Gorillaz and Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara venture to scenic Lake Como in Italy in the new video for their collaboration, “Désolé.” The track and video mark the second installment of the animated outfit’s “Song Machine” series. “Désolé,” which means “sorry” in French, boasts a simmering groove that takes a delightfully …
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Seven months after collaborating on a song together, Norah Jones and Mavis Staples will embark on a joint U.S. tour. The singers, who partnered in October 2019 for the new track “I’ll Be Gone,” will kick off the first half of their U.S. tour on May 10th in Spicewood, Texas, …
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5 Seconds of Summer reflect on their youth in “Old Me.” The track is the latest single from their upcoming album Calm, out March 27th on Interscope Records. “Shout out to the old me/And everything you showed me,” lead singer Luke Hemmings declares in the chorus before he transitions into …
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Pop Smoke, the rising New York rapper whose gruff-voiced style made fans of stars like Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, was shot and killed in Los Angeles on Wednesday. A representative for the LAPD confirmed the rapper’s death to Rolling Stone. The Los Angeles police responded to an emergency call …
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An investigation into recently ousted Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan’s sexual harassment allegation against Academy general counsel Joel Katz has begun, according to two documents sent to “elected leaders” of the Recording Academy Thursday evening. The memo, sent by interim CEO and board chair Harvey Mason Jr. and obtained by …
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Just three weeks ago, relations between Aerosmith and their drummer Joey Kramer were so strained that security guards refused him entry to their Grammy rehearsals. But Monday night in Las Vegas, they welcomed him back onto the stage for a full set at their ongoing Deuces Are Wild residency at …
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David Bowie’s unreleased Earthling-era semi-instrumental “Nuts” is the latest installment in the Is It Any Wonder? series, a six-week unearthing of rare tracks that the late icon recorded in 1996 and 1997. “Nuts” was recorded at the same November 1996 studio sessions that yielded Earthling’s “The Last Thing You Should …
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French Montana has released the music video for “50s & 100s,” a cut from his latest album Montana featuring Juicy J. Directed by Zac Facts and filmed in Los Angeles, the clip shows the two rappers as silver-haired elderly women, taking their money and their red convertible out for a night …
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Gorillaz have launched their music and video series, “Song Machine,” with a jittery new tune, “Momentary Bliss,” featuring British MC Slowthai and the punk duo Slaves. The song finds Gorillaz and Slaves crafting a tune that builds deftly from woozy synth-pop into a rambunctious bit of supermelodic pop punk (tinged, …
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The Who, Stevie Nicks, Dead & Company, Foo Fighters, Lizzo, and Lionel Richie are set to perform at the 2020 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The 51st annual festival will take place over two weekends: April 23rd through 26th, and April 30th to May 3rd. The first weekend will …
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