UPDATE: Federal prosecutors in Chicago have filed a new indictment against R. Kelly that contains allegations brought forward by a new victim referred to as “Minor 6.” The indictment claims that Kelly sexually abused the then-underage woman during a four-year period that began in 1997. However, the latest indictment won’t …
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Over the course of her six full-length albums, Kentucky singer-songwriter Joan Shelley has trafficked in the strain of intimate, earthy folk and country that calls to mind everyone from Nick Drake to Iron & Wine to Gillian Welch. Her latest, Like the River Loves the Sea, feels simultaneously grounded and …
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Meek Mill, Meghan Trainor and Rapsody will perform a free concert during the NFL Kickoff Experience at Chicago’s Grant Park on September 5th, the first event under the new partnership between Jay-Z‘s Roc Nation and the NFL. The rappers and singer will host two Chicago-based community organizations, BBF Family Services …
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So what does a young superstar spend his time thinking about? Classic rock, mostly, along with the occasional movie or TV show. Harry Styles has always been a voracious scholar of pop history — the kind of guy who obsesses over John and Yoko album covers and Fleetwood Mac deep …
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Shakira will bring her El Dorado World Tour from arenas to movie theaters with a concert film this fall. Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour will premiere internationally in a one-night event on November 13th, in more than 2000 theaters across 60 countries, with encore screenings in select locations, …
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Harry Styles appears onRolling Stone‘s September cover. Writer Rob Sheffield traversed Los Angeles and London with the former One Direction member for an in-depth interview about sex, drugs and rock & roll. Here’s a few highlights from the story that shouldn’t be missed. He’s putting the finishing touches on his …
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The 18th annual Americana Honors & Awards have announced the performing lineup for the September 11th ceremony. A pool of veterans and up-and-coming artists, it’s a particularly mixed group that mirrors the diversity of this year’s nominees. John Prine, Elvis Costello, Brandi Carlile, Delbert McClinton, and Mavis Staples are all …
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Under President Donald Trump, the United States has seen the largest reduction of nationally protected lands in the country’s history. One of the victims of the administration is Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which will soon be open to strip mining and gas extraction, according to a Bureau of Land Management …
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David Koch, the billionaire conservative activist who helped shape modern American politics, has died. He was 79. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my brother David,” David’s brother Charles Koch wrote in a statement Friday morning. “Anyone who worked with David surely experienced his …
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Vince Staples gets into an unexpected fight in a strange barbershop in the video for his new song “So What?” which doubles as the first episode of his new web series, The Vince Staples Show. The two-minute bruiser boasts a beat that mixes heavy percussion and bass with a spindly …
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