Jack White received an honorary doctorate from Wayne State University during the Detroit college’s commencement event Friday. White, donning a cap and gown for the ceremony, was honored for his “dedication to the city of Detroit and significant contribution to the arts,” Wayne State president Roy Wilson said in his …
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Alexander Skarsgård made a splash two years ago for his harrowing performance as Perry Wright on the HBO limited seriesBig Little Lies. But before that role, he was already well-known in two fandoms: theTrue Blood hive, and Lady Gaga‘s Little Monsters. “I was in L.A. shooting one of my first …
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Four women channel personal hardships and national angst into progressive, grassroots Congressional campaigns in the upcoming documentary Knock Down the House, which premieres globally on Netflix and in select theaters on May 1st. The film’s new trailer previews the divergent yet harmonious paths of Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Amy …
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Wiz Khalifa saluted his fans on 4/20 by releasing a new music video for his song “Taylor” along with a surprise mixtape. Only, the Pittsburgh rapper was so excited he kind of spoiled his own drop by tweeting cryptically the day before: “Fly Times Vol. 1 will inspire a whole …
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For the ninth consecutive year, YouTube will stream the Coachella Festival’s two weekends so fans outside Indio, California can watch the spectacle on their screens. The streams of over eighty acts at the festival will be available on YouTube’s Coachella channel and the YouTube Music app. This year, YouTube Music …
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The Raconteurs performed their first concert together in eight years and debuted tracks off their upcoming third album Help Us Stranger at the band’s gig Saturday at Third Man Records’ 10th anniversary celebration in Nashville. In addition to performing the previously released “Now That You’re Gone” and “Sunday Driver,” Jack …
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Lady Gaga gushed on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live that her “whole artistic journey flashed before [her] eyes” after she and Bradley Cooper won the Academy Award for Best Original Song (“Shallow”) at the 2019 ceremony. “I instantly saw myself sitting on my stoop of my studio apartment in New York …
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The Flying Luttenbachers are more of an idea than a band. Just as Robert Fripp has steered King Crimson through countless lineups and styles during the past 50 years, Luttenbachers drummer, composer and sole consistent member Weasel Walter rebooted his group constantly during its initial 1991–2007 run, typically reemerging each …
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The latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast celebrates the life and music of Peter Tork, with previously unheard interview audio and more. Andy Greene and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt to discuss Tork’s place in music history, while also tracing the Monkees‘ broader story and making …
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Meek Mill, J. Cole, Anthony Hamilton and Carly Rae Jepsen performed during the 2019 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, which was held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Meek Mill, who was backed by six dancers and a DJ, delivered a medley of pyro-punctuated songs from his most …
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