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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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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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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