Update (6/3/19): Apple announced at its conference Monday that is retiring the iTunes brand and introducing three separate apps for music, podcasts and television in the next version of its software, macOS Catalina. ** It’s the end of a music era. Nearly two decades after launching iTunes and ripping up …
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Devon Allman and Duane Betts, the core unit of the Allman Betts Band, will release their debut album Down to the River (BMG) on June 28th. It’s the duo’s first official LP and builds on the players’ respective Allman Brothers Band family legacies: Allman’s dad was Gregg Allman; Betts’ father …
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Call it a meme, call it a gimmick song, but “Old Town Road” is the gift that keeps on giving. On Thursday, a video surfaced on Twitter of Lil Nas X performing his runaway hit to a gymnasium full of elementary school kids, who promptly lost their collective minds and …
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Hot Chip released a new song, “Melody of Love,” a jubilant pop track from their forthcoming album A Bath Full of Ecstasy, out June 21st. According to a band statement, “Melody of Love” began as a 12-minute instrumental track, built from a music sample by the gospel group The Mighty …
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Morrissey‘s controversial endorsement of British far-right political party For Britain has led at least one record store to ban his music. Spillers, which bills itself as “the oldest record shop in the world,” in Cardiff, Wales has announced it can no longer support the former Smiths’ frontman, Wales Online reports. …
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In the latest episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, Stephen Malkmus breaks down his new solo album, Groove Denied — which combines digital experimentation with some more traditionally Malkmus-ian moments — and touches on many other topics. Most notably, he hints that another Pavement reunion is back in …
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Cardi B leads the nominations for the 2019 BET Awards, with seven nominations total. The Bronx rapper’s nods include two nominations for Video of the Year – “Money” and “Please Me” with Bruno Mars – as well as Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, Best Collaboration (for both “Please Me” with Mars …
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Foals have released a music video for single “In Degrees.” The song, which comes off the band’s recent album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1, takes on a sun-soaked, party-going vibe in the clip, which was directed by Aaron Brown and shot in Brazil. The video, which …
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BTS kicked off Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series with performances of “Boy With Luv” and “Fire” at New York’s Central Park Wednesday. The K-pop giants breezed through “Boy With Luv” with characteristic aplomb, hitting inch-perfect choreography as they crooned the disco-tinged track. The group also got an assist on …
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UPDATE 3 (5/14):Due to the ongoing Broadway shutdown in light of the coronavirus, MJ the Musical will now begin preview performances on March 8, 2021. Opening night will be April 15. Ticketholders will receive an automatic refund. ** UPDATE 2: MJ the Musical will begin Broadway previews July 6th, 2020 …
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