For the final day of the second weekend of this year’s Coachella, Kanye West hosted a special edition of his “Sunday Service” series atop “The Mountain,” a hillside campsite at the festival, where he debuted a new song called “Water.” Joined by collaborator Ant Clemons and Ty Dolla $ign, West …
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Memes are acts of beautiful futility. They aren’t jokes, but they’re meant to be funny, and a great meme thrives through a lack of context — try to explain them, and they immediately become ineffective. Most importantly, all memes have a shelf life. The BoyBoy West Coast‘s “U Was At …
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Nearly a year after Neil Portnow announced he would step down as president and CEO of the Recording Academy, his replacement has been revealed: Deborah Dugan, the CEO of the nonprofit AIDS organization (RED), will succeed the outgoing president, Billboard reports. Portnow, who spent 17 years at the helm of …
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Norah Jones wonders if it’s possible to hit the reset button on her brooding song, “Begin Again,” the title-track from her new collection of singles, out today, April 12th. The track finds Jones crafting a smokey, jazz-tinged vibe as she lets her piano rumble and settle over a constant shuffle …
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The Raconteurs unveiled a blistering cover of Donovan‘s 1965 song “Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)” as part of the launch of Third Man Records’ new Bandcamp page. The cover, which features on the reunited band’s upcoming LP Help Us Stranger, finds the Raconteurs turning the brisk acoustic blues-rocker into a …
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Metallica and their All Within My Hands Foundation are calling on fans around the country to spend a day volunteering at a local food bank as part of their second annual “Day of Service,” May 22nd. Over 50 food banks will be participating in the event, more than double the …
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Celine Dion has announced her North American ‘Courage World Tour.’ The trek, which launches in the fall, marks the singer’s first U.S. tour run in more than a decade. She announced the news during a Facebook Live event on Wednesday, which featured a short video chronicling the end to her …
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Pop singer-songwriter Lauv will embark on a tour across the U.S., U.K., Europe, and Australia this fall, in the wake of a delayed debut album and personal health crisis. The “~how i’m feeling~” tour kicks off October 5th in Washington, D.C., and continue for 19 shows before wrapping up on …
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The Rolling Stones have postponed their upcoming North American tour due to Mick Jagger‘s need for medical treatment. “Mick Jagger has been advised by doctors that he cannot go on tour at this time as he needs medical treatment,” the band’s publicist said in a press release. “The doctors have …
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Sean Miyashiro’s 88rising, the self-described hybrid media collective spotlighting Asian and Asian-American rappers such as Rich Brian and Joji, is the subject of a new documentary dropping on Friday — for which an exclusive clip is available to watch here. Miyashiro’s company produced Asia Rising: The Next Generation of Hip-Hop …
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