Madlib has released a new song, “Road of the Lonely Ones,” from his upcoming album, Sound Ancestors, which he made with Four Tet. “Road of the Lonely Ones” is simple but immersive track built around vocals that seem pulled from some forgotten soul 45 gathering dust in a crate. Madlib …
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“Lovin’ a music man’s ain’t always what it’s supposed to be,” Journey’s Steve Perry sang in “Faithfully.” In his new song “Doing Life With Me,” Eric Church echoes that sentiment as he lists off all the burdens his loved ones had to carry as he pursued country music stardom. “It …
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Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin have announced Hanukkah Sessions, with the pair celebrating the holiday by sharing eight covers of songs by Jewish artists. Kurstin, who is Jewish, and Grohl, who is not Jewish, revealed their plans on Twitter Wednesday, the night before the start of the …
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Back in 2009, eager to share my love of K-pop with pretty much anyone who would listen, I showed a grad school classmate the music video for “Lollipop” by BIGBANG and 2NE1. He laughed and told me the video looked as if it was made on another planet, with its …
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O n December 8th, 1980, John Lennon was murdered outside of his New York City apartment building. Three days prior to the tragic event, he spoke with Rolling Stone for nine hours. He was famously photographed by Annie Leibovitz for that story, naked and curling up in a fetal position …
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Ant Clemons and Justin Timberlake have released their new song “Better Days.” The single was accompanied by a debut performance video for Rock the Runoff, a virtual concert fundraiser put on by Stacey Abrams and Fair Fight on December 3rd. “We started this record after a conversation about the state …
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Carrie Underwood has teamed up with Spanish singer David Bisbal for a new single, “Tears of Gold.” The song marks Underwood’s first-ever bilingual single, with both vocalists singing in English and in Spanish. Over intense four-on-the-floor dance beats, Underwood and Bisbal describe the end of a passionate love affair: “Like …
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Snoop Dogg, Loretta Devine and Joaquina Kalukango are among the stars who are participating in a virtual reading of Katori Hall‘s play, Hurt Village. The event, which benefits the Actors Fund, will be presented December 4th-8th via YouTube. RSVPs are available for the broadcast, which is free to watch. Viewers …
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Paul McCartney, the Weeknd, John Legend, and more have donated a collection of autographed or unique microphones to the online music gear marketplace Reverb for a special charity sale launching December 1st. Sixteen microphones will be up for sale at the One Mic Reverb Shop, with all proceeds going to …
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Elton John’s AIDS Foundation and TikTok have teamed up for a campaign based around World AIDS Day. The collaboration aims to educate millions on the TikTok platform about the disease, working toward the AIDS Foundation’s goal of eliminating the AIDS epidemic by 2030. The campaign kicks of November 25th with …
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