Chloe and Halle Bailey were barely teenagers when their YouTube cover of Beyonce’s “Pretty Hurts” became a viral hit, winning the attention of the pop superstar herself, who signed them to her Parkwood label, featured them on the Lemonade visual album, and took them on her Formation tour as her …
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Noah “40” Shebib wants to show me his brain. The producer grabs a yellow Post-it Note from an island in the middle of his studio and sketches out two ovals. He leaves the first oval empty; it represents 2007. He drags a harsh charcoal line through the center of the …
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Amid protests nationwide Friday, Rihanna lamented the death of George Floyd and slammed the Minnesota police officer charged with murder in an Instagram post. “For the last few days, the magnitude of devastation, anger, sadness I’ve felt has been overwhelming to say the least! Watching my people get murdered and …
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Ellie Goulding addresses superficial power dynamics in relationships in her new song, “Power.” The track will appear in her as-yet-untitled fourth studio album, which does not have a confirmed release date. The singer self-shot the song’s accompanying video from her home while in lockdown in London, with creative direction from …
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Lana Del Rey released a passionate open letter on her Instagram late on Wednesday night in which she writes — among other things — that she has a new album in the works, scheduled for release on September 5th. But the bulk of the letter was addressed to her critics; …
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John Prine’s family will celebrate the late singer-songwriter’s legacy with the Picture Showlivestream tribute. Produced by the Prine family and Oh Boy Records, the June 11th event will feature “musicians, actors, and friends remembering our beloved JP.” Those participating in the online celebration — which will stream via Prine’s YouTube …
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Machinegum, the band-artist collective fronted by Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti, has shared a new video for “Kubes,” a song off of the group’s debut album, Conduit. Actor Justin Bartha (of The Hangover series and The Good Fight) directed the clip, which compiles videos sent in by people around the world …
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The Jonas Brothers practice proper social distancing protocol in their new video for “X” with Colombian music star Karol G. The flirtatious, Latin-infused track sees the trio urging someone to “kiss me like your ex is in the room,” but given that there is a pandemic going on, that fantastical …
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Roger Waters once wrote an entire rock opera about the dangers of isolation, but life in self-quarantine seemed to be suiting him as he hung out in his home studio in mid-April. He was spending time continuing to prep for his postponed-until-2021 This Is Not a Drill Tour, recording music …
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BTS were forced to cancel their internationalMap of the Soul tour dates this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic — including a 37-date trek through North America — but ARMY now has a new event to look forward to. The seven-piece South Korean group will be throwing an online “un-tact” …
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