Esperanza Spalding spins a dizzy red yarn in a forest in the video for the singer’s new song “Lest We Forget,” her tribute to the blood that courses through our veins. “Lest We Forget” is one of four new body-inspired tracks Spalding has added to her acclaimed 2018 concept album …
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The reunited Jonas Brothers returned to Saturday Night Live for the first time since 2009, appearing as musical guests alongside host Emma Thompson. The trio first blistered through a performance of their first single in six years, “Sucker.” With a vibrant balloon-filled backdrop, the pop trio brought a plethora of …
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Sara Bareilles paints a moving portrait of motherhood on her new song, “Shiny,” which arrives just in time for Mother’s Day, May 12th. The simple track finds Bareilles singing softly over a twinkling melange of guitars and soft percussion. With her lyrics, Bareilles captures the aspects of parenthood that may …
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Last summer, Roger Daltrey hit the road in America and played the Who’s 1969 rock opera Tommy in its entirety. He was joined at every stop by an orchestra in order to recreate the lush arrangements of the original album. They taped the set in Budapest and Bethel Woods, New …
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Common gets deeply personal in his new memoir, Let Love Have the Last Word, in which he writes about his relationship with his daughter, his desire to be a husband and reveals that he was allegedly molested as a child, ABC News reports. In an interview with Good Morning America‘s …
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In a series of Instagram stories, Brie Larson performed a cover of Ariana Grande‘s “My Everything.” In the clip, the Captain Marvel actress strums a guitar and sings a stripped down version of the pop tune. At the end of the performance Larson adds a note that reads, “Thank you …
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Jimmy Fallon and the Roots don sunglasses, colorful ties and suit attire in a neon-lit room to create a suave, Eighties-vibed setting for their cover of Duran Duran’s 1982 classic, “Hungry Like the Wolf.” Their rendition is part the Tonight Show‘s backstage “Cover Room,” which is an online-only music series …
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Mexican rock band Café Tacvba had their concert gear stolen in a highway robbery that left two of their crew members “brutally beaten.” The band’s equipment truck was en route to a concert in Cancun, Mexico when the robbery took place; according to NPR, the stretch of highway connecting Puebla and …
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Mexico City’s Girl Ultra duets with Cuco on “Dame Love” (“give me love”), a lazy-Sunday soul single. The beat is unhurried; guitar notes bob and drift over the drums; Girl Ultra and Cuco sing hyper-relaxed lines. The video treatment is even simpler than the instrumental: Get in a car and …
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UPDATE: An attorney for Woodstock 50 has confirmed that the festival will continue as planned. “This confirms that Woodstock 50 is proceeding with the planning and production of the festival,”Marc Kasowitz, legal counsel for Woodstock 50, said in a statement. “Dentsu has no legal right or ability to cancel it. …
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