John Legend is wide awake and dreaming on his latest single “Don’t Need to Sleep.” The song appears in Waad Al-Kateab’s recently released documentary We Dare to Dream, now streaming on Peacock, which the musician executive produced alongside Angelina Jolie. “But tonight/I don’t need to close my eyes/I don’t need …
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Being one-of-one, the number one, the only one has emerged as Beyoncé’s most prominent creative ethos. This year, she became the most decorated artist in Grammys history and completed the most ambitious tour of her career, bringing her celebration of Black and queer culture on her Renaissance album to stadiums …
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Jason Isbell released his breakout album Southeastern in 2013. This year, he celebrated the LP’s 10th anniversary with the release of a well-curated box set of demos, a live recording, and the original album — with a new cover, depicting Isbell 10 years older. During Tuesday night’s Late Show With …
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In just a little over three minutes Brandy Clark flies to Paris, reads Lonesome Dove, listens to Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” and goes on a psychedelic trip. But she still can’t forget the lover who broke her heart. That’s the genius premise of “Buried,” Clark’s Grammy-nominated song and a standout of …
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The lead plaintiff in the class action lawsuit against Live Nation over the chaotic ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has dropped the suit. The voluntary dismissal notice was submitted on behalf of Michelle Sterloff yesterday, Dec. 12. This comes months after both sides agreed to put the case …
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Luke Combs says he’s “sick to my stomach” over a lawsuit targeting fake Combs merchandise made overseas that somehow ensnared a Florida woman. The country star responded to a judge’s ruling, reported by Tampa TV station WFLA, that ordered Nicol Harness to pay Combs $250,000 in damages for selling drink …
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The Pogues are reissuing their drunk tank Christmas classic, “Fairytale of New York,” on seven-inch vinyl with proceeds benefiting a charity long supported by late frontman Shane MacGowan. The new seven-inch is available to pre-order now, and £6 (about $7.50) from each sale will be donated to the Dublin Simon …
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Andre 3000 sits down with Questlove for a wide-ranging chat about a variety of topics — including the rapper’s standout instrumental LP New Blue Sun — in the latest episode of the Roots drummer’s Questlove Supreme podcast. Over the hour-long interview — which Questlove called “two friends, two colleagues having …
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Patti Smith was hospitalized in Bologna, Italy on Tuesday due to a sudden illness, according to Italian news outlet TGCOM24. The 76-year-old musician was in the city to perform a concert at Teatro Duse, but the venue shared an Instagram Story announcing the cancellation of the show. “With great regret, …
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Megan Thee Stallion and Reneé Rapp are the the Queens of the Plastics and the Queens of the Hotties on the single artwork for their forthcoming collaboration “Not My Fault.” The song, which will appear on the official soundtrack to the film adaptation of Mean Girls: The Musical, is set …
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