“Weird Al” Yankovic wrapped up the first show of his two-night stand at New York’s Apollo Theater by covering “Close To You” by the Carpenters, but on the following evening, he went in a very different direction by tackling Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s 1969 classic “Cinnamon Girl.” Even more …
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Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton rejoined his heavy metal band mates onstage Wednesday night at the group’s Newark, New Jersey concert. It was the guitarist’s first live appearance since announcing that Parkinson’s disease would prevent him from touring with Judas Priest. A week and five shows into Judas Priest’s Firepower …
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21 Savage performed his money-making ode “Bank Account” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday. He also announced the launch of the 21 Savage Bank Account Campaign, which will help teens achieve financial literacy. 21 Savage’s vocal tone – soft, rigid, resolutely un-melodic – is unusual in hip-hop at the …
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There wasn’t a lot of love for Devo in the early 1990s. The pioneering New Wave act probably felt they reached rock bottom when their 1988 effort Total Devo peaked at Number 189 on the charts, but then they faced the indignity of witnessing 1990s Smooth Noodle Maps– which contained …
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Janelle Monáe unveiled two new songs “Make Me Feel” and “Django Jane,” set to appear on her upcoming album, Dirty Computer, out April 27th. Both tracks arrived with music videos. Alan Ferguson directed the “Make Me Feel” clip and Andrew Donoho, Chuck Lighting and Lacey Duke co-directed “Django Jane.” With …
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UPDATE: Nick Cave has released a trailer for Distant Sky that shows just how vibrant the Copenhagen show was. In it, he reaches into the crowd to hold hands with the front row, he kicks the air as he sings and he stretches out his arm like a preacher, all …
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Camila Cabello will embark on her first solo trek this spring. The former Fifth Harmony singer’s Never Be the Same Tour is named for the opening track on herchart-topping debut,Camila. The 16-date tour opens April 9th at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre and moves eastward, hitting theater-sized venues across North America before …
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James Hetfield will make his big-screen acting debut in the upcoming Ted Bundy film Extremely Wicked, Shocking Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as the infamous serial killer. The Metallica singer will portray Officer Bob Hayward, “a no-nonsense Utah highway patrol veteran who was the first law enforcement officer to …
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Kevin Smith, the Bronx DJ and rapper known as Lovebug Starski who is often credited with coining the term “hip-hop,” died Thursday at 57 following a heart attack in Las Vegas. His daughter, Tiffany Williams, confirmed Smith’s death to Rolling Stone. Smith was among a core group of DJ pioneers, …
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Lil Uzi Vert made his late-night debut on Monday, performing his emo-rap ballad “The Way Life Goes” on The Late Show. Lil Uzi Vert is famous for his hectic, daredevil live performances.Last May, he dove into a festival crowd from an estimated height of 20 feet above the ground. But …
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