The Mavericks have never been averse to putting their own spin on another band’s song. This is a group, after all, who once recorded their own Tejano/surf-rock take on Motley Crue’s “Dr. Feelgood.” Now the Mavericks will release an entire album of covers, Play the Hits, on November 1st via …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda joined the cast of Broadway show Freestyle Love Supreme for a completely improvised rap performance on The Tonight Show. Their song, titled “Tonight Show Pet Peeves,” used audience suggestions, commenting on problematic issues like bunions, open-plan seating and higher education. Miranda takes on open-plan seating, spitting, “Open-plan seating …
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Wilco appeared on The Late Show to showcase their recent song “Everyone Hides,” which comes off their upcoming album Ode to Joy. Appearing in front of video screens emblazoned with their band name, the musicians gave an intimate performance that showcased the many layers of the indie rock tune. Ode …
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Subscription music-streaming has ushered in new growth for recorded music. But you can’t keep up that growth without also making it easier in the first place for artists to create new songs — the very products that power this new economy —argues Splice, a tech start-up that wants to not …
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Robert De Niro couldn’t care less if Fox News doesn’t like his outspoken critiques of President Donald Trump. Responding to a prompt from CNN’s Brian Stelter on Reliable SourcesSunday morning—”When you say that, folks on Fox come after you. I remember the Tonys when you got up there and cursed”—De …
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Fiona Apple is coming to collect. In a video, the singer addresses Lil Nas X sampling her 2012 song, “Every Single Night” on his (pre-“Old Town Road”) song “Kim Jong.” “One thing that the lovely Rachel Handler didn’t mention that I did say in the interview which I would just …
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Jennifer Lopez and Shakira announced on Twitter Thursday that they will be performing at the Super Bowl LIV Pepsi Halftime Show. The performance will air live from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, on February 2nd. “Ever since I saw Diana Ross fly off into the sky at the Halftime …
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Ginger Baker, the cofounder and drummer of Cream, is critically ill and in the hospital, according to a social media post shared by his family on his official Twitter account. No further details regarding his illness have been disclosed. “The Baker family are sad to announce that Ginger is critically …
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Robert Fripp, King Crimson‘s co-founder and guitarist, said he is involved in a dispute with David Bowie‘s estate over being properly credited for his contributions to the late artist’s 1977 Heroes and 1980 Scary Monsters albums. The musician took to Facebook on Tuesday to describe what he claims are rules …
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Hot Girl Summer is officially over, which means we can now celebrate the dawning of “Hot Girl Fall.” Megan Thee Stallion appeared on The Tonight Show to herald the changing of the seasons alongside host Jimmy Fallon in an official music video for their new version of her hit single. …
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