When New York congressperson Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and rapper Princess Nokia interviewed each other over Zoom this week, as part of Rolling Stone‘s Fridays for Unity video series, they were quick to point out how muchthe internet loves to joke about the similarities between their appearances. “I’m looking at my …
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Sam Smith’s latest late-night raid on Heartbreak Mountain opens in the very wee small hours with “Young,” an a cappella ode to loving, crying, drinking, and kissing boys, consequences be damned. The forlorn, unadorned sweep of Smith’s singing evokes torch-song crooning at its most elemental, yet their voice is subtly …
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Georgia Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler made a baffling admission of ignorance while trying to hold on to her seat and remain in the good graces of President Trump. On Wednesday, in an apparent move to stay consistent with her claim of not disagreeing with anything Trump has ever done or …
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If you’re a grade school kid who needs an adult to help you with their American history homework, it’s not so bad to have John Fogerty for a grandfather. On Thursday, the Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman posted a video to his Instagram where he assists his granddaughter Via in giving …
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Khruangbin have dropped their cover of the Kool and the Gang classic “Summer Madness” from the Texas psych-rockers’ upcoming Late Night Tales compilation, the latest installment in the artist-curated mix series. The cover features exclusively on the Late Night Tales comp, due out December 4th, alongside other artists’ tracks handpicked …
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NBC’s Peacock has released the first look at theirSaved by the Bell reboot, featuring four of the original show’s cast members reprising their roles as adults alongside a new cast of high school students. Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen, Mario Lopez, and Elizabeth Berkley are all back as Zack Morris, Kelly …
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On Saturday, Todd Snider used his regular quarantine livestream session to pay tribute to his foremost mentor and influence, Jerry Jeff Walker, who died Friday at 78 after a battle with cancer. For more than two hours, Snider told stories of the Texas country legend and played a deep variety …
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A busking musician whose guitar was smashed by a passerby received a surprise this week when he was given a new guitar purchased for him by Jack White. Matt Grant, a 26-year-old busker in Edinburgh, Scotland, started a GoFundMe page earlier this week after his instrument was destroyed by a …
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Miley Cyrus has officially announced her seventh albumPlastic Hearts. The 27-year-old kicked off the cycle with the Stevie Nicks-sampling single “Midnight Sky” this summer. Plastic Heartswill be released on November 27th, shortly after the singer turns 28. The pink-and-black album cover was shot by legendary rock and roll photographer Mick …
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Black Thought stepped out of his role of Tonight Show band member to serve as Jimmy Fallon’s featured musical guest on Wednesday’s episode, where the Roots rapper delivered a medley of two tracks from his recent EP Streams of Thought Vol. 3: Cane & Able. For both virtual performances, Black …
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