Sly Stone’s journey highlights the difficulty of showing emotions,something that is even more difficult for Black people in the U.S. Expressing feelings at times felt dangerous for us. You could get laughed at, ridiculed, teased, ostracized, punched, or killed. To protect themselves, black people adopted a “cool” exterior — acting …
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In late February of 2020, shortly before the pandemic shut down just about every avenue for an independent country singer to make a living, Angel White was already living in a vacant hotel, playing underground shows with theme nights. One of those themes, “ghosts of the West,” stuck with him. …
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Mike Love paid tribute to his cousin and Beach Boys co-founder, Brian Wilson, who died Wednesday, at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York on Thursday. “I especially must thank my cousin Brian Wilson,” Love said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “My first cousin by blood but …
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If anyone needed further evidence that Kendrick Lamar eviscerated Drake in their feud, look no further than the response Lamar received while performing in Drake’s hometown of Toronto this week. He and SZA brought their Grand National Tour to Rogers Centre on Thursday night for the first of two shows …
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A new box set will examine Elvis Presley‘s third act, collecting rare highlights from his L.A. recording sessions between 1970 and 1975. Sunset Boulevard, out Aug. 1, includes 89 rarities, more than half of which have never come out officially in the U.S., across five discs. A preview of what …
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Chicago house pioneer Vince Lawrence recalls witnessing Disco Demolition Night as a teenager, and later recognizing the racist undertones of the infamous incident, in a new clip from the fascinating documentary, Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, premiering on Rolling Stone. Directed by Elegance Bratton, Move Ya Body digs …
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Drake appears on OVO Sound signee Smiley’s new song “2 Mazza.” The two Canadian artists’ track comes in the middle of Drake’s foe Kendrick Lamar taking over Toronto’s Rogers Centre this week on his Grand National Tour with SZA. “2 Mazza” is heavy on the Toronto slang and locale shoutouts, …
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Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage Kanye West showed up to Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial in New York this morning and walked through security with Combs’ youngest son, Christian “King” Combs. Wearing an all-white denim ensemble and dark sunglasses, West traveled light as he …
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Welcome to the (extended) world of the Sparklemuffin. On Friday, Suki Waterhouse revisited her album Memoir of a Sparklemuffin and released a deluxe edition of the record featuring 12 additional tracks, including single “The Bellboy (One Last Crush)” and several live recordings. Along with the 18 singles on the original …
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Kim Gordon has re-recorded her single, “Bye Bye” — off her 2024 solo album, The Collective — especially for Donald Trump. On “Bye Bye 25!” she replaces her original lyrics with a list of all of the president’s favorite words: “intersex,” “Gulf of Mexico,” “climate change,” and “women,” among them. …
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