Completing the trio of performing-rights organizations’ country-music events leading into the 2020 CMA Awards, ASCAP has announced its country winners. Like the SESAC and BMI country awards in recent days, the event honoring the year’s most-played country songs is being presented digitally but will be spaced out from November 9th …
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Ringo Starr and Marc Bolan became close friends and drinking buddies in the early Seventies, and on Saturday, Starr inducted the late T. Rex frontman and his band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a pre-taped ceremony. Back in the day,T. Rex were quickly becoming a phenomenon, …
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Billy Ray Cyrus puts his own Kentucky spin on LL Cool J‘s “Mama Said Knock You Out” on the second installment of his Singin’ Hills Sessions EPs. Subtitled Mojave — Cyrus cut most of the project in the Mojave Desert — the November 6th release assembles five new songs and …
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A few things have been relatively certain for several weeks. First, that Joe Biden’s clearest path to an Electoral College victory ran through the upper Midwest (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania). Second, that because of the volume of votes cast by mail this year, and the idiosyncratic rules governing those local …
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Patti Smith and guitarist Lenny Kaye delivered an impromptu performance of “People Have the Power” for early voters in New York City. The punk legends took well to the busking environment, breezing through a ramshackle version of the 1988 song, while even getting some accompaniment from lined-up fans who knew …
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Months after the conclusion of the court case, the judge overseeing Johnny Depp’s lawsuit against a British newspaper that claimed the actor was abusive toward ex-wife Amber Heard decided in favor of the publisher of The Sun,putting an end to a headline-dominating legal battle that cast a public light on …
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When they were coming up with the first Celebrity Jeopardy! skit back in December of 1996, Saturday Night Live’s cast and writers weren’t so sure they had a hit on their hands —least of all Darrell Hammond, who tossed out the eleventh-hour idea of Sean Connery as a guest, with …
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Burna Boy has released a new song, “20:10:20,” inspired by the recent Lekki massacre in Lagos, Nigeria, where security forces shot peaceful protesters demonstrating against police brutality. Produced by the Elements, “20:10:20” boasts an understated groove that bolsters the way Burna Boy’s vocals simmer with sorrow and rage as he …
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President Trump and the Senate Republicans running for reelection do not care about the health of Americans. This isn’t really as incendiary of a statement as it seems. They’ve dismissed the severity of Covid-19 even as it has killed over 225,000 Americans, and effectively — if not explicitly — endorsed …
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Margaret Thatcher and Diana Spencer make their grand entrances into the life of Queen Elizabeth in the trailer for Season Four of The Crown, premiering November 15th on Netflix. The trailer is neatly split to tease these two storylines, starting with an early meeting between Thatcher (Gillian Anderson) and the …
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