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Once upon a time, the main currency of jazz was a soloist’s improvisational flow; today, it’s all about collective vibe. That principle plays out in handsomely chill fashion on the debut from new all-star ensemble R+R=Now, which doubles as a statement of purpose for a new generation of jazzers. If …

Meek Mill‘s motion to remove the controversial judge overseeing his case was denied Tuesday after Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court voted to allow Philadelphia Judge Genece Brinkley to continue presiding over the rapper’s criminal case. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the state’s highest court, was divided on Meek Mill‘s motion – three supported …

The final recording sessions of David Cassidy‘s life will be the focus of an upcoming A&E documentary about the late Partridge Family actor and Seventies pop idol. David Cassidy: The Last Session finds the singer in the studio as he worked on what would be his final EP Songs My …

Childish Gambino, Mumford & Sons and Arctic Monkeys will headline the 20th Voodoo Music and Arts Experience, set to take place October 26th through 28th in New Orleans. The lineup also features Odesza, Marilyn Manson, 21 Savage, Janelle Monáe, A Perfect Circle, Modest Mouse, Third Eye Blind, Ty Dolla $ign, …

Good Charlotte document the disintegration of a mother-son bond with their reflective “Actual Pain” video. The pop-punk quintet open the clip with a young man gazing at old Polaroids and flashing back to memories from his childhood. As a boy, the protagonist reads comic books and plays in the backyard, …

Britton Buchanan cut an unorthodox path through The Voice on his way to a second-place finish behind Brynn Cartelli. First, Buchanan was often carrying a guitar on a show that focuses primarily on vocalists (it’s called The Voice, after all). He returned frequently to the heartland rock canon – Bruce …

ABC has unveiled the new trailer for its upcoming documentary, The Last Days of Michael Jackson. The two-hour special features never-before-seen interviews with the late singer conducted by ABC News anchors Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer. The documentary traces Jackson’s rise as the King of Pop, from growing up in …

UPDATE (December 13, 2018):T.I. has reached a plea agreement in the court case involving a run-in with a security guard at the rapper’s gated community near Atlanta, T.I.’s lawyer Steve Sadow confirms toRolling Stone. “Tip was innocent of all charges and would’ve been found not guilty by a jury at …

In 1979, barely into his thirties, Glenn Branca heard his calling. Rushing to prepare for a last-minute gig at New York mainstay Max’s Kansas City, he dashed off “Instrumental for Six Guitars,” using repeated chords to unlock mesmerizing overtones that blew past his own expectations. “I remember one rehearsal where …

Drake has recruited Migos for a fall arena tour dubbed Aubrey and the Three Amigos Tour, a 41-date trek celebrating the upcoming release of Drake‘s new album Scorpion. The tour launches July 26th in Salt Lake City and keeps the Canadian rapper and the Atlanta rap trio on the road …