Pop stars have to possess at least a few chameleonic tendencies—quickly snapping from thrill-ride energy shots to weepy ballads demands a willingness to switch things up, at least in terms of mood. On her first solo full-length, Blackpink member Lisa takes that ideal to heart and beyond — Alter Ego, …
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Fancy Hagood’s done a bad, bad thing. In the Nashville singer-songwriter’s new music video for “Isn’t That Life,” he calls upon a trio of friends to help him do that most sacred of favors —dispose of a body. Michelle Branch, who duets with Hagood on the song, is one of …
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The influential concert film, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, which featured the band performing in the empty, excavated remains of the titular Roman amphitheater, will get a new look this spring. Restored from the original 35mm prints and remastered in 4K with remixed audio by musician and recording engineer Steven …
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Bono’s Stories of Surrender stage show will come to the small screen this May as a new documentary heading to Apple TV+. Bono: Stories of Surrender, featuring never-before-seen footage from the U2 singer’s April 2023 residency at the Beacon Theatre, where he staged a one-man show in support of Surrender: …
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Ever since Kanye West went on an abhorrent antisemitic tirade in fall 2022 — which cost him his billionaire status and lucrative partnerships with Adidas and Gap — the Grammy winner has been fighting off an ever-growing list of lawsuits. The 47-year-old, who changed his name to Ye, has been …
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For the first time in who knows how long, Kanye West is actually trying to wriggle his way out of an explosive, contentious situation. On his Instagram Stories, West tried to distance himself from the viral feud erupting between Bhad Bhabie and Alabama Barker, the daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis …
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Lauryn Hill has penned a tribute to the late Roberta Flack, whose rendition of “Killing Me Softly With His Song” inspired the hit version recorded decades later by the Fugees. “Whitney Houston once said to me that Roberta Flack’s voice was one of the purest voices she’d ever heard,” Hill …
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Nicky Jam made headlines and drew criticism after he endorsed Donald Trump and was misgendered by the politician during a rally. Now, the Puerto Rican singer is sharing more details of what exactly happened, explains that he learned his lesson following the debacle. “I can’t support your campaign because I …
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There have always been two sides to the music of Nigerien guitarist and bandleader Mdou Moctar: the electric and the acoustic, the sweaty ballroom and the evening campfire, the wedding dance and the lament.If Mdou Moctar’s terrific 2024 album Funeral for Justice was the electric sound of the furious political …
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Paul McCartney will reflect on his time piloting Wings in an upcoming book that focuses on his post-Beatles band. Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, due out November 4 via Liveright / W. W. Norton and Allen Lane / Penguin Press, culls from dozens of hours of …
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