Iggy Pop recruited the Roots, jazz trumpeter Leron Thomas, guitarist Noveller and a shirt to perform his song “James Bond” on Wednesday’s Tonight Show. The Stooges singer warbled, eyes closed, over a compact, noir-ish dual guitar riff and metronomic time-keeping from Questlove. “She walks like him, talks like him too/She …
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Green Day performed their brand new single “Father of All…” during an intimate show at The Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles the same day they released it to the world. The punk band played the small gig in honor of their Hella Mega stadium tour, which kicks off …
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Sheryl Crow released her eleventh – and, according to her, final – album Threads last week, featuring a star-studded roster of collaborations. On Monday night, she appeared on The Tonight Show with Jason Isbell to perform “Everything Is Broken,” a cover of a Bob Dylan song from his 1989 album Oh Mercy. Crow …
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UPDATE: This collection is now also available on UrbanOutfitters.com. From books to tribute albums, Kurt Cobain has been immortalized in countless ways since his sudden death in 1994. Now, the Nirvana frontman is being commemorated with an official apparel collection, inspired by the singer’s artwork and personal journal entries. Curated …
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Colombian pop titan Juanes recruits his fellow countryman, balladeer Sebastián Yatra, to croon on his new song, “Bonita.” It’s the latest single off Juanes’ untitled eighth studio album, set for release in November. Co-produced by Juanes, Andres Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, “Bonita” is decked with a pop-reggaeton beat and the …
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The premiere of Kelly Clarkson‘s eponymous talk show is still a few days away, but it seems pretty clear the singer won’t be holding anything back as host. In a new YouTube Q&A session to promote the show, Clarkson went on an extended rant about the current state of country …
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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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