John Cameron Mitchell has released “New American Dream,” the wacky title track to his new benefit album out on Friday. Directed by Matthew Zanfagna, the video opens with Mitchell laying on the grass swaddled in an American flag. Later, hilarious animation shows Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell eating President Trump. …
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DaBaby made his Video Music Awards debut Sunday with a medley performance of some of his recent hits, with references to both the Covid-19 pandemic and protests against police brutality. Performing on a virtual stage via greenscreen, DaBaby got in formation with a group of masked dancers to perform part …
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Julien’s Auctions has announced an exclusive charity auction for MusiCares’ Covid-19 relief fund. The collection at auction on September 9th will include a wide range of items from notable musicians and celebrities, with proceeds going toward struggling artists and crew members in the music community. Auction highlights include an animal …
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Mark David Chapman, the man who gunned down John Lennon outside of his Manhattan apartment in 1980, was denied parole for an 11th time, New York state corrections officers announced on Wednesday. After the Board of Parole interviewed the 65-year-old on August 19th, Chapman will spend at least another two …
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Taylor Swift‘s new video “Cardigan” is the subject of the latest installment of Footnotes, a Vevo series that offers behind-the-scenes facts and insight into music videos. In this edition, we discover that the art on the wall in the video’s opening scene carries personal significance to Swift: Her grandfather’s portrait …
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A portion of Duane Allman’s final concert with the Allman Brothers Band, recorded just 12 days prior to the guitarist’s death, will be released this October. The Final Note, featuring seven songs from the Allmans’ October 17, 1971 concert in Owings Mill, Maryland, is one of a pair of archival …
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Halestorm revisit some of their past songs on the new EP Reimagined, out now. But the project isn’t a clichéd set of acoustic readings; instead, the hard-rock band stays true to the EP’s title and revamps the arrangements. Their 2009 debut single “I Get Off” taps into brooding funk, while …
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UPDATE (8/20/20): DaBaby and the Black Eyed Peas join the lineup for the 2020 VMAs, with the Black Eyed Peas set to perform their new single “Vida Loca.” *** UPDATE (8/18/20): MTV announced that Ariana Grande will be joining Lady Gaga at the 2020 VMAs, performing “Rain on Me” together …
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Late rapper Juice WRLD and the Weeknd appear as animated figures in their new video for “Smile.” The song, which was released last week, marks the first time the pair collaborated. Animated by KDC Visions, the visual captures the poignancy of the song’s sentiments, which yearn for a loved one …
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Gojira have shared their new animated video for the standalone single “Another World,” the French metal band’s first new music in four years. “It is with great excitement that we’re presenting our new track ‘Another World,’” Gojira’s Joe Duplantier said of the song in a statement. “Ferdinand Magellan once said: …
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