Most of the K-pop acts that have attained large-scale success in America are boy bands. One exception to this rule has been Blackpink. The four-member girl group-which combines EDM, trap and hip-hop elements with bubblegum hooks–have set records on the charts in America, collaborated with Dua Lipa, snagged a slot …
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One week before Coachella 2019 begins, a worker constructing a stage at the Indio, California festival site fell to their death. Coachella organizers Goldenvoice said in a statement Saturday, “Today, Goldenvoice lost a colleague, a friend, a family member. Our friend fell while working on a festival stage. It is …
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Mariah Carey’s “A No No,” released last year on her album Caution, continues to take on a life of its own with its second remix release, featuring up-and-coming rapper Shawni. In the video, Mariah and Shawni party and parade around a colorful subway car, alongside a troupe of dancers and some …
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Singer-songwriter Courtney Hartman clears her brain for the year ahead in her new song “January First,” premiering today via Rolling Stone Country. The introspective track is the first release from the former Della Mae guitarist’s solo debut album Ready Reckoner, out June 14th. Instead of trying to make ironclad resolutions …
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Hot on the heels of his new album Baby on Baby, North Carolina rapper DaBaby stars in a new video for the Offset-assisted track “Baby Sitter.” The duo appear as Fruit Loops-eating brothers in the Reels Goat-directed clip, edited to resemble a television sitcom called The Fresh Princes of Beverly Hills. …
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Back in 2014, when former Nevada state assemblywoman Lucy Flores was campaigning for lieutenant governor, she got a bit of good news: Vice President Joe Biden was interested in joining her on the trail. But her initial optimism over Biden’s appearance at a rally in Las Vegas curdled upon his …
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Rap fans across the world are mourning Nipsey Hussle. The 33-year-old Los Angeles rapper, born Ermias Asghedom, was shot and killed on Sunday in front of his clothing store in L.A., per NBC. Listeners, both loyal and casual, have shared their condolences and feelings of disbelief since news of his …
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Bob Dylan‘s artwork and handwritten song lyrics will exhibit at a Tulsa, Oklahoma art museum beginning in May. The Gilcrease Museum’s “Bob Dylan: Face Value and Beyond” will feature 12 pastel portraits – similar to the one featured on the 2013 archival release Another Self Portrait – by the rock …
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Roxy Music have been eligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ever since their debut single “Virginia Plain” turned 25 in 1997, but they were always more popular in their native England than America and even members of the band are a little surprised they got in this …
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z accepted the Vanguard Award from GLAAD on Thursday night, at the advocacy group’s 30th annual Media Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California. Approaching the stage to the couple’s 2003 hit “Crazy in Love,” the duo gave short, but heartfelt, speeches. Jay-Z spoke for …
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