Grammy Award-winning singer Alessia Cara returns with “Growing Pains,” the first single off her as-yet-untitled sophomore album. Cara released her debut LP Know-It-All in 2015. Pop & Oak produced the booming track, which was written solely by Cara. The lyrics reflect the anxiety of transitioning from teen to young adult …
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It has been more than a decade since Drakeroamed the halls of Degrassi Community School, but the rapper returns to his Jimmy Brooks-portraying roots in the video for his latest single “I’m Upset.” Several of his old Degrassi: The Next Generationcastmates – including Shane Kippel, Nina Dobrev, Stacey Farber, Jake …
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Shawn Mendes became famous as a teenager, which had its literal highs and lows. Just as he conquered the pop world with hits like “Stitches,” he was forced to perform live in front of ravenous fans as his voice changed – often in real time. The singer laughed at the …
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Jerry Hopkins, an author andveteranRolling Stone writer that served as the magazine’s Los Angeles corespondent in the late Sixties,died in Bangkok, Thailand on June 3rd after a long illness. He was 82.His wife Lamyai confirmed Hopkins’ death. In 1980, Hopkins wrote No One Here Gets Out Alive,the definitive Doors biography …
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Train recruited country artist Cam and Gym Class Heroes frontman Travie McCoy for their summer-ready new single “Call Me Sir.”The song follows Train‘s 10th studio album, 2017’s A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat. Each of the vocalists leads a verse in a song about how a lover can feel like …
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Rita Ora has apologized over widespread criticism surrounding her recently released song “Girls” and walked back some of the track’s thematic messages. Ora released “Girls,”which also features Cardi B, Charli XCX and Bebe Rexha and discusses themes of bisexuality, last week to a mixed reception. While some praised the song …
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Tidal and the Prince estate announced Friday that, after alengthy legal battle,the streaming service will debut a new and unreleased Prince album.Due out in 2019, the album will feature a collection of previously unreleased music from Prince’s legendary Vault. Tidal will stream the album exclusively for 14 days as well …
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Scott Hutchison, the singer-songwriter of Scottish indie-rock group Frightened Rabbit, is missing and his bandmates are concerned about his wellbeing. “We are worried about Scott, who has been missing for a little while now,” Frightened Rabbit tweeted Wednesday morning. “He may be in a fragile state and may not be …
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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Liz Phair, The Girly-Sound TapesThe brutally honest Chicago rocker revisits her landmark debut Exile In Guyville with a box set that includes a remastered version of the album, which turns 25 next month. But the real treat is the at-long-last-official version of the cassettes Phair recorded …
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Jeff Beck extended his summer tour with seven new dates. The guitarist added four solo concerts (July 21st in Phoenix, July 26th in Austin, Texas; August 5th in York, Pennsylvania; and August 15th in Port Chester, New York) along with three shows alongside Heart’s Ann Wilson (August 7th in Lewiston, …
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