UPDATE: Showtime has announced that Shangri-La will premiere on Friday, July 12th at 9 pm ET/PT. All four episodes will be available on-demand. **** Acclaimed music producer and Def Jam pioneer Rick Rubin’s eclectic resumé and unique creative process is the focus of the docuseries Shangri-La, and in this exclusive teaser …
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Following the release of her sophomore LP Legacy! Legacy! on Friday, Jamila Woods appeared on CBS This Morning Saturday to perform three songs from her career. The R&B singer and her band played a soulful trio of tracks including “Baldwin” and “Zora” from her latest project and “Holy” from her …
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Carly Pearce pulled double duty on NBC’s Today on Tuesday, performing her current single “Closer to You” and announcing the nominees for the 2019 CMT Music Awards. The song is the Kentucky native’s first release from an upcoming second album for Big Machine. Pearce brings her polished singing and confident …
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Norah Jones joined Sharon Van Etten onstage at Webster Hall Saturday night for an inspired performance of “Seventeen,” the nostalgic sing-along highlight from Van Etten’s new album Remind Me Tomorrow. Introducing the song, Van Etten talked about being a new mother and the importance in finding companionship with fellow mothers …
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Ahead of tonight’s much anticipated post-Battle of Winterfell episode of Game of Thrones, the Weeknd, SZA and Travis Scott have dropped their new video for “Power Is Power,” their collaboration for the all-star GoT-inspired For the Throne album. The video finds the Weeknd emulating Jon Snow, SZA donning Daenerys grab …
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“Somebody’s Daughter” singer Tenille Townes has recorded a cover of Keith Urban‘s hit “Stupid Boy” for Amazon Originals. The track is available for streaming on Amazon Music now. “There’s an intensity and emotion in ‘Stupid Boy’ that is real and makes it a favourite of mine to sing & stand …
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Taylor Swift performed an effervescent version of her new single “ME!” with Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, marking the track’s live debut. The pastel-hued, fantastical set mirrored the color scheme of the song’s video, which she released last week. A bevy …
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Since releasing an album in 2017,Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real have played 200-plus shows — both on their own and with Neil Young, inspiring some of the legend’s fieriest shows in years. “They have no fear,” Young told RS. “They’re much better players than I am. Lukas is …
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Jazz pianist Dan Tepfer is known for forging deep musical relationships. The 2018 album Decade featured highly attuned duets between the 37-year-old and legendary 91-year-old alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, his collaborator for 10 years. Tepfer’s new album features a similar kind of intense communication — the only difference is that …
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