Seconds into the video for “Borracho Bailando Champeta,” the singer Kevin Florez walks by a neon-bright pico, the booming sound systems known for roaring out Afro-Colombian melodies at dance parties in predominantly Black communities across Colombia‘s Caribbean coasts. These iridescent selectors have been called the “radio stations of champeta,” a …
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SummerStage — which offers outdoor concerts in Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield, Marcus Garvey Park’s Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, the Coney Island Amphitheater, and Flushing-Meadows Corona Park — has announced new safety requirements to attend its Central Park shows, which run through September. “We prioritize the safety of SummerStage’s guests, staff, and …
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UPDATE 8/11: Foo Fighters will replace Stevie Nicks‘ headlining slot this fall at Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, while Duran Duran will take over for her at Austin City Limits. ** Stevie Nicks has withdrawn from her upcoming festival appearances due to the spread of the Delta variant. Nicks …
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The DaBaby saga has entered its third week after the rapper deleted his apology to the LGBTQ+ community from his Instagram page. DaBaby apologized on August 2nd after making homophobic remarks and comments about people living with HIV/AIDS at Rolling Loud Miami last month. “I want to apologize to the …
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Just ahead of the release of the Aretha Franklin biopic Respectin theaters, the film’s star Jennifer Hudson has released her version of the soul legend’s “Ain’t No Way.” The sultry classic is one of 17 Franklin tracks sung by Hudson in the film and on the Respect soundtrack, along with …
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Taylor Swift called Simone Biles a “hero” following her bronze medal win for her balance beam routine at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. The singer narrated a video shared on Twitter for NBC’s broadcast of the events later that evening. Biles responded to the tribute, saying it brought her to …
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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have been cast as the heads of the Dutton family in the upcoming Yellowstone origin series 1883. The Western period drama, to stream on Paramount+, tells the backstory of the Duttons — whose subsequent offspring John Dutton becomes the flawed protagonist of Paramount Networks’ popular …
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Madonna took to Instagram to school DaBaby for thehomophobic comments he made during his appearance at Rolling Loud in Miami on Sunday.In a lengthy post, the singer addresses DaBaby directly, explaining the science behind the transmission of AIDS and HIV. “A message to DaBaby — if you’re going to make …
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A new version of Johnny Cash‘s “Cocaine Blues” was released on Thursday, taken from an upcoming compilation of recordings by Grateful Dead sound engineer Owsley “Bear” Stanley. The track was recorded live during Cash’s performance at the Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco in April 1968, and features a foreshadowing introduction …
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On June 6th, 2004, mere hours before Metallica were due onstage to headline the Download Festival — the U.K.’s biggest metal event — medics rushed drummer Lars Ulrich to the hospital to treat a then-undisclosed illness. Rather than let down the estimated 70,000 fans in attendance, the band tapped some …
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