Femi Kuti protests war and promotes worldwide peace with his new video for “One People One World,” the title track from his upcoming 10th LP out February 23rd. In the vibrant clip, the Afrobeat bandleader performs onstage at Nigeria venue The Shrine, which he built as a memorial to his …
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Three country artists who performed at this fall’s Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas – just before it was attacked by a gunman who killed 58 concertgoers and wounded more than 500 on October 1st – will take the 2018 Grammy Awards stage for a tribute to victims killed …
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Ann Curry said she was “not surprised” by “inappropriate sexual behavior” allegations against her former Today co-host Matt Lauer in her first television interview since the scandal occurred. Speaking to CBS This Morning Wednesday, Curry said, “I can tell you that I am not surprised by the allegations” that led …
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On Sunday, Case Keenum and Stefon Diggs punched the Minnesota Vikings’ ticket to the NFC Championship with a 61-yard touchdown in the closing seconds of their game against the New Orleans Saints. It was an unforgettable touchdown, and it has since been made all the more unforgettable by a Twitter …
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The Seventies were a wild and wooly time in the world of country music. Long hair, beards and blue jeans were anything but the norm in Music City, but a group of renegades in Texas changed all that, and in the process transformed the outlaw country movement into a mainstream …
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Sigur Rós recorded two new tracks for an episode of Black Mirror. The sweeping pieces – “End” and “Match” – appear on collaborator Alex Somers’ soundtrack to “Hang the DJ,” an episode from the Netflix sci-fi series’fourth season. “End,” the lengthier and more structured piece, features all of the Icelandic …
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It’s barely one week into the year, but it’s already time to start thinking about summer festival season with Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announcing its 2018 lineupTuesday morning. Among the 150 artists scheduled to descend upon Manchester, Tennessee, for the annual gathering taking place June 7th through 10th are …
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Big Little Lies, Lady Bird and Oprah dominated the 2018 Golden Globe Awards during a lengthy, politically outspoken ceremony that marked the first major awards show of the #MeToo era. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won the night’s biggest award for Best Motion Picture, Drama, …
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Francis Whately’s documentary The Last Five Years, which debuts January 8th on HBO, takes a close look at David Bowie‘s final recorded documents, The Next Day and Blackstar. Instead of the usual procession of famous talking heads that appear in most music docs, the portrait quizzes his close collaborators on …
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On Wednesday, Spotify cemented plans for the world’s biggest streaming service to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. However, the months-in-the-works announcement was marred Tuesday by the arrival of a $1.6 billion lawsuit filed against Spotify by Wixen Music Publishing, which represents the works of artists ranging from …
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