Original editions of one of the most highly valued records in hip-hop will be available to the public again next month when the estate of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat releases 50 copies of Beat Bop, a collaboration between rappers Rammellzee and K-Rob, which features Basquiat’s artwork on the cover. Some original …
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Zara Larsson can’t be tamed — and now she’s heading to Venus. On Thursday, the Swedish pop star announced her fourth album, Venus, out on Feb. 9 via Sommer House and Epic Records. While she has yet to reveal a tracklist or album artwork, a press release teaed the LP …
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The man accused of fatally shooting Migos rapper Takeoff outside a Texas bowling alley last year appeared in court Thursday as his lawyer maintained his innocence in the slow-moving murder case. Patrick Xavier Clark, 34, has been on house arrest with a GPS monitor since January and claims he didn’t …
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Ms. Lauryn Hill released one of the best albums of all time nearly 25 years ago this year with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and now the Grammy winner has taken her 1998 solo project’s songs on the road — along with a Fugees reunion — for a multi-city trek …
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Mr Eazi has been a leading figure in the world of Afrobeats for years, and he’s always had an expansive definition of that ever-rising music’s sonic and cultural possibilities. The Nigerian-born artist, who now mainly lives in Accra, Ghana, has collaborated with Beyoncé and Diplo, and among his most popular …
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Lady Gaga joined U2 during their performance at the Sphere in Las Vegas last night for a rendition of “Shallow,” her song from A Star Is Born. The singer took the stage with the band clad in a leather jacket and sunglasses for a surprisingly energetic version of the emotive …
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Nile Rodgers and Chic brought the “maximum funkocity” to NRP’s Tiny Desk, delivering a half-hour set of classics from both the Chic catalogue and songs co-written by Rodgers himself. The set opened with Chic’s “Le Freak,” and from there went on to feature Diana Ross’ “I’m Coming Out, Sister Sledge’s …
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The last Beatles song. Sixty years after their debut single, “Love Me Do,” there’s a new closing chapter to the world’s most beloved group. On Thursday, Nov. 2, the Beatles will drop their final song, “Now and Then.” John Lennon wrote it and sang it at the piano, at home …
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Ra ta ta, tá tá. The sound of the clave plays across Brooklyn on a windy Friday night in September. Under the Brooklyn Bridge in the Dumbo Archway, Lulada Club — a 10-member, all-woman band — starts playing their instruments along to Hector Lavoe’s “Mi Gente,” which a DJ had …
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Christine McVie’s estate and Pat Benatar have both closed deals to sell rights to their music to the acquisition firm HarbourView Equity Partners, the company tells Rolling Stone. McVie’s estate has sold her stake in Fleetwood Mac’s recorded music, which includes shares in hits like the McVie-sung tracks “Songbird” and …
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