BTS took the virtual stage at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards for the first time to perform “Dynamite,” the K-pop band’s inaugural all-English release. BTS launched their “Dynamite” performance in front of the Brooklyn Bridge before taking over Times Square. The New York scenes continued changing as the supergroup …
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Tears for Fears‘ third album, 1989’s The Seeds of Love — which contained the hits “Sowing the Seeds of Love” and “Woman in Chains” — will be expanded into a five-disc box set this fall. The record was one of the band’s most ambitious studio outings, as it followed up …
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Back in March, before Covid-19 put a hold on live music, Phoebe Bridgers participated in Versus Creative’s 50on50, a series where musicians perform for small crowds in stadium-sized venues. For their installment, Bridgers and her band performed “ICU” and “Halloween,” two songs off her latest album Punisher, for a tiny …
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Stevie Nicks recounted an eerily prescient storyline from her time on American Horror Story in a journal entry shared to Twitter — she also urged people to wear masks as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread. The entry is dated August 10th, and Nicks posted it to Twitter Tuesday night, …
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The Virgin Money Unity Arena in Newcastle, England, which bills itself as the world’s first socially distanced concert venue, on Tuesday kicked off the first of several concerts with a show by English indie-rock act Sam Fender, who played a set for a couple thousand fans spread out across the …
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Tom Morello draws parallels between slavery and the police state on his new song “You Belong to Me,” which the guitarist released Friday along with a music video for the track. “Our present is tethered to our past. The overseer’s whip & noose of history are today echoed in the …
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More than 150 independent venues in New York have formed a new group, the New York Independent Venue Association, as part of an ongoing fight to secure federal COVID-19 relief. NYIVA is affiliated with the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), and its ranks include notable NYC spots like the Bitter …
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On July 21, Lil Uzi Vert and Future revealed a rumored collaboration was incoming in 10 days. Yet when major streaming services were updated on Friday morning, a Lil Uzi Vert and Future song was nowhere to be found. But leave it to Baby Pluto and non-infant Pluto to make …
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Less than a week after releasing her surprise new album Folklore, Taylor Swift continues to explore the woods with a “Cabin in Candlelight” version of “Cardigan.“ Using behind-the-scenes footage from the Folklore cover shoot, the clip features Swift sauntering through fields, leaning against trees and sitting on a swing. The …
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Lollapalooza 2020 may be canceled due to the pandemic, but a four-night broadcast event will take place from July 30th through August 2nd instead. Lolla2020 will feature past headlining sets from Paul McCartney, Outkast, Chance the Rapper and Arcade Fire — who will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album …
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