Recording Academy chairman and president Neil Portnow has been accused of directing funds away from its MusiCares charity – which provides artists and individuals in the music industry in need with emergency medical, financial and personal assistance – to cover a deficit from the 2018 Grammy telecast. As Variety reports, …
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Janet Jackson delivered a thrilling yet brief medley on Sunday night at the Billboard Music Awards. The singer was honored with the Icon Award, recognizing her four decades of musical success presented by noted admirer, Bruno Mars. Few careers in popular music have included as many hits and touched on …
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Killer Mike and 2 Chainz reflect on their rise from drug dealing to hip-hop domination on new collaborative single “Black Power. White Powder.” Over the song’s flickering synth-bells and grinding trap beat, Killer Mike opens with a choppy, minimalist flow, proclaiming that he paved his way to “freedom” through cash. …
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David Letterman learns the true origins of Chicago blues from one of the genre’s most acclaimed practitioners, Buddy Guy, in a clip from the host’s upcoming episode of Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction. “I have an idea of the origin of the Chicago Blues – it’s kind …
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Liam Gallagher‘s new videoAs You Were song, “Paper Crown,” features a woman in a sequined dress going through a variety of emotions and literal self-reflection. Versions of her console herself, play the drums and sing the lyrics. It all takes place in a red-walled lounge, where the actress, Sienna Guillory, …
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Garbage will embark on a fall tour that celebrates the 20th anniversary of their Version 2.0. The band will perform the 1998 album in its entirety, as well as some of the Version 2.0-era B-sides, during the trek. “Version 2:0 is, in my opinion, the quintessential Garbage record,” Shirley Manson …
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Prince‘s Paisley Park is hiring an archives supervisor, Pitchfork reports. The late singer’s private estate and production complex outside Minneapolis was turned into a permanent museum in 2016. According to a job listing posted on American Alliance of Museums’ career website, the full-time position is in the Archives Department, which …
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Huey Lewis and the News canceled all of their 2018 tour dates after the singer revealed Friday that he is suffering from Meniere’s disease, an inner ear disorder. “Two and a half months ago, just before a show in Dallas, I lost most of my hearing,” Lewis said in a …
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The most popular videos on YouTube, including Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s record-breaking “Despacito,” were hacked and defaced Tuesday, the BBC reports. While the content of the videos was unaltered, the hackers managed to replace the still photo that accompanies unplayed YouTube videos with a photo of people in masks …
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311 and the Offspring will unite for a co-headlining summer tour featuring openers Gym Class Heroes. The 29-date trek launches July 25th in Mountain View, California and wraps September 9th in Wichita, Kansas. A Citi card pre-sale runs from Tuesday, April 10th at noon local time through Thursday, April 12th …
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