Nancy and Beth, the quirky duo of Will & Grace star Megan Mullally and her musical partner Stephanie Hunt, will take their tough-to-describe, yet impossible-to-resist act on the road beginning next month. Bolstered by an eclectic, unpredictable songbook — ranging from classic country weepers such as George Jones’ “He Stopped …
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Ohio dance crew Walk the Moon broke through with 2014’s upbeat stomper “Shut Up and Dance,” a song that became a rare modern rock hit that went three-times platinum. After their hit, the band went through a period of band tension and family tragedy, which they addressed on their follow-up, …
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Illinois state officials rejected a concert organizer’s bid to host an R. Kelly-headlined music festival in Springfield. Spring Break Jam previously announced that Kelly would “host” the April 6th festival at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. However, in the aftermath of Surviving R. Kelly and the subsequent protests against the singer, …
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“Few players have changed the way we hear an instrument the way Earl has, putting him in a category with Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Chet Atkins and Jimi Hendrix.” Those words, penned by actor, comedian, author and banjo player Steve Martin, appeared in a New Yorker tribute following the 2012 …
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On December 20th, the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act cleared the U.S. Senatein a rare unanimous vote after it was introduced by the chamber’s three African-American members — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-NY), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) — introduced it earlier in 2018. It means, …
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The R&B singer Jacquees will open 2019 with a 22-date tour in support of his 4275 album and his Lost at Sea 2 release with Birdman. The crooner opens his trek January 11 in Salt Lake City, jumps over to California for seven different performances, and wraps up on the …
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Keith Urban is the latest country singer to contribute to Spotify Singles, the streaming service’s program that asks an artist to perform a cover song of their choice. In Urban’s case, it’s “Happier,” the dance hit by producer Marshmello and the U.K. band Bastille. While the original is a more …
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Noname enlisted Saba and Smino for a live performance of her Room 25 track “Ace.” Noname is currently in the midst of a U.S. tour in support of her debut album. Smino kicked off the performance with a soulful, gorgeous rendition of the sung chorus. Noname and Saba followed with ferocious …
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The Harris County Sheriff’s Department outside Houston, Texas, has arrested two suspects in the murder of seven-year-old Jazmine Barnes, who was fatally shot on December 30thin what was initially believed to be a random “racially motivated” attack. Eric Black Jr., 20, was taken into custody on Saturday, January 5th, and …
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After being denied 18 times, a California parole board recommended that former Charles Manson follower Bobby Beausoleil be released from prison, The Associated Press reports. He has been serving a life sentence — previously commuted from the death penalty — for the 1969 murder of Gary Hinman, a music teacher …
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