Maren Morris is burning The Bridge. The songwriter’s new two-track EP — featuring the songs “The Tree” and “Get the Hell out of Here” — seems, metaphorically, to reflect her growing exasperation with the country music industry in Nashville. “These two songs are incredibly key to my next step because …
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Welcome to our weeklyrundown of thebest new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Drake and SZA spar over the pains of modern love, J Balvin enlists DJ Khaled to revitalize Usher‘s 2004 hit “Yeah!,” and Doja Cat asserts her bragging rights. Plus, …
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When TJ Osborne announced to the world that he was gay in February 2021, it was both the beginning and the end of a journey. Coming out was a decision years in the making, a historic moment for country music that allowed him to finally go public with a part …
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During our two-hour Zoom call, Cleveland rapper/producer Kipp Stone tells me that his zest for writing started with stories about a character he deemed the “Cleverland Hero.” “It’s a shoebox under my bed [with] a bunch of stories,” he says while lounging in a chair in his home. “[They] would …
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Duran Duran throw a virtual monsters’ ball in their video for “Danse Macabre,” the title track of their upcoming album, which comes out just before Halloween on Oct. 27. The music features the return of the band’s former guitarist, Warren Cuccurullo, since he left the group in 2001. The animated …
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Rockefeller Plaza welcomed Carrie Underwood to the Today stage on Thursday morning as part of the Citi Concert Series. The country star ran through a packed set of songs, mainly pulling from the forthcoming deluxe edition of her latest album Denim & Rhinestones, set for release on Sept. 22. In …
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Earlier this summer, it was reported that Donald Glover (and his brother Stephen) were working with Disney+ and the Star Wars universe to create a series spinoff of his character Lando Calrissian. Well, turns out it’ll actually be a movie. On Thursday, Lucasfilm confirmed to Variety that Lando will be …
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Sheryl Lee Ralph delivered an impassioned speech that evoked Rihanna during a rally for striking writers and actors Wednesday in Los Angeles. “You know why we’re here. You know what we deserve. And in the words of one of our SAG members, ‘Pay us what you owe us. Don’t act …
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Self-styled “blue-collar” Florida governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spent late 2018 living large on gifts from his wealthiest donors — without disclosing them to ethics regulators. According to a report from The Washington Post, in the months between his election and inauguration as governor, DeSantis took at least six …
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Wyclef Jean said it himself: Shakira is a “musical genius.” On Tuesday, the Colombian star was awarded the MTV VMA Vanguard Award for her musical trajectory and out-of-this-world visuals throughout her decades-long career. She is the first South American artist to be honored with this award. Amid chants of her …
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