John Zorn, Kim Gordon and Sparks are among the artists set to play the 2022 Big Ears Festival, taking place March 24th through 27th in Knoxville, Tennessee. The festival, which was last held in 2019, will also feature performances from Animal Collective, Moses Sumney, Arooj Aftab, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Bill …
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Justin Bieber and rapper the Kid Laroi kicked off the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards with a rendition of “Stay,” ascending from the sky like angels in leisurewear. In front of a backdrop designed to look like a mighty mountain, the duo blazed through their hit song. Bieber then segued …
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Lars Ulrich’s sons, Myles and Layne Ulrich, played their first show with their band, Taipei Houston, last Thursday, September 9th. The band features Myles on drums with Layne playing bass and providing vocals. Taipei Houston announced their formation back in August and began teasing their debut gig and first recorded …
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UPDATE (9/9): Korn guitarist James “Munky” Shaffer has tested positive for Covid-19, but the band does not plan on postponing any of their upcoming gigs. “Unfortunately, Munky has tested positive for Covid,” Korn said in a statement. “He is doing OK, but he will not be playing some of our …
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Lilly Hiatt will return with a new full-length album this fall. The Nashville singer-songwriter’s upcoming LP Lately will be released October 15th and was written during the isolation of the pandemic, which essentially began right as she released her 2020 album Walking Proof. The first preview of the 10-track Lately …
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Things in life tend to come full circle, which is the best way to understand the pairing of Tyler, the Creator and Maxo Kream on the latter’s new single, “Big Persona.” Both rappers, now in their early thirties, set off distinct movements in the cities in which they reside. Tyler’s …
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Harry Styles staged his first pandemic era concert — and first full-length gig in nearly two years — Saturday night at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, marking the official kickoff of his postponed-and-adjusted Love on Tour. The gig featured a near-complete performance of Styles’ 2019 album Fine Line, with …
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Little Mix have released a new single, “Love (Sweet Love),” along with a vibrant music video for the track. In the clip, the three singers appear as gold-adorned goddesses, surrounded by worshippers in a garden greenhouse. The group has been teasing the song and the video all week, writing on …
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“Do we really have to grow up?” Kacey Musgraves asked on 2015’s Pageant Material, the last time the singer-songwriter was staring down impossible expectations. Back then she was figuring out where to go next after her standard-setting 2013 debut Same Trailer Different Park, which established the blueprint for daring millennial …
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In what appears to be his latest salvo against Covid-19 vaccinations and the lockdown, Eric Clapton has surprise-released a new single, “This Has Gotta Stop,” with an accompanying animated video that also addresses climate change disaster. A bluesy shuffle, “This Has Gotta Stop” appears to reference some of the medical …
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