-looking living room for their performance of “Simulation Swarm” Tuesday night, March 1. This marked the indie outfit’s second time on The Late Show after making their debut there in 2019. “Simulation Swarm” captures a potent blend of headiness and …
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On the eve of a crucial hearing in his divorce proceedings with estranged wife Kim Kardashian, Kanye West made the unorthodox move of firing his lawyer and hiring a new one. Lawyer Chris Melcher, who had been representing Ye during the rapper’s acrimonious split, confirmed to Billboard that he and …
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David Crosby came out near the end of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s Santa Barbara, California, show on Saturday night to perform a powerful rendition of the 1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young classic “Ohio” alongside Shawn Colvin. It was his first time playing live in any capacity since …
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Kimye is kaput after a judge declared Kim Kardashian legally single from Kanye West at a court hearing Wednesday. Appearing remotely on a courtroom video screen in downtown Los Angeles, Kardashian, 41, raised her right hand, promised to tell the truth and confirmed her recent paperwork asking to terminate her …
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Charli XCX confirmed that she pulled out of an NFT festival — a booking that originally sparked controversy among her fans — in a new digital cover story for Rolling Stone UK. The festival in question is Afterparty, an event taking place in Las Vegas later this month with headlining …
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T-Pain’s influence over an era of pop music is hard to overstate. From 2005 to 2011, he scored 17 Top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and his innovative, Auto-Tune-fueled blend of rap and R&B laid the groundwork for artists like Kanye West, Travis Scott, and Lil Uzi Vert. …
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Last month, Charli XCX told Rolling Stone that she’sready for her “main pop-girl moment” — and with the drop of her newest single “Baby,” it appears that moment has arrived for the 29-year-old singer. The suggestive single, which appears on Charli’s upcoming record Crash, is accompanied by a music video …
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Jim James appeared on The Tonight Show for a solo rendition of My Morning Jacket‘s “In Color.” Performing on an empty stage with a microphone and his guitar, James gave the track an intimate, emotional vibe. The lyrics took a sense of timeliness as James crooned, “There’s more to life/Than …
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Avril Lavigne stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday to showcase her new single “Love It When You Hate Me,” which comes off the “Sk8er Boi” singer’s latest album, Love Sux. Lavigne was joined onstage by Travis Barker, who produced the track, as well as singer-songwriter Blackbear for the performance, which finds the …
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The fight to secure federal funding for independent venues during the Covid-19 pandemic was remarkable on several fronts: Not only was it a rare bipartisan cause in an era of intense political polarization, but it came about thanks to a interconnected, but often disparate network of independent venues and promoters …
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