Kim Gordon has announced a 2020 world trek in support of her solo debut No Home Record, released last fall. Gordon will spend the first half of the summer in Europe, including the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain, on June 4th. She’ll head to North America in July, kicking …
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The last time Universal tried to reinvent its classic monster series, it came up with 2017’s The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise, who probably wished his face was covered in bandages to disguise his participation. But hold off on the doomsaying regarding the studio’s “Dark Universe” reboot. Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible …
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Justin Bieber‘s Changes debuted at Number One in a busy week on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. Bieber’s new full-length, his first since 2015, amassed more than 125,000 sales — many came through ticket or merchandise bundles — and more than 122 million streams. While Bieber arrived …
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Toward the end of the 2010s, Anglophone artists had produced their fair share of bilingual crossover tracks. Few, like 2017’s “Despacito,” yielded astronomical success on the pop charts, whereas others only doubled down on cynical gimmicks and Latino stereotypes, leaving a slew of largely forgettable singles in their wake. The …
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A review of “The Jimmy Jab Games II,” this week’s episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, coming up just as soon as my brains are made of brains… Brooklyn Nine-Nine has developed several annual traditions over time, including the Halloween heist (even if it doesn’t always take place on Halloween), Jake’s misadventures …
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It’s a great time to listen to bands coming out of Texas. Groups like Ottoman Turks, Flatland Cavalry, and Vandoliers are creating a country-rock sound that is somehow as vital and urgent on record as it is onstage, proving that the tones of the Lone Star State aren’t confined to …
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Philadelphia producer RJD2 has returned with a hip-shaking new song, “Pull Up on Love,” the lead single from his upcoming album, The Fun Ones, out April 17th. The cut boasts the irresistible groove of a dusted-off soul 45 with its shuffling drums, fat bass line and prickly guitar, although an …
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Jessie Reyez will embark on her Before Love Came to Kill Us tour this spring, kicking off the North American leg on May 23rd, following her debut Coachella performance. The tour will be in support of Reyez’ upcoming debut album of the same name, due out March 27th via Fmly …
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BTS have announced the tracklist for their upcoming fourth album Map of the Soul : 7 that includes a joint song with Sia. The album features the previously released “Boy With Luv,” which features Halsey, and “Louder Than Bombs,” which was co-written by Troye Sivan. Recent single “Black Swan,” which …
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Throughout February, LeAnn Rimes is releasing a series of covers of her favorite love songs, making each one available on successive Fridays. The singer’s so-called Love Sessions began with last week’s release of Rimes’ passionate, heartbreaking take on the 2019 Selena Gomez hit “Lose You to Love Me.” Written by …
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