Steven Van Zandt reflects on his early days as a musician, the first time he met and performed with Bruce Springsteen and portraying his beloved character Silvio Dante on the Sopranos in the latest installment of “The First Time.” Van Zandt traces the first time he played guitar to 1963, …
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Daptone Records and the Helsinki, Finland-based soul label Timmion Records teased their upcoming compilation, Bad Education, with a beautifully beseeching new song, “Until You’re Mine,” from Wanda Felicia and the Timmion house band Cold Diamond & Mink. “Until You’re Mine” boasts a drum and bass groove that moves with a …
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The Raconteurs‘ Help Us Stranger landed at Number One on Rolling Stone‘s inaugural Top 200 Albums chart, earning 108,200 album-equivalent units during the week of June 21st through June 27th. The band’s success was driven by old-fashioned physical album sales, which accounted for more than 95% of the group’s first-week …
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On the eve of the release of her new EP, Julia Michaels visited The Tonight Show Friday to showcase the single “Hurt Again.” Following an enthusiastic intro by Jimmy Fallon where the late-night host briefly sang Michaels songs like “Issues” and “Anxiety,” she launched into the infectious track, which appears …
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Elton John was given the top French civilian award, the Legion d’Honneur, during a ceremony Friday at Élysée Palace, where the British icon was received the award from President Emmanuel Macron. After receiving the award at theannual Fete de la Musique, the Rocketman singer spoke to a crowd alongside Macron, …
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The Raconteurs kicked off their two-night stand at The Late Show with a performance of “Help Me Stranger,” off the band’s new LP, Help Us Stranger. The performance opened with a short remake of the intro to the song’s brooding music video, with Stephen Colbert mouthing the lyrics to a …
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Pink released an emotional new video for her song “90 Days” on Tuesday. The track, which features singer-songwriter Wrabel, is from her latest album Hurts 2B Human. According to a video post from Pink on Instagram, the clip was directed by one of her touring dancers, Remi Bakkar, and shot …
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Charli XCX has announced her long-awaited third album,Charli. The LP will be released on September 13th and will precede a world tour. The 26-year-old pop star announcedCharlion Instagram, revealing the album cover and track list as well. She executive produced the 15-track album alongside frequent collaborator AG Cook. Like her …
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On Wednesday, Lady Gaga announced that her Born This Way Foundation and the National Council for Behavioral Health will expand the peer-to-peer mental health program, teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA), to 20 additional high schools across the U.S. starting in the fall. At one of her Las Vegas residency …
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Elvis Costello has been awarded an O.B.E. – the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire – for his contributions to music as part of the annual Queen’s Birthday Honours List. “I am happy to accept this very surprising honour,” Costello wrote in a long statement Friday. …
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