Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of the New Jersey power-pop group Fountains of Wayne and Emmy- and Grammy-winning songwriter for film, television, and theater, died Wednesday from complications related to COVID-19. He was 52. Schelsinger’s lawyer, Josh Grier, confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone.Schlesinger was hospitalized in March and tested positive …
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Elton John hosted a “living room concert” for coronavirus relief on Sunday and tapped everyone from Dave Grohl to Billie Eilish to Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong to Mariah Carey to perform as part of the virtual concert. Grohl performed an acoustic rendition of “My Hero,” dedicating his performance to …
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Lil Uzi Vert continued to control large chunks of the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart for a second straight week, single-handedly accounting for more than 25 percent of the latest ranking. Tracks from Eternal Atake (Deluxe) — Luv vs. the World 2 led the charge this week, with “Myron” …
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John Legend is here to keep people’s spirits up in his Instagram Live concert, which also featured an appearance from his wife Chrissy Teigen. During the lively set, which was part of the new Together at Home concert series led by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, the singer confirmed he has new …
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Miami’s Ultra Music Festival may have been canceled due to the coronavirus, but fans will now be able to experience the festival virtually. Sirius XM announced on Monday that they will broadcast the Ultra Virtual Audio festival via UMF Radio on Friday, March 20th at 5:00 p.m. ET. The channel …
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Lady Gaga compiles “inspirational stories written by young people” and “personal notes of empowerment” in her new anthology book, Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community, out September 22nd. The collection will be issued via the her Born This Way Foundation, which she co-founded in 2012 with her mother, Cynthia …
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Madonna has canceled the final two shows of her Madame X tour, ostensibly due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Tickets for the concerts, which were to take place at Le Grand Rex in Paris on March 10th and 11th, are refundable at point of purchase. “Following official notification from the Office …
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Robert Plant announced a spring tour with his new band Saving Grace, marking their performance debut in North America. Plant formed Saving Grace — vocalist Suzi Dian, drummer Oli Jefferson and guitarists Tony Kelsey and Matt Worley — last year, playing several shows in the U.K. The band also unveiled …
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Lady Gaga‘s “little monsters” are rarely wrong, and, on Monday, the Oscar winner confirmed that their guesses were right when it comes to her new album title: Chromatica. She will release the album on April 10th, and it’s currently available for preorder. Gaga’s fans first noticed the title in small …
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Jessie Reyez’s interview onThe Daily Show Thursday night was a surprisingly profound one. When host Trevor Noah asked Reyez why she had named her upcoming album Before Love Came to Kill Us, he got a pretty morbid answer. “Sad songs have a little love, and even love songs have a …
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