It was a sweltering London day in August 2022 when I met Ozzy Osbourne in person for the last time, at a posh hotel near Hyde Park. I took a seat, but the Prince of Darkness had to lie down because he was exhausted from his triumphant comeback performance in …
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Drake paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne during his tour stop in the metal legend’s hometown of Birmingham, England, on Wednesday evening. The rapper walked out to Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man,” the 1970 hit track about a time-traveling metal monster off Paranoid. Taking the stage, Drake addressed the thousands gathered at …
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Chappell Roan appears to be teasing that her long-awaited next single, “The Subway,” could be arriving next week. Ads with a photo of the singer have started popping up on New York City telephone poles (but, curiously, not subway posters) with the text “Going through a break up? Get Bangs!” …
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Management firm 11AM NYC’s midtown Manhattan offices are abuzz on a Wednesday afternoon. Plaques for hit releases by A$AP Ferg and Lil TJay adorn the walls, and employees are moving about, hoping to help Queens rapper Bay Swag earn one of his own for his upcoming debut album, Damaged Thoughts …
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In a testament to the widespread adoration Ozzy Osbourne earned over the course of his singular life, a tribute to the late metal legend has come in from officials at the Alamo. Yes, that Alamo. The one in San Antonio dedicated to the soldiers killed in the 1836 Texas Revolution. …
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Don’t Tap the Glass is Tyler, the Creator’s second album in less than a year and, at only 28 minutes, notably less robust than its predecessor, Chromakopia. But all the elements of his work are here: the swaggy boasts, the effortless shifts from deep-voiced rapping to winsome, slightly off-key singing …
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George Kooymans, guitarist and co-founder of the Dutch rockers Golden Earring, has died. He was 77. Kooymans’ family confirmed his death to the Dutch outlet AD, saying the musician died from the effects of ALS, which he was diagnosed with in 2020. “We say goodbye to a great musician and …
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Justin Bieber returned to the album charts after four years with surprise album Swag, and for the first time, his LP did not debut at Number One, instead bowing at Number Two. But that only tells part of the story: Swag still marks the singer’s biggest streaming debut of his …
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For Rusowsky, Tiny Desk had been a long-held dream. On Tuesday, the Spanish musician stopped by the NPR headquarters to serenade Tiny Desk with a concert featuring songs from his newest album, Daisy. Rusowsky’s set opened with the sound of a flute as the Spanish star eased into “Johnny Glamour,” …
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As anyone who remembers MTV’s The Osbournes can attest, Ozzy Osbourne, who died Tuesday at 76, had a way with words. It didn’t matter if he was walking offstage after playing to 50,000 fans or sitting at his house struggling to work the TV remote, the metal pioneer always managed …
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