Porno for Pyros have shared a special new holiday tune, “Pete’s Dad,” about (as the title suggests) guitarist Peter DiStefano’s father, who just beat cancer. While the song’s pitter-patter drums and uncanny acoustic guitars occasionally veer into strange sonic spaces, “Pete’s Dad” is obviously big-hearted, tender, and even a little …
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Film noir classics often captured heartbreak, betrayal, and deep cynicism. Those are the same feelings Gracie Abrams was working through on her debut album Good Riddance, released earlier this year. During her recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the singer and songwriter delivered channeled the Hollywood genre …
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John Oates may be involved a contentious legal battle with his old bandmate, but that won’t stop him from spreading some cheer and raising awareness for a good cause with a new song, “Get Your Smile On.” Oates said he wrote the breezy tune during the Covid-19 pandemic when he …
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Kanye West put himself alongside Hitler and Jesus Christ, and proclaimed he was on his “Farrakhan Don shit” in an unsettling, yet characteristic brain dump live-streamed during his Vultures album event in Las Vegas last night. Video of the diatribe was captured by YesJulz on Instagram and later shared widely …
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Cher is a legend. And she knows she deserves to be treated as such. On Thursday, she visited The Kelly Clarkson Show and dragged the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after reflecting on the fact that she’s only the second artist to have No. 1 songs in seven decades …
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Welcome to ourweeklyrundown of thebest new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Karol G looks back on her stellar year, Nicki Minaj joins forces with 50 Cent for a New York flex, and Megan Thee Stallion declares herself the “Black Regina George” …
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Canadian indie rock favorites and certified Grammy nominees (!) Alvvays rocked up to NPR to perform a set of buzzing, beatific tunes for the latest episode of Tiny Desk. The band performed four tracks, all of which appeared on their excellent 2022 album, Blue Rev. The set opened with standout …
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Meek Mill is seeing the impact of his advocacy with the Reform Alliance firsthand. On Friday, the rap star joined Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro during a press conference after the governor signed SB838, a new probation reform bill, which limits the length of probation and prevents people from being sent …
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More than two dozen analog master tapes capturing Michael Jackson singing songs at The Hit Factory recording studio in New York in 1994 have been scrubbed from an auction site after a lawyer representing the singer’s estate threatened a lawsuit this week, Rolling Stone confirmed. The rare recordings purportedly feature …
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The housekeeper who sued Chris Brown with claims his Caucasian Orvchake shepherd “savagely” mauled her in 2020 scored a court victory Wednesday. A Los Angeles judge upheld the bulk of her claims against Brown’s company and said a trial would begin next month. Brown’s lawyer had challenged six of the …
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