U2 returned to Saturday Night Live for the first time in eight years to perform a pair of tracks off their just-released new album Songs of Experience. “American Soul” opened with an animated lyric video that paired with Kendrick Lamar‘s spoken word intro; the song itself is a reworking of …
Read More »Radiohead Press for 'Justice' in Delayed Case of Stage Collapse Death
Radiohead cautiously applauded Canadian authorities for opening a new investigation into the 2012 stage collapse in Toronto that killed the band’s drum tech, Scott Johnson. “Five years on from the Downsview Park Stage Collapse, we have learned that an inquest into Scott Johnson’s death will be formally announced later today,” …
Read More »Watch Meek Mill's Romantic New 'Fall Thru' Video
Meek Mill has unveiled the new video for “Fall Thru,” which hails from his latest album, Wins & Losses. The visuals for the slow jam traces the romantic sentiment of the track’s lyrics, which details a growing relationship, from its first blush when they meet in Miami and their late …
Read More »Jay-Z Pens Meek Mill Op-Ed Highlighting 'Trap' of Probation
Jay-Z penned a New York Times op-ed to ramp up his criticism of the criminal justice system on Friday after a judge sentenced the rapper Meek Mill to two to four years in prison for violating probation. “It’s time we highlight the random ways people trapped in the criminal justice …
Read More »Watch Kesha's Tender Cover of Marshmello, Khalid's 'Silence'
Kesha visited BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge to deliver a tender rendition of Marshmello and Khalid‘s “Silence” and she also performed her own “Learn to Let Go” from her recently released album, Rainbow. Flanked by backup singers and musicians, the pink-haired Kesha emotively sings “Silence.” In the clip, she and …
Read More »Ricky Martin on Puerto Rico: 'It Looks Like They Nuked Us'
Ricky Martin returned to Ellen Friday to discuss his recent trip to Puerto Rico, where the singer distributed basic necessities to those affected by Hurricane Maria. “I don’t wanna be pessimistic, I just want to be realistic: The images don’t do justice to what really happened in Puerto Rico. It …
Read More »See Queens of the Stone Age's Guitar-Less 'Villains of Circumstance'
Queens of the Stone Age served up a guitar-less, strings-laden rendition of their “Villains of Circumstance” during a visit to Later… With Jools Holland Tuesday. For the unique performance, QOTSA’s Josh Homme and, on piano, Dean Fertita guide a strings section through the Villains closer, stripping the atmospheric track of …
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