Natalia Lafourcade’s original version of “Para Qué Sufrir,” released in 2015, was already a gem; a spare, aching meditation on a failed relationship. She rejuvenates the track with help from Jorge Drexler on her brand new album, Un Canto por Mexico, Vol. 1. Lafourcade makes two important updates to her …
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John Waters will always remember how an interview he conducted with Little Richard crashed and burned. The Polyester and Hairspray filmmaker had met the Architect of Rock & Roll — Waters’ idol to the point that he modeled his mustache after the singer — in a shockingly normal hotel room …
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Elisabeth Moss portrays horror novelist Shirley Jackson in the upcoming film Shirley, out June 5th. Directed by Josephine Decker and executive-produced by Martin Scorsese, the trailer features Moss’ Jackson sitting in an armchair at a cocktail party as a guest asks her what she’s writing next. “A little novella called …
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Cher is supporting the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with her first-ever Spanish-language single, a cover of ABBA‘s “Chiquitita.” She has simultaneously released an English-language version as well. In the new cover, she huskily sings the song’s lyrics of encouragement for a forlorn friend over its winding acoustic guitar melody. …
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Hillard “Sweet Pea” Atkinson, the rich-voiced and riveting singer best known for his work with Was (Not Was), died Tuesday, a representative for Blue Note Records confirmed. He was 74. Per Billboard, Atkinson died of a heart attack in Los Angeles where he lived. Bassist, producer and Was (Not Was) …
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A venue in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is set to host a concert with Bishop Gunn’s Travis McCready May 15th in what could be one of the first live music events since most large public gatherings were shut down to stop the spread of COVID-19. The concert will take place at …
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Mick Jagger is facing the pandemic head-on in a newsreel clip he shared on Twitter Tuesday to benefit Save the Children. The clip orignally appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “In times of international crisis every man, woman and child must pull their weight,” a mid-Atlantic accent intones …
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Tina Fey will be the master of ceremonies for a virtual benefit called Rise Up New York! to support New Yorkers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The May 11th telethon is hosted by the poverty-fighting organization Robin Hood in conjunction with iHeartMedia. Joining Fey will be a mix of public …
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Khalid has enlisted Summer Walker for a new version of his single “Eleven.” Khalid released a solo version of the song back in January. The flirtatious track has Khalid checking out a crush as he cruises Los Angeles after dark, with Khalid and Walker meeting up with a crew of …
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When Nelson George sat down to write about the state of R&B for The Village Voice in the late Eighties, two super-producers were frequently on his mind: Teddy Riley, who helped invent a vicious new fusion called New Jack Swing in New York City, and his rival Babyface, a melodic …
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