The judge overseeing the sex abuse charges against R. Kelly ruled Friday that cameras will be allowed in the courthouse during the trial, despite objections from two of Kelly’s alleged victims. “The coverage is allowed for March 22 [the next hearing] and all subsequent proceedings,” Judge Lawrence Flood ruled Friday, …
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The Rolling Stones will release a new best-of compilation LP, Honk, on April 19th via Polydor/Interscope. The career-spanning project is available as a single-CD and 2-LP edition featuring 20 songs, along with a deluxe 3-CD/4-LP set with 46 cuts. Both versions boast eight top 10 singles (“Brown Sugar,” “Tumbling Dice,” …
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Tool will embark on a short North American tour this spring as they continue to prep their long-awaited new album, Pitchfork reports. The trek opens May 5th with a set at Welcome to Rockville in Jacksonville, Florida. The band will play a mix of festivals and headlining shows over the …
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Alice in Chains has unveiled the first two episodes of the sci-fi thriller series Black Antenna, “The One You Know” and “Rainier Fog,” which are soundtracked by the band’s 2018 album Rainier Fog. Black Antenna was directed by Adam Mason, written by Mason and Paul Sloan and produced by Elizabeth …
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Marshmello recruits Scottish indie rockers Chvrches for the producer’s latest single “Here With Me,” which also had a lyric video dropped Friday. Keeping with the upbeat sound of the DJ’s 2018 smash “Happier” with Bastille, Marshmello again employs acoustic guitars and EDM beats to set the stage for Chvrches singer …
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Elton John‘s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour reached New York city this week with two shows at Madison Square Garden and two shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wednesday’s Garden show was both his 70th time playing MSG and his 70th concert of the tour. The 24-song set hasn’t …
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Freddie Gibbs and Madlib unveiled another dark-edged track, “Bandana,” featuring Jamaican dancehall star Assassin. The song boasts a sparse beat composed of booming bass drum hits, click-clack percussion and a haunting swirl of choral vocals. The ominous atmosphere provides the perfect canvas for Gibbs and Assassin to tear off a …
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Bebe Rexha lit up The Late Show with a cleansing fire during a performance of her latest single, “Last Hurrah,” Monday. The performance opened with a slightly awkward moment, when the lighter Rexha was holding up to her mouth flickered out before she had the chance to properly lick the …
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Jerry Lee Lewis, one of the last Fifties rock & roll architects alive and performing, has been hospitalized, the singer’s representatives announced via his Facebook page. Here is the full message: “Last night, Jerry Lee Lewis suffered a minor stroke. He is with his family, recuperating in Memphis and the …
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Just a little under 20 years ago, Mavis Staples thought her career was over. Pops Staples, her father and the leader of the Staples Singers, had just died and she didn’t see how she could possibly carry on without him. “I’d just sit down and wouldn’t get up,” Mavis Staples …
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