The Doobie Brothers were one of the most popular bands in America when Michael McDonald joined their ranks in 1975. Frontman Tom Johnston had just departed due to medical issues and they wanted someone to contribute to the harmonies and add keyboards into the mix. At that point, McDonald was …
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Alicia Keys released a new single on Thursday called “Underdog,” co-penned with Ed Sheeran and co-produced with Johnny McDaid (Ed Sheeran, Pink). The accompanying visual shows Keys and her posse encouraging underdogs to “rise up.” It focuses on a man selling CDs on the side of the road and a …
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UPDATE: Ariana Grande has been added to this year’s lineup of Grammy performers, the Recording Academy announced Saturday. Grande’s performance is a surprise turnaround from just one year ago, when the singer refused to even attend the Grammys following a public spat with the show’s producers; Grande wanted to perform …
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Taylor Hawkins prances around in leopard leggings while singing to his real-life daughter Annabelle in the trippy video for “Middle Child.” Featuring Dave Grohl on guitar, the glam-rock track appears on Hawkins’ new album with Coattail Riders,Get the Money. Directed by Hawkins, Wiley Hodgen and Jeff Coffman, the clip opens …
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Neil Innes — the British comedy songwriter who worked with Monty Python and played in the Beatles parody group the Rutles — died Monday, the BBC reports. He was 75. Innes’ family confirmed his death in a statement, saying, “We have lost a beautiful, kind, gentle soul whose music and …
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So, How Was Your Decadeis a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Pearl Jam may have only released one album this decade, 2013’s Lightning Bolt, but …
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The members of Slipknot have donned their masks once again for their newest music video, “Nero Forte.” Directed by the band’s own M. Shawn Crahan, the clip features a technicolor performance by Slipnot that gives a bright, lurid feel to the song’s already chaotic tone. “Nero Forte” comes off of …
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Selena Gomez has detailed her upcoming new album Rare, due out January 10th, 2020. The singer also shared an extended trailer for the album, Gomez’s first LP since 2015’s Revival. Rare features Gomez’s recent singles “Lose You to Love Me” and “Look at Her Now” as well as tracks featuring …
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Quincy Mumford and the Reason Why were preparing for their show at the Stone Pony on Friday when a husband and wife entered the Asbury Park establishment and began slow dancing to their music. Eventually, Quincy Mumford realized that the couple who had crashed his soundcheck were Bruce Springsteen and …
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Music industry legend Joe Smith was, to say the least, a hands-on guy. He wrote the Grateful Dead a letter complaining about their work ethic. He sent the Eagles a rhyming dictionary so the extremely particular band could finally finish The Long Run. He also had to cope with Van …
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