Kings of Leon have shared a new single, “Split Screen.” The song will appear on the rock band’s forthcoming 9th LP, Can We Please Have Fun, out on May 10 via Capitol Records. A press release notes that the song “lands in the middle of the album, a more meditative …
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It’s officially baseball season! Ben Gibbard returned to his hometown of Seattle to perform the National Anthem during Thursday’s Mariners home opener at T-Mobile Park. Fans were quick to notice how his version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” emulated the style of Death Cab For Cutie. “ben gibbard is singing the …
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Cowboy Carter sees Beyoncé exploring the country genre, with notable guests like Willie Nelson, but it is also an opportunity for her to show off her operatic skill. Album cut “Daughter” features the famous Italian aria “Caro Mio Ben.” The acoustic guitar-led track tells a melodramatic, violent tale, with lines …
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The grueling gauntlet that is American Idol‘s “Hollywood Week” is imminent: A strenuous, ruthless vocal boot camp that immediately follows the euphoria of getting a golden ticket and making it out of auditions. That’s what’s in store for most contestants, but not all. Three somewhat lucky — but mostly supremely …
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Credit the Swamp Princess for pioneering a new genre. On Friday, Doechii released her new single “Alter Ego” featuring City Girls‘ JT, and with it, she ushers in a new Eurodance-inspired rap style she’s coined as “editorial rap.” “I accidentally created my own genre with this one.. this record doesn’t …
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Today is officially a “marvelous day” in Dolly Parton‘s life since she practically willed Beyoncé’s cover of “Jolene,” on the just-released Cowboy Carter album, into existence a couple of years ago. Back when Trevor Noah was hosting The Daily Show, he asked Parton about a rumor he’d heard that she …
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Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter was created over the past five years. During that span of time, the world was upended by a global pandemic and social strife; Martin Scorsese grappled with the blood on the hands of American history with Killers of the Flower Moon; and Beyoncé brought diamonds and disco …
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G Herbo returns Friday with his new song “Subject,” the Chicago rapper’s first solo song of 2024. In addition to the Southside-produced single, G Herbo dropped the video for “Subject,” where he alludes to his recent legal woes. “I can’t trust nobody, what the fuck,” the rapper says on the …
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Thursday night marked Billy Joel’s 100th concert in his soon-ending Madison Square Garden residency, and to mark the occasion, Jerry Seinfeld came onstage to honor the Piano Man. Calling the long-running MSG residency “a beautiful medallion on this career that he’s had,” Seinfeld talked about their shared roots on Long …
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Snoop Dogg and DJ Premier have reunited for a new single, “Can U Dig That?” The track is a potent, laid-back ode to all things West Coast, centered around a classic Preemo scratch sample — “Welcome to California… life is a bitch out here.” Over a beat that blends classic …
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