John Fogerty has taken issue with the forthcoming film Proud Mary, which shares the same name as his 1969 hit with Creedence Clearwater Revival. The musician said that he was not consulted about “using my song this way” and that the film has “nothing to do with me, or my …
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The four-year wait is over. On Wednesday, Jack White released “Connected by Love,” the blistering first single from his upcoming new album Boarding House Reach. The song is a woozy plea for forgiveness from a lover who has burned all his bridges. Recorded with musicians who regularly play in the …
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Black Eyed Peas take aim at police brutality, the criminal justice system and immigration policy on “Street Livin,’” a sobering new boom-bap song from the group’s first album in eight years. The Black Eyed Peas became global superstars during the second half of the 2000s with a stream of turbocharged …
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Darlene Love joined Jimmy Fallon, the Roots and Anna Kendrick to perform a cheerful version of the downcast holiday song “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” on The Tonight Showusing only classroom instruments. Love delivered a brassy, imperious lead vocal, just as she did when “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” originally …
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Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s 2012 Alchemy summer tour was supposedly in support of their new album Americana, which featured garage rock renditions of standard tunes like “This Land Is Your Land” and “Tom Dula.” But when the tour began in August, he essentially ignored the entire thing, playing “Jesus …
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Harry Styles revived his role as substitute Late Late Show host on Tuesday, filling in whileJames Corden‘s wife, Julia Carey, was giving birth to a baby girl. The pop star, who previously commandeered the show’s opening monologue during his week-long late-night residency in May, nailed a series of news-oriented jokes …
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Neil Young and Promise of the Real take another picturesque tour down the open roads of America in the singer’s new video for “Already Great,” the opening track off their just-released album The Visitor. The song, a response to Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan, relies on its video …
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Macklemore enlisted the help of DJ Premier and two budding Seattle rappers, Dave B and Travis Thompson, for a delightful performance of “Corner Store” on The Tonight Show Wednesday. The track appears on Macklemore‘s latest album,Gemini. The performance opened with Macklemore ceding the stage to the two young MCs. Dave …
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Sia pledges her love to a snowman in the latest track from her forthcoming holiday album, Everyday Is Christmas. “Snowman” is a lilting piano ballad with a light, shuffling beat. “I want you to know that I’m never leaving/ ‘Cause I miss the snow, ’til death we’ll be freezing,” Sia …
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Danny Brown reflects on his Detroit roots in an introspective trailer for Live at the Majestic, an upcoming documentary about the acclaimed rapper. Director Andrew Cohn (Kid Danny, Medora) helmed the project, out November 7th via Apple Music. The clip opens with Brown onstage at his home city’s Majestic Theatre, …
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