In between standing on business in paparazzi clashes and dodging endless rumors about his personal life, it turns out Justin Bieber was busy in the studio, making a genuinely interesting album. Swag is full of well-chosen collaborators — Gunna, Sexyy Red, Cash Cobain, Lil B, Dijon—confessional lyrics, and even surprisingly self-aware skits recorded …
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The Grateful Dead are celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, from the massive 60-CD box set Enjoying the Ride to a book of rare Jim Marshall photographs. Now, the long, strange trip continues with two separate screenings on IMAX. Dead & Company — the offshoot that celebrated its 10th anniversary …
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Mariah Carey has announced her 16th album, Here for It All, the long-awaited follow-up album to 2018’s Caution. She unveiled the news on Monday morning, July 21, with an Instagram video. In the clip, she reveals that Here for It All, which had been referred to as MC16 in the …
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On the most recent Jonas Brothers LP, 2023’s The Album, the sibling trio looked back fondly on the time they spent growing up together. “Headstrong father and a dеtermined mother/Oh, that’s why some nights we tried to kill each other/But you know it’s always love,” they sang on the single …
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My Chemical Romance paid tribute to Smashing Pumpkins during their show at San Francisco’s Oracle Park over the weekend. The emo punk band performed a rousing cover of the Pumpkins’ 1995 hit “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” as a surprise addition on their Long Live the Black Parade tour, which kicked …
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In 2005, when the singer-songwriter Ryan Davis was 20, he left Chicago for Glasgow. It was part of an exchange program between the Art Institute of Chicago, where Davis was a junior, and the Glasgow School of Art, but progress on his fine art degree was an afterthought. Davis arrived …
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As promised, Tyler, the Creator released his new album, Don’t Tap the Glass, this morning, just days after the rapper revealed his surprise follow-up to 2024’s Chromakopia. The 10-track LP, out via Columbia Records, is the rapper’s ninth album. It clocks in at 28 minutes and 30 seconds, with no …
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Lizzo’s lawyers say the lawsuit filed by a wardrobe assistant over alleged discrimination and wrongful termination during the Grammy winner’s 2023 European tour is “meritless,” so all remaining allegations against Lizzo’s touring company should be dismissed before a trial. In a scathing new filing, Lizzo’s lawyers call plaintiff Asha Daniels …
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In midtown Manhattan one fall night, a mélange of bros descended upon Herald Square to see Creed. They walked around clutching Budweiser beers and hot dogs in their fists — some of them even lit their Marlboro reds in unison during “Higher.” The crowd was peppered with 3 Doors Down …
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For its sixth installment, Under the Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, Montana, boasted one of its most potent lineups yet: Tyler Childers, Wynonna Judd, Mumford & Sons, the Red Clay Strays, Shane Smith & the Saints, Luke Grimes, Whitey Morgan & the 78s, Hailey Whitters, Kelsey Waldon, Wyatt Flores, and …
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