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Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak paid tribute to the artists who died last year during the 2021 Grammy Awards’ In Memoriam segment. Introduced by Grammys host Trevor Noah, the lengthy 12-minute block kicked off with Mars and Paak — who performed …
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For anyone growing up in the 1970s or Eighties, the ensemble funk of Kool & the Gang — whose co-founder and chief songwriter Ronald “Khalis” Bell died on Wednesday at age 68 — was irresistible and inescapable. The group released a platinum- or gold-certified album every year between 1979 and …
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With live events on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Warner Music Group is getting into the virtual music festival game. On Tuesday, the label unveiled PlayOn Fest, a three-day virtual music festival to take place from Friday, April 24th through Sunday April 26th, streaming noon to midnight ET each …
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