Canada is the second largest country in the world, and it’s the birthplace of famous artists like Justin Bieber, Drake, The Weeknd, Shania Twain, Neil Young, Grimes and Carly Rae Jepsen. So, in the first part of our new video series, “The Scene,” our correspondent Afika Nxumalo visits Victoria, British …
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John Legend soundtracks a charming love-in-the-club story in the video for his new song, “A Good Night.” Legend partnered with producer BloodPop for the track, crafting a snappy, disco-tinged gem about falling for someone at first sight. The video for “A Good Night” recreates that story, with director Mishka Kornai …
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Russell Simmons denied raping Jennifer Jarosik, an aspiring filmmaker, in court documents filed Wednesday. Jarosik sued Simmons for $5 million in January, alleging the hip-hop mogul attacked and raped her during a 2016 visit to his home. In response, the new complaint argues that Jarosik’s suit was “filled with lies …
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It didn’t make the news, but a couple of months back Slim Jxmmi drove his Ferrari into a fence. “It was a beautiful Ferrari,” says his younger brother, Swae Lee. Together they make up the pop-rap duo Rae Sremmurd; they’re in their home studio in the suburbs north of L.A. …
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Jack White kept his Number One streak alive as the rocker’s new album Boarding House Reach opened atop the Billboard 200, White’s third straight solo LP to debut at Number One. Boarding House Reach sold 124,000 total copies in its first week of release, including 121,000 traditional copies, the second-best …
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Cardi B examines infidelity on her mellow new song “Be Careful.”“I wanna get married, like the Currys, Steph and Ayesha shit,” she raps, referencing the Golden State Warriors point guard. “But we more like Belly; Tommy and Keisha shit/ Gave you TLC, you wanna creep and shit/ Poured out my …
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Reba McEntire, born March 28th, 1955, is celebrating her birthday today while preparing to return as host of next month’s ACM Awards. While the Oklahoma-born singer reigns as country music royalty, her journey from rodeo barrel racer to global superstar wasn’t without its stumbling blocks. Her 1976 debut single barely …
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“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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Blackberry Smoke‘s new LP, Find a Light, comes with a host of guest appearances, including Amanda Shires and the Wood Brothers. But only one cameo also collaborated on a co-write: Robert Randolph. The steel-guitar magician shows up on “I’ll Keep Ramblin’.” Randolph’s presence on the song is a bit like …
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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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