Experimental electronic duo Matmos will release a deluxe edition of their upcoming album, Plastic Anniversary. Both the standard album and the deluxe box set are available to pre-order and will arrive March 15th via Thrill Jockey. Matmos first announced Plastic Anniversary last December, noting that the record had been made …
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UPDATE 2/8/19:HBO announced director Dan Reed’s two-part Michael Jackson documentary, Leaving Neverland, will debut on March 3rd and 4th. ** Michael Jackson’s family released a statement Monday condemning the documentary Leaving Neverland that alleges the singer molested and raped underage boys. The two-part, HBO-bound film premiered Friday at the Sundance …
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Surreal, funny and eerie, Boogie and J.I.D’s “Soho” video unfolds like a horror movie. “I do not beef in the photos/I don’t be tweaking for promo,” Boogie raps between bites of spaghetti. As the Compton rapper sits in front of a backdrop, he cycles through photo shoots, each time his …
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J Balvin has made his mark on the mainstream music charts, and now the reggaeton star says he’s coming for the fashion throne too. Balvin has been announced as the face of the Guess Spring 2019 campaign, making him the first Latin man to front a campaign for the international …
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Five years ago, Betty Who‘s first single, “Somebody Loves You” was the soundtrack to one of the most endearing flash mob marriage proposals when it was used by two gay men in a Home Depot. Now the pop star pays homage to that viral moment of pop culture history with …
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Randy Houser remembers exactly where he was when he decided to throw it all away. Following a string of populist country radio hits, he became fed up with how he was expected to perform them live: shored up with various computerized bells and whistles that were meant to help him …
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UPDATE: Gladys Knight has released a statement addressing her “stance on the NFL’s treatment of Colin Kaepernick,”Variety reports. “I understand that Mr. Kaepernick is protesting two things, and they are police violence and injustice,” Knight said in her statement to Variety. “It is unfortunate that our National Anthem has been …
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The first time Glenn Frey heard “Peaceful Easy Feeling” was at Jackson Browne’s house in Echo Park. “He said he had a new band that had only been together for eight days,” songwriter Jack Tempchin recalled. “He wanted to know if I’d mind if they worked it up.” The Eagles …
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Early on the morning of January 11th — at roughly 2 a.m. in San Juan, Puerto Rico — an unusual broadcast aired live from Bad Bunny’s Instagram account. Instead of their beloved Benito, fans of the Latin trap singer were greeted by his friend and mentor René Pérez Joglar, AKA …
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Robert Plant, Sheryl Crow and Hozier are among the all-star line-up set to headline the third annual “LOVE ROCKS NYC” benefit concert, which will raise money for for God’s Love We Deliver. The concert, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, Martin Short and other special guests, will take place at New York’s Beacon Theatre …
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