In a better time for the world, we’d all be hitting the karaoke bar tonight to mourn the late great Jim Steinman. This man was more than just the composer behind mega-bombastic hits by Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler, Celine Dion, Air Supply, and so many others. He was the patron …
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A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott and Post Malone will headline the rescheduled 2021 installment of hip-hop festival Rolling Loud Miami. The three-day event — set for July 23rd to 25th at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida — will also feature Megan Thee Stallion, Rick Ross, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, …
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Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris shared the stage at the 2021 ACM Awards to give a sultry rendition of their first official duet, “Chasing After You.” Performing onstage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, and surrounded by a field of pampas grass, the husband-and-wife country songwriters delivered the lyrics with …
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Eric Church wrote and recorded his new triple album Heart & Soul during a monthlong retreat to a North Carolina mountain town. For this installment of the Rolling Stone Interview: Special Edition, however, the country music protagonist is Zooming in from his writing cabin just west of Nashville. At the …
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Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas will take place next month, May 21st through May 23rd at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, despite continued concerns over the spread of Covid-19 even as vaccination rollout continues. Insomniac Events Founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella confirmed the festival would take place in a statement …
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Howard Weitzman, the Hollywood power lawyer whose clients at one time included Justin Bieber, Ozzy Osbourne, the Michael Jackson estate and O.J. Simpson, died Wednesday at the age of 81. Weitzman’s son Jed confirmed to Billboard that his father died peacefully at his Los Angeles home following a battle with …
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Twenty One Pilots have released a new song, “Shy Away,” from their upcoming sixth studio album, Scaled and Icy, out May 21st via Fueled by Ramen. “Shy Away” finds the duo embracing a propulsive synth-pop sound that still features a few alt-rock tricks (including a brief but tasteful half-time breakdown …
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We know so much about Demi Lovato, yet less than we thought. The 28-year-old Disney actress turned pop star seemed as open about her addiction and personal troubles as any public figure, yet her new four-part YouTube series, Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil (the third documentary about her life …
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Jason Aldean will perform a pair of live-audience shows as part of the Concerts on the Farm series at the Bonnaroo festival grounds in Manchester, Tennessee. The two nights, billed as “Jason Aldean: Live at the Bonnaroo Farm,” are set for Friday, May 14th, and Saturday, May 15th. Tickets for …
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After more than a year in lockdown, little in the music industry is certain. But in the near-absence of live shows, Bandcamp Friday has become a rare constant. The monthly tradition — a digital holiday of sorts, during which Bandcamp waives its revenue share, channeling all proceeds directly to artists …
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