Watching guitarist Billy Strings onstage is akin to observing a hummingbird in its natural state. Strings’ fingers zoom up and down the fretboard of his acoustic in an intricate and calculated frenzy. The scene may appear haphazard at first, but he’s in complete control, determinedly chasing that cosmic moment of …
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Danish soul-pop trio Lukas Graham may be the toast of Top 40 radio, but in his latest interview with Rolling Stone,frontmanLukas Forchhammer comes off as down-to-earth as ever. The 30-year-old singer-songwriter and his band first catapulted to global fame with their 2015 smash single, “7 Years” — which not only …
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Billie Lourd paid tribute to her late mother, Carrie Fisher, by playing a heartfelt rendition of “These Days.” The song appears on Nico’s 1967 debut solo album, Chelsea Girl, and was written by Jackson Browne. Lourd shared her cover via Instagram on Thursday, which marked the second anniversary of Fisher’s …
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Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson delivered a heavenly duet of the holiday standard “O Holy Night” on The Voice’s season 15 finale Tuesday night, trading powerful notes in a made-for-TV moment that felt festive in all the right places. Appearing on a candlelit stage — Clarkson in a glittering black …
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Bob Dylan and T Bone Burnett are collaborating with Americana group Bear and a Banjo on their new eight-song project, Variety reports. Dylan contributed lyrics to the project’s “Gone But Not Forgotten.” The project is due in early 2019. Bear and a Banjois a two-man band of Jared Gutstadt, the …
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Keith Richards can name several highlights of the Rolling Stones‘ most recentoverseas tour. He talks about how Mick Jagger pushed the band to start opening their shows with “Street Fighting Man,” how they tackled their 1967 rarity “She’s a Rainbow” and brought back their cover of Bob Dylan’s “Like a …
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Amanda Palmer is back with an ambitious new song, “Drowning In the Sound,” which addresses everything from the internet to climate change to the #MeToo movement and how it all contributes to this bizarre sociopolitical moment. The song a dynamic piece of orchestral pop filled with unexpected instrumental turns, yet …
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George Strait sure knows how to do retirement right. On the eve of his latest sold-out shows in Las Vegas, King of Country has a festive new song paying tribute to — what else? — his favorite brand of tequila, “Código.” Since retiring from full-time touring in 2014, Strait has …
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When Randy Houser releases his new album Magnolia early next year, he’ll do so with a companion film inspired by the songs and themes of the unfussy, vocal-forward LP. Also titled Magnolia, the short dramatic film follows a man and woman struggling to navigate a complicated relationship and features Houser …
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Kanye West has apologized for using his cell phone during a performance of The Cher Show. He attended the Broadway musical’s opening night at Neil Simon Theatre on Monday with wife Kim Kardashian West and was apparently caught in the distracting act by actor Jarrod Spector. Spector, who portrays Sonny …
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