The previously-announced Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, will begin production this year with filmmaker Antoine Fuqua attached to direct, Variety reports. In a statement, Fuqua spoke about taking on the project and his deep love for “combining film and music,” considering some of the first films he made were music videos. …
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Coming in hot. Skrillex has extended his recent streak of collaborative singles with his latest release, “Leave Me Like This,” which recruits Minnesota rapper and singer Bobby Raps to offer an earnest plea for more time. “Into the shadow/Always break my light and/Please don’t leave me like this/Stay with me …
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As U2 announced last week, they’ll be back in March with a brand new album that, really, is anything but.Songs of Surrender, playing off Bono’s recent memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, finds the band remaking 40 songs from its back catalog — “a musical reimagining resulting in a completely …
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“Glimpse of Us,” Joji‘s heartbreaking ballad about the one that got away, was sad enough on its own. Now, Kelly Clarkson has managed to take whatever was left of all the broken hearts and grind the pieces into dust with her latest Kellyoke cover on the Kelly Clarkson show. Backed …
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The arrest of Young Thug, Gunna, and other YSL associates in last May’s RICO (short for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) indictment elicited a unified response from within the rap world. Fans and other musicians resoundingly proclaimed “Free Gunna.” But after his release in December, following an Alford plea …
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Flo Rida has emerged victorious in his $82.6 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against the energy drink company Celsius. A jury in Broward County, Florida sided with the rapper — real name Tramar Lacel Dillard — who accused Celsius of not paying him the stock options and bonuses he was allegedly owed …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Snail Mail, aka Lindsey Jordan, has announced a new spring tour in support of 2021’s Valentine. The 24-date trek follows a five-night residency dubbed “Valentine Fest” in her …
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French-Caribbean musician Adi Oasis has penned musical entries that mine the human experience. On her latest single, “Multiply,” she even makes the topic of ovulating simmer with romance, embedding it with a sense of control that it doesn’t usually carry. In the accompanying video for the record, which will appear …
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Soccer Mommy is celebrating her trio of albums with a new performance. On Wednesday, the indie rock singer performed a medley of her songs for NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. The artist born, Sophie Allison, was joined for the performance by guitarist Julian Powell, keyboardist Rodrigo Avendano, bassist Nickolas Widener, …
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It’s no secret that generations of hip-hop artists have fallen victim to gun violence and drug abuse, with what feels like an unsettling uptick in deaths throughout the genre over the past decade. On his latest single, “Same Problems,” A$AP Rocky reflects on the cycle of life and death in …
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