UPDATE (3/21/22): Nick Mason has announced rescheduled tour dates, updated below, for the fall. “We are really looking forward to returning to North America and we’re happy to be able to now announce these new dates for later this year,” the drummer said in a statement. “We wanted to make …
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The Bad Bunny hit “Safaera,” which features the veteran reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy, snakes through half a dozen samples and references, including the famed beat from Missy Elliott‘s 2001 hit “Get Ur Freak On.” Last week, Jowell ignited a Twitter storm by sharing details about the royalty splits on …
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Ghost brought a bit of the occult to Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday with a performance of “Call Me Little Sunshine,” the second single from the band’s latest album, Impera. Led by frontman Tobias Forge — who performs under the stage name Papa Emeritus — the theatrical Swedish metal outfit showcased the track …
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This year, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has once again nominated heavy-metal pioneers Judas Priest for induction. The fact that the group has been eligible for 22 years now and isn’t yet in the Hall after three times on the ballotdoesn’t sit well with Kerry King, the former …
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Genesis played their first concert of 2022 Monday night at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. It’s the start of a 14-show European run that the group says will be the last gigs they’ll ever play. “When we do the final show next year, that will be it,” keyboardist Tony …
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Maren Morris will release her new album Humble Quest on March 25, and then she’ll spend a significant portion of the second half of 2022 playing its songs on the road. On Monday, the “Circles Around This Town” singer-songwriter announced an expansive headlining tour of North America that will get …
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Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar are among the artists taking top billing during this year’s Glastonbury Festival. The iconic English festival, which was cancelled the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is scheduled to take place June 22 through 26 at Worthy Farm, Somerset. McCartney will headline the …
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In the world of K-pop, an artist’s most precious commodity isn’t necessarily their angelic voice or tight double pirouette — it’s time. That’s because for the majority of male K-pop idols, looming in the distance is the guarantee that once you reach your late twenties, you’ll have to serve in …
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J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival is returning to Raleigh, North Carolina, after two years. On Wednesday, the rapper announced that Lil Baby will be co-headlining the 2021 iteration of the festival, set for April 2 and 3. Saturday’s festival (led by Lil Baby) will see the likes of Kehlani, WizKid, Ja …
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Aṣa — the Nigerian-French singer-songwriter whose award-winning, self-titled debut album arrived 15 years ago — has left a trail of popular contemporary successors in her wake. Much to those artists’ excitement, she built relationships with a handful of them after traveling from Paris to Lagos to ride out the pandemic …
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