On Tuesday, Lana Del Rey announced a quick follow-up to last month’s Chemtrails Over the Country Club,proving she’s churning out pandemic releases just as fast as Neil Young. Questions immediately arise: is this a different album than the previously announced Rock Candy Sweet, or another one altogether? What about that …
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The Stax Museum of American Soul Music in Memphis has acquired a nationally important collection of rare soul records from Chicago music historian and archivist Bob Abrahamian. The collection includes more than 35,000 singles and albums alongside memorabilia and photography, much of it focused on lesser-known Chicago soul musicians. “While …
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A new book, Sabbath: The Dio Years, will offer a deeper look at singer Ronnie James Dio‘s tenure with Black Sabbath. The coffee table tome will cover the vocalist’s full experience with the musicians, from joining the band before the Heaven and Hell album in 1979 to his period in …
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Todd Rundgren and Sparks reunited to make their first music together in 50 years with the new song “Your Fandango,” a collaboration born out of the upcoming documentary about the Mael brothers, The Sparks Brothers. The track will feature on a new collection of collaborations Rundgren is working on. According …
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UPDATE (4/22/21): A New York appeals court has upheld the February 2020 summary judgment that ruled Dr. Luke is not a public figure, as The Hollywood Reporter reports. Following the original ruling, Kesha‘s legal team said they would file an appeal, which was denied on Thursday when the appeals court …
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RZA dusts off his Bobby Digital persona for the first time in 13 years for his new song “Pugilism,” the first single from the producer/rapper’s upcoming new album Bobby Digital: Digital Potions. “Pugilism” — which according to previous RZA interviews dates back to his long-shelved (and reportedly still-in-the-works) album The …
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Robert Ross, the rapper who performed as Black Rob and scored his biggest hit with 2000’s “Whoa!”, died Saturday afternoon at the age of 52 at Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital. His death was confirmed by friend and fellow rapper Mark Curry, who was with Ross at the time of his …
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ATLANTA – Triller Fight Club’s shakeup of the boxing world will continue with the fighting debut ofDiplo. Yes,thatDiplo. The noted DJ, songwriter and record producer is targeted to lace up the gloves for a Triller Fight Club boxing match on June 5th in Miami, Florida. Diplo — a.k.a. Thomas Wesley …
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Greta Van Fleet gave a fiery performance of “Heat Above” on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night, ahead of the release of their latest album The Battle at Garden’s Gate on Friday. In a similar set-up to their music video for “Heat Above,” the four-piece band performed on a white soundstage, with …
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Mustafa is a secondary character in the short series of cover art he’s debuted since emerging as a solo artist a year ago — if he’s a character at all. His first single, “Stay Alive,”is visualized with a photo of the Toronto singer and poet surrounded by a troop of …
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