New Orleans R&B singer Dawn Richard has announced Second Line, her first album since signing to her new label Merge Records. The LP is due out on April 30th and Richard describes the project as “a movement to bring pioneering Black women in electronic music to the forefront.” “You never …
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To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Bad Bunny and Rosalía play two lovers in a fiery romance in the new video for “La Noche de Anoche,” the duo’s collaboration off 2020’s El Último Tour Del Mundo. In the stylish Stillz-directed visual, Bad Bunny and Rosalía serenade one another from afar, eventually embracing …
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It’s not too difficult to imagine the impulse behind a song like “CANCELLED,” the second single from the British rapper Slowthai’s new album, Tyron. The track features Skepta and follows a familiar revenge fantasy: our anti-hero MCs versus the proverbial naysayers, who in this case are the online agents of …
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A week after being recorded on video using a racial slur, Morgan Wallen has issued a lengthy video statement in which he addresses the controversy, says he’s spoken to leaders in the black community, shares that he’s attempting to get sober, and admits that “my words matter.” He also delivered …
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New details have emerged since the report of Bruce Springsteen‘s November arrest surfaced earlier this week. Springsteen was arrested at Gateway National Recreation Area in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, on November 14th. According to a police report obtained by Vulture, Springsteen told an arresting officer that he had consumed “two …
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Merry Clayton — the famed gospel singer who features on songs like the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” — has announced her new album Beautiful Scars, due out April 9th on Motown Gospel. The singer’s new LP, co-produced by Lou Adler and Terry Young, features …
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The New York Dolls’ David Johansen and Earl Slick will lead a virtual tribute concert to their late bandmate, Sylvain Sylvain, February 14th at 7 p.m. ET. The show will feature a mix of stories, performances, and videos from an array of Sylvain’s peers and admirers. Along with Johansen and …
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Phoebe Bridgers appears alongside Dan Levy and Aidy Bryant in a new set of promos for this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live. In the first of the two bits, Bryant tries to pump up Levy and Bridgers, both of whom are making their SNL debuts. After demanding big commitment …
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Gang of Four: 77-81, an LP compilation of the English post-punk band’s seminal work that was originally scheduled for this past December, will now be released on March 12th after a delay due to production issues. (A CD version will arrive later on April 23rd.) The limited-edition box set gathers …
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This past Sunday, an outfit ensemble from the seven-piece K-pop group BTS sold for eight times its original estimated value, raking in $162,500. The ensemble, featured in BTS’ music video for “Dynamite,” was sold as part of the MusiCares Charity Relief Auction, hosted by Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills in …
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