North Carolina-based singer and songwriter MJ Lenderman has shared the video for the second single “Joker Lips” off his upcoming album Manning Fireworks. The LP arrives Sept. 6 via Anti-. In the visual, Lenderman strums his guitar alongside band The Wind amid an overgrown field in Western North Carolina. “Joker …
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Billie Eilish is leaning in to the soft side of her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. On Monday, the singer and songwriter released a series of live performances stripping four songs from the record down to their acoustic forms. The selections — including “Birds of a Feather,” …
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Martin Phillipps, singer and creative force behind the New Zealand jangle-pop band the Chills, has died at the age of 61. The Chills’ official social media accounts announced Phillipps’ death in a statement Sunday, “It is with broken hearts the family and friend of Martin Phillipps wish to advise Martin …
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Just over a year after the death of Sinead O’Connor, the singer’s official cause of death has been revealed. O’Connor, who died July 26, 2023 in London, died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, according to a death certificate filed Wednesday by the singer’s family, the Irish Independent reports. …
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Joan Baez took to Instagram on Sunday to share a video of her performing “America the Beautiful” and encourage folks to get out and vote in the 2024 presidential election. Sitting in a kitchen, she launched the clip with a sweet laugh before singing the patriotic song while playing an …
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Céline Dion is feeling “so happy” after her grand Eiffel Tower performance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Canadian star shared a sweet message on social media celebrating the moment as she congratulated the athletes participating in the games. “I’m honored to have performed tonight, for …
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Draped in red, white, and blue, Beyoncé gave a glorious welcome to the athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “Get a look at America, y’all,” said the icon in the promotional video, which featured “Ya Ya” from Cowboy Carter. “These hopes and dreams, these superstars that represent us.” The …
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It wouldn’t be a Newport Folk Festival without Mavis Staples leading an ensemble sing-along of “The Weight.” Staples was not on the bill at this year’s festival, so the crowd roared even louder when she appeared as a special surprise guest during the end of Hozier‘s Friday evening headlining set …
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Ice Spice capped off the release day for her new album Y2K! with a visit to The Tonight Show, where she both performed a medley and sat down for an interview with host Jimmy Fallon. For the performance, the rapper delivered the one-two punch of the album’s “Did It First” …
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Three members of the long-running gospel group the Nelons were among the seven people killed Friday in a plane crash near Gillette, Wyoming. Kelly Nelon Clark — who was a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame-inducted singing group since 1977, when her father Rex Nelon founded the group …
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