Jackson Browne honored his late friend and collaborator Gregg Allman with a cover of the Allman Brothers Band‘s “Melissa” during the first night of the Laid Back Festival in Holmdel, New Jersey Thursday. Allman founded the traveling festival in 2015. Browne delivered a faithful interpretation of the beloved Eat a …
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Tim Heidecker, the comedian turned musician, joined violinist Andrew Bird for a Facebook Live broadcast of the latter’s Live From the Great Room series, where they discussed the relationship between music and comedy. They also discussed Heidecker’s history in music, since he released his debut album, In Glendale, last year. …
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Yoko Ono pressured a Polish beverage company into changing the name of its new drink, “John Lemon,” with the singer-artist’s legal team alleging that the product infringed upon her late husband, John Lennon‘s, trademark. Mr Lemonade Alternative Drinks agreed to change the name to “On Lemon” after Ono wrote to …
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Selena Gomezposted a firm statement Friday via Instagram in support of the DACA and against President Trump’s recent decision to end it. “My definition of dreamer is someone that thinks big and believes anything is possible,” her statement reads. “The wonderful people being threatened by the unfortunate reversal of DACA …
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Shawn Mendes gives a triumphant performance of his hit song, “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back,” in the song’s live concert video. The singer-songwriter recently performed the track at the MTV Video Music Awards. The live video was filmed at the Paris stop of his IlluminateWorld Tour in May. As Mendes …
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New Orleans rapper Big Freediahas teamed with fellow local legend Mannie Fresh for the bone-rattling new track, “Dive.” The cut boasts a sparse but bombastic beat of heavy bass and crisp percussion. Big Freedia and Mannie Fresh tag-team the verses, with the Bounce Queen completing the rhymes of such luxurious …
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Chance the Rapper announced Friday that his SocialWorks organization has raised $2.2 million for the Chicago Public Schools’ arts programs. “Quality education for public schools is the most important investment a community can make,” the rapper said at Chicago’s Harold Washington Cultural Center, four days before the school year begins …
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TheTrump administration’s senior policy advisor Stephen Miller is being considered to replace former White House communications director Anthony “Mooch” Scaramucci. So on Sunday,John Oliverdevoted an entire segment to the controversial figure, whom he blasted as a “Vitamin D-deficient Minion.” Last week, Miller spoke at a White House press briefing in …
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