Black Pumas play smooth versions of two songs, “Colors” and a cover of Jimmy Webb composition “Wichita Lineman,” in videos documenting their recently issued Amazon original EP, The Electric Deluxe Sessions. The Austin psych-soul band stretch out “Colors,” a single from their self-titled 2019 debut, to a robust seven minutes. …
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Sheryl Crow has rerecorded her 2012 B-side “Woman in the White House” ahead of the 2020 election. The musician completely transformed the track from a shuffling country tune into an extended hard rock stomper capped off with a blazing guitar solo outro. Crow hews close to her original lyrics — …
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On July 23rd, One Direction‘s fandom celebrated something special: the 10th anniversary of the boy band being formed on reality competition seriesThe X Factor. While the fans didn’t get new music from the group, that didn’t stop them from heavily streaming and buying their music, pushing a slew of 1D …
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“Popstar,” the latest summer juggernaut from DJ Khaled and Drake, debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. DJ Khaled produced the sinewy track along with Oz and David & Eli; it’s full of goofy Drake boasts like “if we talkin’ joints, it’s just me and …
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Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia will be honored in a nine-day livestream event hosted by the Rex Foundation and the Jerry Garcia Family. The event, christened Daze Between, will feature exclusive live music performances and storytelling, and will take place August 1st through 9th this year to mark the 25th anniversary …
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A foul-mouthed basketball coach played by Jake Johnson is the star of Hoops, Netflix‘s new animated comedy series from writer and producer Ben Hoffman. Johnson, who previously worked with Hoffman on New Girl, voices Coach Ben Hopkins, a petty and bad-tempered coach who is desperate to prove himself by training his underperforming …
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Hayley Williams joined Elton John on his Rocket Hour Apple Music show this week to chat about her latest album, Petals for Armor, and how she’s grown as an artist. On writing the new record and capturing her life at age 31, Williams said: “Even as you write you’re putting down something …
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Gearing up to reissue of her entire catalogue, PJ Harvey shared a demo of “Down By the Water” from To Bring You My Love, which will be reissued on September 11th via Beggars Archive/Too Pure Records. The demo sounds extremely similar to the album version, down to the ominous guitar and …
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Friends, colleagues and former costars of Naya Rivera are mourning her death after the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office recovered her body on California’s Lake Piru Monday following a six-day search. The 33-year-old actress and singer, best known for her role as Santana Lopez onGlee, is believed to have drowned while …
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Nick Cave has shared a new trailer for Idiot Prayer: Alone at Alexandria Palace, a live solo performance filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic that’s set to premiere July 23rd. The clip, released Monday, offers a glimpse at Cave’s isolated set at the iconic London venue. It also features him reading …
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