The colors of Mogwai‘s volcanic explosions on the cover of The Bad Fire, the gloomy Glaswegians’ 11th record (by their count), are bright red, yellow, white, and periwinkle. Anyone who’s followed the post-rock group’s three-decade history knows, though, that Mogwai’s music burns neon blue — creating pure, clean heat but …
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Will Smith has dropped another breadcrumb about his upcoming single “Beautiful Scars,” which he’s been teasing with videos inspired by The Matrix. In the new trailer, he teams up with song collaborator Big Sean. The duo reenacts the famous red or blue pill choice Neo faces in the film, which …
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Timothée Chalamet, star of the 2024 Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, debuted as Saturday Night Live musical guest by performing three Dylan tunes: “Outlaw Blues,” “Three Angels,” and “Tomorrow Is a Long Time.” Chalamet was introduced by Adam Sandler, who weeks earlier put his trademark pronunciation on the actor’s …
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Jennie stans, rise! On Friday, the Blackpink star revealed that she’ll be going on a three-city run of The Ruby Experience to celebrate her recently announced debut album, Ruby. “Intense and intimate as I like it,” the singer captioned the show announcement. First, Jennie will celebrate Ruby — which will …
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DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper who scored a pair of mid-2000s hits with “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” has died at the age of 43. The rapper born Anthony Platt’s wife announced her husband’s death on social media, “Please respect me and my family. I just lost my husband …
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Earlier this month, we published an extensive profile of Eric Carmen that delved into the brilliant music and complicated private life of the pop visionary, who died in March 2024. It touched upon Carmen’s childhood in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, the rise of his power-pop group the Raspberries, their …
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“We’re fixing to do something that I’m never going to do again on this tour. This is going to be the only time this might ever happen in my career, actually,” Jelly Roll told the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena last year, one day before Halloween. He had …
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Paul McCartney called on the British government to protect artists in the face of a new copyright law that could allow for AI to “rip off” creators. Speaking to the BBC, McCartney warned of the bill that would let tech firms train their AI models on copyrighted works — including …
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Teddy Swims stopped by The Tonight Show to perform his recent single, “Bad Dreams.” Appearing with a live band and several back-up singers, the musician gave the soulful tune an impassioned performance, complete with a dapper white suit. “Bad Dreams” comes off the singer’s new album,I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy …
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The 2025 Brit Awards nominations revealed two first-time nods for singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri, who released her debut album What a Devastating Turn of Events in 2024. The record won over the voting body for the show but long before the awards acclaim it found a fan in Adele. Coming out …
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