Famed record executive Clive Davis paid tribute to Aretha Franklin, calling her “truly one of a kind” and “more than the Queen of Soul.” Franklin died Thursday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. “I’m absolutely devastated by Aretha’s passing,” Davis wrote on Twitter. “She was truly one of …
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Elias Ronnenfelt holds a colorful bouquet as he and his bandmates perform on a stage of flowers in the new Iceage video for “Under the Sun.” The track is the new single from the Danish rock band’s fourth album, Beyondless. The video was shot in Tokyo during Iceage’s “Opening Nights” …
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When grunge slaughtered hair metal in the early Nineties, all that remained in its wake on hard-rock radio were a bunch of pity parties by singers who hated themselves and the world. And that’s pretty much how it’s been for the past quarter century. The majority of mainstream heavy hits …
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The Internet will embark on a headlining North American tour this fall in support of their new album, Hive Mind. The first leg of the trek launches October 17th at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota and wraps November 3rd at the House of Blues in San Diego, California. The …
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Spiritualized return from a six-year hiatus this September with their latest LP And Nothing Hurt.On Monday, the Jason Pierce-led rock outfit shared a new single from the album, “Here It Comes (The Road) Let’s Go.” Throughout his career with Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized, Pierce has doled out his unique brand …
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Producer/DJ Zedd has partnered with rising singer Elley Duhé for an understated breakup anthem, “Happy Now.” The track opens with a spindly guitar line that gives way to a snappy dance groove that buoys Duhé’s nimble vocals. But rather than building to a bombastic drop, “Happy Now” rides the memorable …
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Joan Baezannounced she’s extending her“Fare Thee Well” tour with an additional North American leg set to launch spring 2019. The new run starts with a previously-announced show April 10th at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center in Birmingham, Alabama, then continues April 12th at Symphony Hall in Atlanta, Georgia. Baez …
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Three months after Joyride, Tinashe is back with a surprise new single “Like I Used To,” which the singer dropped onto digital music services Friday. The lyrics find Tinashe ruminating on the tail end of a relationship over a sleek, shimmery beat, with fans already speculating whether the single is …
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The Black Eyed Peas survey the chaos in America’s streets in the politically charged video for new song “Get It.” “Get It” is a sparse, haunting cut and the Ben Mor-directed clip reflects the track’s eerie undertones. In the video, the camera moves down a city block, capturing a violent …
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As news that Drake‘s Scorpion would be a double album swept around the internet this week, it was quickly followed by a tantalizing rumor – one of the two LPs would be rap, while the other would be entirely R&B. Drake became a star by mixing these forms; now he …
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