The National took to the late night stage Friday to perform “Tropic Morning News” on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Frontman Matt Berningerled the vocals while backed with bandmates Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf. In January, the group announced their upcoming albumFirst Two Pages of …
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In footage from the opening phase of Young Thug‘s trial in Atlanta, the superstar — forehead firmly on a courtroom table while his lawyers slog through the early weeks of an interminable trial — has often seemed broken by the court. But seen another way, the Young Thug trial is …
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New Zealand indie-pop band the Beths visited CBS Mornings to showcase tracks off their 2022 album Expert in a Dying Field for the “Saturday Sessions.” Currently in the midst of a U.S. tour, singer Elizabeth Stokes and company’s three-song mini-set featured the album-opening title track, “Your Side” and “When You …
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David Lindley, the dexterous and elfin multi-instrumentalist who died yesterday at the age of 78, could delight in sharing a few tales about his days on the road with Jackson Browne, James Taylor, and the other leading troubadours and songwriters he backed during the Seventies and Eighties. There was the …
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Following criticism that the 2023 Glastonbury Festival features all-male headliners, the co-organizer of the famed British music fest has pledged that next year’s lineup will have two women with top billing. On Friday, Glastonbury announced half of its 2023 lineup, and while the initial 52 artists billed are almost evenly …
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In early 2021, things started to fall apart for Pheelz. That February, he released his debut EP, Hear Me Out, following nearly two decades of producing some of Afrobeats’ greatest hits. The EP was relatively successful, racking up millions of streams all around, but the process cost Pheelz a lot …
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Sometimes, the hardest thing for an artist to do is relent and let other people into their creative process. That was the self-assigned task of deem spencer, the thoughtful, Queens-born artist whose latest studio album, adultSW!M, dropped today. He tells Rolling Stone that the 12-track project is the result of …
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Manuel Turizo just wants to dance. Months after the success and virality of his song “La Bachata,” the Colombian superstar is back with another Latin genre-themed single, “El Merengue.” And this time, he’s joined by DJ Marshmello. “Merengue is a rhythm that all of us Latinos have within our DNA,” …
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The Kellyoke segment on The Kelly Clarkson Show hit its stride this week. Clarkson started the week with a stunning rendition of MUNA’s “Stayaway” and ran through records from Ingrid Andress, Smashing Pumpkins, and Spacehog. Closing her hot streak, the singer performed Death Cab for Cutie‘s “You Are a Tourist” …
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Notable session musician David Lindley, a multi-instrumentalist known for his prolific work and collaborations throughout the Seventies and Eighties, died at age 78 on March 3, Rolling Stone confirmed. No cause of death was given. An active musician since the Sixties, Lindley was a popular session musician whose skillset when …
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