Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan will not be returning as hosts of the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2018, it was revealed on Monday. According to Billboard, Bentley let the news slip during his keynote interview at the 2018 Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. The “Woman, Amen” singer was …
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Dua Lipa made her Saturday Night Live debut on the show’s Natalie Portman-hosted episode with a pair of tracks from the breakout British singer’s self-titled 2017 album. The 22-year-old singer opened her musical guest spot by showcasing her “New Rules.” Later, Lipa delivered the ballad “Homesick,” co-written by Coldplay’s Chris …
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On his fifth album, Justin Timberlake continues to stay dedicated to Timbaland/Neptunes futuresex beats and his familiar lovesound come-ons that have made him the biggest male pop star of his generation. But, as its title implies, much of Man of the Woods also comes with the moonshine-and-mason-jar glisten of country, …
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No topic was off-limits in a new, wide-ranging interview with Quincy Jones, one of music’s most prolific producers, artists, entrepreneurs and all-around multi-hyphenates. Jones, who will turn 85 this March, told GQ that he has no plans of slowing down despite his advanced age; if anything, he’s looking forward to …
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Moby takes an unsettling journey around a depopulated Earth in the new video for “Mere Anarchy,” the latest single off his upcoming album Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt. In a statement, Moby described the video as “post apocalypse, people are gone, and my friend Julie and I are time …
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Reba McEntire‘s singular look and sound has served as inspiration for a generation of drag queens, many of whom seized on the campy melodrama of “Fancy” and “Does He Love You” to bring the house down as soon as those songs entered the popular canon. In 2018, the country icon …
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A few days ago, Margo Price‘s husband, Jeremy, and her seven-year-old son, Judah, discovered a moonshine barrel on a hill behind their brand-new home, located 20 minutes from downtown Nashville. “I went, ‘I gotta see this. I can’t be left out,’ ” Price says, milling around her retro wooden kitchen in …
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Vic Mensa dreams of a better world – without racial, religious or political barriers – in his poignant video for “We Could Be Free,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign. The clip opens with a baby in the womb and zooms out to reveal his mother at a heated protest. A police …
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After months of speculation, a medical examiner has ruled that Tom Petty died of an accidental overdose, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The Hall of Fame musician had taken several pain medications, including Fentanyl, oxycodone and generic Xanax. Other medications included generic Restoril (a …
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The Eagles have settled a lawsuit filed last year to prevent a Mexican hotel from calling itself Hotel California. The hoteliers, Hotel California Baja LLC, withdrew their application for a U.S. trademark, according to Reuters. The decision to dismiss the suit was mutual. The band had sued the company, which …
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