Like most people these days, the rising London rapper Central Cee is having trouble keeping track of time. His debut mixtape, Wild West, dropped just over a year ago, but the 23-year-old MC says he feels like he’s been living the life of an internationally known artist for much longer. …
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Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion took place on Thursday in Spicewood, Texas — but back in Austin, SXSW was still chugging along, showcasing a variety of acts (and food). From Young Thug to Danielle Ponder, here are our highlights. Young Thug The last time SXSW held an in-person festival, the Waterloo …
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“The first time I bought a house — a home —was, like, a week ago,” Saba says, tightening up for his laptop’s camera after gently rocking with laughter. He’s positioned in front of a blank white wall of his new Los Angeles abode. At one point, he darts off camera …
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I t probably shouldn’t have come as a surprise that the Puerto Rican star Rauw Alejandro, with his billions of streams and sold-out mega-shows, doesn’t half-ass things. Even so, his commitment to victory is startling as he walks across a dystopian-looking paintball field near Miami one blazing-hot morning, carrying himself …
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Rarin’s “GTA” is a briskly aspirational single — “I been getting all this cash, I don’t need a label/Made it up from nothing fast, yeah this is a fable” — with distorted bass in all the right places. After the rapper released the track, back in the first summer of …
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Clubs have been on shaky ground since the pandemic hit in March 2020. Some closed, others lost staff, and all were faced with navigating new rules and regulations to keep audiences safe. Falling Covid cases and vaccines brought a glimmer of hope last summer, but the onset of Omicron in …
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In Rolling Stone‘s December 2021 cover story, Adele opens up about the emotional journey she’s been on since 2019. That year, not only did she begin writing her highly-anticipated fourth album, 30, but she also saw a series of major upheavals in her life, like the end of her relationship …
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Bin Reaper 2, the latest album from Michigan rapper BabyTron, opens with a sample from Harry Potter. On the project’s intro, aptly titled “Half-Blood Prince,” the 21-year-old MC is firmly in his lane, delivering head-spinning bars jam-packed with pop culture references. “Scooby-Doo, hopping out the van, gon’ leave a mystery,” …
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I t takes only a few minutes after they meet for Lorde and David Byrne to get in sync. The pop star, 24, and the elder statesman, 69, are on the rooftop of a photo studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on a windy Sunday afternoon. Both are dressed in stylishly low-key …
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UPDATE Nov. 12, 2021: After 14 years, Britney Spears‘ conservatorship has been terminated. For the first time in more than 13 years, Britney Spears woke up Thursday without her father, James “Jamie” Spears, in control of her $60 million fortune. His ability to pull the levers of her life by …
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