In a newly unearthed recording from 1969, the Beatles‘ principal songwriters discuss tentative plans for a follow-up to their final LP Abbey Road, a revelation that shifts the canonical narrative of that album’s recording sessions and the band’s eventual break-up. The tape — which dates back to September 8th, 1969, …
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On September 4th, Mike Chase and Amy Faust — morning show hosts for the country station KWJJ in Portland, Oregon — cued up Taylor Swift‘s “Soon You’ll Get Better,” a quietly resilient acoustic ballad featuring the Dixie Chicks. “It’s a song about her own mother struggling with cancer,” Chase explains. …
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Hayley Kiyoko knows cars. Her dream rideshave included a Bugatti Veyron — among the fastest production cars on Earth — and classics like a ’57 Chevy and an Austin-Healey. She can talk everything from torque curves to five-star safety ratings. “I’m obsessed,” Kiyoko says as she pilots an Audi e-tron …
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During Vampire Weekend‘s first-ever concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden – a gig that was live-streamed on Live Nation’s Twitter – the band announced a slate of 2020 tour dates in support of their latest album Father of the Bride. The new 19-date leg opens May 29th, 2020 in …
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Producer Giles Martin has remixed The Beatles‘ song “Oh! Darling” ahead of the 50th anniversary of the band’s 1969 album Abbey Road. Martin, the son of late Beatles producer George Martin, created the new 2019 mix of the track for the forthcoming deluxe reissues Abbey Road,set be released September 27th …
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Camila Cabello has returned with “Shameless” and “Liar,” her first solo releases since 2018. The tracks will feature on her much-anticipated sophomore album Romance. On the massive “Shameless,” Cabello sings about an unfulfilled crush. The track starts out with just an alluring, subtle guitar riff before opening up to a …
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Red Hearse – the new electro-pop trio comprised of hitmaker/producer Jack Antonoff, singer Sam Dew and hip-hop producer Sounwave – took to the Late Late Show stage on Tuesday night to perform their new single “Everybody Wants You.” The rendition was a very minimalist one, with the three band members sitting …
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Taylor Swift is a fan of all love songs, but particularly Phil Collins‘ classic tune “Can’t Stop Loving You.” During an appearance at the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, Swift offered her intimate version of the emotional song, calling it “literally the most sad, beautiful song ever.” Swift, who also …
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions have sometimes meant big reunions with long-lost band members (see R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Eagles, Heart, et al) — and other times, no big reunion at all (Kiss, Guns N’ Roses). With this year marking the 25th anniversary of their debut …
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Young Thug‘s So Much Fun won the top spot on the RS 200 by a landslide, amassing more than twice as many album-equivalent units as the runner-up, Quality Control‘s Control of the Streets Vol. 2. Young Thug’s victory was largely driven by streaming — So Much Fun earned nearly 150 …
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