What has rainbow grilled cheese platters, giant dancing bear cutouts, and Woody Harrelson wearing a tie dye tie? The MusiCares’ annual Persons of the Year Charity Gala, where the Grateful Dead are the 2025 honorees (with some “Friend of the Devil” food cake to celebrate.) “It’s an incredible honor and …
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The last time Kris Kristofferson ever performed in public, he was paying tribute to a friend. Showing up for others is something Kristofferson, whodiedSaturday at the age of 88, did his entire career, whether it meantinsistingthat John Prine receive a record deal, or showingpublic supportto Sinéad O’Connor when the world …
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A day after Norah Jones released her new album Visions, the singer appeared on CBS Saturday Morning’s Saturday Sessions to showcase three tracks from her latest LP. Making a return appearance, Jones delivered first single “Running,” “All This Time,” and “I Just Wanna Dance” from her ninth studio album and …
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Mavis Staples will celebrate her birthday a few months early with the star-studded Mavis Staples 85th: All Star Birthday Concert. The event, scheduled for April 18 at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater, will feature a headlining performance from the gospel and soul singer herself, with additional appearances from Chris Stapleton, Grace …
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Norah Jones has announced her new album Visions, her first new (non-Christmas) LP in nearly four years. Ahead of Visions’ March 8 release, Jones has shared its first single “Running,” which — like the majority of the album — is a collaboration with producer and multi-instrumentalist Leon Michels, a contributor …
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Dave Grohl delivered a special and unexpected gift to Foo Fighters fans during his recent appearance on the Norah Jones Is Playing Along podcast. The frontman’s appearance ran for just over an hour and a half, during which the two musicians went deep on songwriting, live performance, and long-time influences. …
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On her latest single “Can You Believe,” Norah Jonas wants to know that she isn’t invisible or alone. Co-written with producer Leon Michels, the record arrives ahead of the singer’s extensive summer tour through Europe. The trek is scheduled to begin on July 5 in France. “Tell me you can …
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Iggy Pop has shared a new cover of Leonard Cohen‘s 2016 track “You Want It Darker.” Pop’s version of the spoken word song, which appeared on Cohen’s final album before his death, is pensive and moody as Pop fills in for Cohen’s gravel-tinged croon. “There’s nobody like Leonard,” Pop noted …
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Norah Jones debuted her podcast Playing Along with a musical conversation featuring her first guest Jeff Tweedy. The Wilco frontman spent over an hour with the host discussing hardcore fanbases and live performances, during which the pair also transformed a five-song set of songs as duets. “I love playing music …
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Norah Jones reinterprets one of Leonard Cohen’s late masterpieces with a cover of “Steer Your Way” for the upcoming all-star tribute album Here It Is, due out Oct. 14. Here It Is features covers of Cohen’s songs spanning the rock poet’s entire career, and for the tribute LP Jones picked …
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