The Beths have returned with the shimmering new single “Metal” and announced a North American headlining tour. The new track basks in jangle rock, as singer Elizabeth Stokes sings, “So you need the metal in your blood to keep you alive” alongside Jonathan Pearce’s bright 12-string guitar. “I think we …
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After returning from an 11-minute trip to space earlier this month, Katy Perry found herself at the center of a storm of criticism. The backlash reached such a point that even the fast food chain Wendy’s publicly asked, “Can we send her back?” They later claimed to respect the singer, …
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Beyoncé is all saddled up and ready to get her rodeo on the road. In a few hours, the musician will kick off the Cowboy Carter tour in Los Angeles, the first of 32 stadium shows scheduled in support of her country opus. On the eve of opening night, Beyoncé …
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The annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is a place where miracles regularly take place. Over the decades, sleeping rock giants like Led Zeppelin, the Police, Cream, the Byrds, the Velvet Underground, Simon and Garfunkel, and Talking Heads have briefly reawakened to play a few songs before …
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Zach Bryan debuted an unexpected, note-perfect version of Warren Zevon‘s “Lawyers, Guns and Money” during his Stagecoach Festival headlining set Friday night, two days before the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the late singer-songwriter’s long-delayed induction. Bryan introduced the 1978 track as his “favorite song of all time” …
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Within three years of releasing their first single, the rising global girl group XG were at Coachella to help close out the festival at the Sahara Tent. Members Jurin, Chisa, Hinata, Harvey, Juria, Maya, and Cocona delivered an electrifying set that spanned their discography from fan-favorite tracks like “LEFT RIGHT” …
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A night after headlining the Palomino stage, Lana Del Rey hung around Stagecoach Saturday for Jelly Roll’s headlining set, joining that singer for a rendition of “Save Me.” “This is my favorite crooner of all time. Lana Del Rey is with me, y’all,” Jelly Roll said welcoming her to the …
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Neil Young and Stephen Stills joined forces Saturday night for the semi-annual Light Up the Blues charity show at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. They shared the bill with Billy Idol and Steve Stevens, Cat Power, Nathaniel Rateliff, Rufus Wainwright, and Linda Perry to raise money for Autism Speaks. …
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The American Music Honors, an annual event organized by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center, took place Saturday at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, this year honoring Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello, and Joe Ely. Every honoree with the exception of Joe Ely was …
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Kehlani responded to Cornell University’s decision to cancel her planned concert at the college over the singer’s stance on the situation in Gaza. Earlier this week, Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff nixed Kehlani’s May 7 concert during the university’s annual Slope Day celebration, citing Kehlani’s “espoused antisemitic, anti-Israel sentiments in …
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