A nine-time Grammy-winner and all-star vocalist of the illustrious salsa label, Fania Records, Rubén Blades is a living legend. Following a 2017 collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as Salsa Big Band, his 2017 album with Roberto Delgado & Orquesta, Blades has announced a live LP out October 19th, titledUna …
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Following a spellbinding performance at the MTV Music Video Awards and multiple features on Eminem’s latest record, Kamikaze, Jessie Reyez returns with her tough new track, “F*** Being Friends.” It’s the fourth single off her upcoming bilingual EP, Being Human in Public. Set to a sticky beat, the playful inflection …
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Following fully-loaded reissues of their first three albums, Metallica will put out a souped up box set edition of their 1988 commercial breakthrough, … And Justice for All, this fall. It will feature the original album, remastered by engineer Greg Fidelman, along with a selection of demos, rough mixes and …
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A day after Dinosaur Jr.‘s tour with Mastodon was canceled due to a “critical situation of a member of the Mastodon family,” J. Mascis and company have rerouted the trek to focus on “special intimate” venues across the U.S. The two-week trek begins September 10th at Maquoketa, Iowa and heads …
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Smokey Robinson paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, his “longest friend,” and sang “Really Gonna Miss You” at the Queen of Soul’s funeral ceremony on Friday. Robinson reminisced about meeting Franklin just after she moved to Detroit from Buffalo. Robinson was eight at the time. “From that moment on, almost, we …
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Lauryn Hill has responded to claims that she “stole” the music on her The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill as well as accusations of mistreatment toward her touring band. “I apologize for the delay in getting this posted, I was late in hearing about it. I understand this is long, but …
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Quavo explores forbidden romance in the new “Workin Me” video. The Migos emcee co-directed the clip with Joseph DeRosiers Jr. and Edgar Esteves. The visual opens with Quavo shooting pool with his employer, who issues some intimidating warnings about “loyalty.” “There are three things you should know about me,” he …
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The twentieth album from this Australian longform jazz institution swerves from their 30-year career of gorgeous ambient washes and fragile improv interplay, instead opting for muscle and hypnosis. This nearly 57-minute piece is held together by drummer Tony Buck’s right arm, which taps out ride-cymbal eighth notes while the band …
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Ariana Grande is determined to be a light on her fourth album. And no one has needed that light more than Grande herself. The last year has marked a tumultuous, even transformative, period for the 25-year-old pop superstar. In May, 2017, her concert in Manchester, England was the site of …
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Over the course of his lifetime, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) saw Aretha Franklin sing more times than he can count —in stadiums, parks, at a private birthday in Washington, D.C. He can’t recall exactly when the first time was, but he knows where: her father’s church, in downtown Detroit. She …
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