The Killers paid tribute to two of Manchester, England’s most beloved artists as the band covered both New Order and the Stone Roses during their concert in the British city Friday. At the third show of a four-night stand at Manchester’s Co-Op Live, Brandon Flowers and company first whipped out …
Read More »Marina 'Cried Listening' to Charli XCX, Lorde Heal on 'Girl, So Confusing'
As predicted by Charli XCX, working with Lorde on a remixed version of “Girl, so confusing” indeed made the “internet go crazy.” And, it also touched one of Charli’s earliest friends, Marina, who shared that she teared up while listening to the two singers work through their differences on the …
Read More »Monica Reflects on 'Closing the Gaps' With Brandy After 'The Boy Is Mine' Remix
Following years of an alleged rift between Brandy and Monica, the “So Gone” singer said that reconnecting on “The Boy Is Mine” with Ariana Grande helped the R&B powerhouses close some gaps in their relationship. “The process of the new collaboration did a lot of closing the gaps,” Monica told …
Read More »Taylor Swift Performs 'The Black Dog' Live for First Time at London Show
Taylor Swift kicked off the first show of three nights at London‘s Wembley Stadium on Friday. The singer delivered a live debut of “The Black Dog” from her double album, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. “I’ve never played this one live before,” Swift said to the crowd in videos …
Read More »Justin Timberlake Addresses His 'Tough Week' at First Concert After DWI Arrest
Justin Timberlake briefly addressed his “tough week” — specifically his DWI arrest on Long Island — at the singer’s first concert since the incident. During Friday night’s gig in Chicago, Timberlake alluded to Tuesday’s arrest while speaking to the crowd between songs. “We’ve been together through ups and downs, lefts …
Read More »See the Decemberists Showcase New Album Tracks for 'Saturday Sessions'
A week after the release of the Decemberists’ first album in six years, the long-running Portland-based band visited CBS Mornings’ Saturday Sessions to play three tracks from As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again. For the in-studio performance, Colin Meloy and company performed “Burial Ground,” “Long White Veil,” …
Read More »Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi Has Death Sentence Overturned, Will Face Retrial
Toomaj Salehi, the dissident Iranian rapper sentenced to death in April for releasing music critical of the country’s government, had the punishment overturned Saturday and will face retrial. Salehi’s lawyer Amir Raesian wrote on social media (via the Guardian), “As expected, the Supreme Court avoided an irreparable judicial error,” and …
Read More »Taylor Swift Performs 'Castles Crumbling' With Hayley Williams at London Show
Taylor Swift is in London, England this weekend for a three-night Eras Tour run at Wembley Stadium. For her second night on Saturday, she treated fans to the live debut of “Thank You, Aimee,” and performed “Castles Crumbling” with her tour mate, Paramore’s Hayley Williams. During her performance of The …
Read More »Laura Jane Grace Sings About Feeling 'All F-ked Out,' Explains What That Means
You’ll have to pardon Laura Jane Grace, she’s not feeling herself. On “All Fucked Out,” her latest single backed by the Mississippi Medicals, she explains her predicament atop a dusty tarpaulin of loping country-punk: “I’m all fucked out of the real thing/I’m dry like bread – stale & crusty/I got …
Read More »Ice Spice Channels Early Nicki Minaj on'Y2K' Single 'Phat Butt'
Ice Spice drags them hating bitches on “Phat Butt.” On Friday, the New York rapper released her Y2K single “Phat Butt” on which she celebrates her fame and drags those who hate her for it. Spice unleashes the fiery, two-minute song with a reference to Nicki Minaj classic “Beez in …
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