Since news broke Tuesday morning that Loretta Lynn, the pioneering country singer, died at her home in Tennessee at age 90, some of Nashville’s biggest stars, from Dolly Parton to Carrie Underwood, have been paying her tribute. But the remembrance that caught our eye was from the guy who once …
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Marcus Mumford stopped by The Late Late Show to perform an emotionally-wrought version of his recent song “Grace.” Appearing with a live band, Mumford gave the song a bluesy vibe. The musician also sat down with host James Corden to discuss his music and his Oscar tattoo. “Grace” comes off …
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As tributes continue to pour in following the death of country music legend Loretta Lynn, Jack White, who produced Lynn’s 2004 classic Van Lear Rose and duetted with Lynn on “Portland, Oregon,” memorialized her with an extensive video on his Instagram page. White called Lynn “a mother figure” and “a …
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During the peak of the pandemic, Depeche Mode‘s members found themselves simultaneously making sense of Covid’s widespread loss while trying to appreciate life in the moment. Those two themes kept popping up when frontman Dave Gahan and singer and multi-instrumentalist Martin Gore were writing lyrics for what would become their …
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Roger Waters does not want you to ignore his politics. The 79-year-old’s This Is Not A Drill Tour opens with Waters imitating a plummy British announcer and telling the audience: “If you’re one of those ‘I love Pink Floyd but I can’t stand Roger’s politics’ people, you might do well …
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Last year, Alex Giannascoli was ready to make a change. After years of living nomadically around Philadelphia, the oracular singer-songwriter who performs as Alex G felt like settling down. So he and his longtime partner, violinist Molly Germer, bought a place of their own. “We got this old house and …
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In a future that regrettably lacks flying cars and teleportation as early predictions in movies and television may have suggested, Jay-Z is doing his part to advance the technological age. The billionaire rapper’s venture capital firm was the lead investor in the Los Angeles-area startup Stellar Pizza as they raised …
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Most people were winding things down on Monday night in Los Angeles yesterday, but the streets near the Hollywood Bowl were buzzing with thousands of fans doing their best Stevie Nicks impressions. They wandered toward the venue, paying homage to the rock star’s many eras, wearing outfits that captured her …
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Loretta Lynn, the beloved singer and songwriter whose seven-decade career broke down barriers for women in country music, died Tuesday at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. She was 90. Lynn’s publicist confirmed her death to Rolling Stone. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, …
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Quando Rondo is comfortable at home in Savannah, Georgia. During our conversation, the 23-year-old rapper can be overheard telling someone leaving the house to “stay safe” and calmly answering “Yes, Granny” during another juncture. He sounds at peace. But that’s not the whole story. Violence has continually hit close to …
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