Lin-Manuel Miranda joined Jimmy Fallon for some holiday cheer as the duo parodied tracks from artists like Migos, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Cardi B with Christmas-themed lyrics. After Miranda appeared onstage and mentioned he had an idea, Fallon asked, “Are you saying that we should sing a medley of …
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Cardi B’s headlining set at Rolling Loud Festival on Saturday didn’t go quite as planned as her estranged husbandOffset attempted to win her back in front of the audience. Just hours before he appeared at the festival, the Migos rapper had posted a public apology to Cardi in an Instagram …
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Chloe x Halle graced the stage ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a performance of theirThe Kids Are Alrighttrack “Down.” The sisters are up for Best New Artist at the forthcoming Grammy Awards in February. Backed by the Roots, the Bailey sisters’ harmonies and choreography took center-stage. Halle Bailey, …
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Rhiannon Giddens has announced details for the upcoming collaborative album Songs of Our Native Daughters, on which she formed the group Our Native Daughters with roots singers Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla and Allison Russell (Birds of Chicago). The project is a collection of original material inspired by New World slave …
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If any band is hardwired for tapping into a youthful holiday spirit, it’s the Old 97’s. The Texas cowpunks’ bratty insouciance could speak to the heart of any kid on Christmas morning, but their new LP Love the Holidays only happened because of the persistence of frontman Rhett Miller. “The …
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The road goes on for Tedeschi Trucks Band. After a busy 2018 and already with a hearty slate of winter and spring tour dates on the horizon, the versatile 12-piece outfit, led by the husband-and-wife team of guitarist Derek Trucks and blues singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi, have announced they will once …
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Neil Young is furious with the organizers of the massive concert that he’s scheduled to play in London’s Hyde Park alongside Bob Dylan on July 12th, 2019. The show was announced nearly two weeks ago and tickets are already on-sale, but in a post on his Neil Young Archives website, …
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Before Shakira belly-danced her way from barefooted rockera to multi-lingual pop powerhouse, and Juanes rode his sneering alt-rock kiss-offs to global acclaim, Aterciopelados championed Colombian rock during the height of the rock en español explosion. For more than a quarter-century, the now-legendary pair — comprised of frontwoman/guitarist Andrea Echeverri and …
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Ice Cube refigured two songs from his new album, Everythang’s Corrupt, which comes out Friday, for two unique videos shot on a rooftop. On “Fire Water” — a track with a heavy trap beat and swirling synths — Cube turns the lyrics into a contemplative poem. “I’ma die of the …
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Country standout Kirk Jay delivered a simple yet powerful rendition of the Chris Young ballad “Tomorrow” on Monday night’s Live Top 10 episode of The Voice, sticking to his guns as he vied for a spot in Season 15’s semifinals. While some of his fellow competitors were upping the ante …
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