Travis Scott and Kid Cudi‘s “The Scotts” debuted at the top of the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart thanks to more than 32 million streams and more than 68,000 downloads. Scott and Cudi first unveiled the track during a virtual event in the game Fortnite that attracted 12 million …
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Mick Jagger, Will Smith and Jack Black are among the artists who will perform Sunday during the “iFor India” livestream concert for COVID-19 relief. Nick Jonas and wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Bryan Adams, Joe Jonas and wife Sophie Turner, A.R. Rahman, Jay Sean and Mindy Kaling will also make appearances …
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Eddie Vedder has accepted the All In Challenge to raise money for COVID-19 relief efforts, offering a special Pearl Jam concert “birthday package” that includes opportunity to join the band on stage and more. Vedder was nominated for the challenge by actress Laura Dern, and in a video offered a …
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Dashboard Confessional have released a cover of Post Malone’s hit song “Circles,” recorded earlier this year at New York’s Electric Lady Studios. It was released on Wednesday in a Spotify Singles package, alongside a new version of the band’s own song “Screaming Infidelities.” The cover is a faithful rendition of …
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During an interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms expressed her concerns about Georgia’s plans to reopen its economy as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise in the state. Bottoms acknowledged that she had a good working relationship with Georgia Governor Brian …
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On Sunday night, a whole host of Canadian artists performed in Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble, a television special and livestream dedicated to raising money for Food Banks Canada as they help fight the coronavirus pandemic. The broadcast culminated in a remote — yet, very obviously, studio-produced — sing-along of Bill Withers’ …
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Arriving the day after Donald Trump told us all we’d all feel better if we just went and shot some bleach into our bodies, here’s a little anti-Trump invective we definitely need right now. Roots-rock icon Lucinda Williams just released Good Souls Better Angels, arguably her best album since her …
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Bright Eyes have shared another new song, “Forced Convalescence,” from their upcoming new album, which is expected to arrive later this year via Dead Oceans. The track finds Conor Oberst staring down the past and future from his bed, as a simple mix of stomping drums, soft piano, and dreamy …
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Bon Jovi has canceled its summer 2020 tour and plans to fully refund ticketholders amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Due to the ongoing global pandemic, it is no longer feasible for Bon Jovi to tour this summer,” the band said in a statement. “Given these difficult times, we have made …
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Get used to hearing Rina Sawayama’s name in every conversation about what’s hot in pop this year. The Japan-born, U.K.-raised singer-model’s debut album, Sawayama, is a thrilling musical adventure, expertly referencing the chaos of Top 40 at the turn of the century without getting too hung up on the nostalgia …
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