The owner of the Washington Avenue Armory, a performance venue in Albany, NY, filed a lawsuit against Migos on Monday, local alt-weeklyThe Alt reports. A separate suit was also filed by Sharome Ross, who alleges that he was attacked while attending Migos’ show at the Armory. The Armory owners allege …
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Royce Da 5’9″ and 2 Chainz tackle love in the social-media era on their new collaboration “Flirt,” a track from Royce and DJ Premier‘s PRhyme project. DJ Premier provides the two rappers with an ornate beat full of elaborate string samples and stinging drums. The frilly instrumental spurs Royce Da …
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Producer-DJ-vocalist-raconteur-et cetera Moby‘s most satisfying works in recent years have been those where he plunges into gloom headfirst.Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt, his 15th album, is another dip into the pool of melancholia. Lush and haunting, Everything applies the Moby ideal of soulful vocals and big beats to the …
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Actress-turned-singer Lola Kirke goes out for a night on the town in Japan alone in the video for her new song “Monster,” which will appear on her upcoming debut album. In the clip, the Mozart in the Jungle star gets out of bed, takes a walk, chugs a bottle of …
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Dierks Bentley delivered an old-school, all-acoustic rendition of his surging new single “Woman, Amen,” on the Grand Ole Opry Monday night, hearkening back to the historic radio show’s traditional roots. Looking dapper in a formal suit and flanked by fiddle, mandolin, stand-up bass and acoustic guitar, Bentley unplugged his band …
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Belle and Sebastian might not be able to solve all our problems (as the title of their latest implies), but they can handle the ones that involve a lack of witty, tuneful indie-pop. This 15-track set offers a tasting menu of the Scottish band’s strengths. Would you like a bittersweet …
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New York R&B duo Lion Babe conjure the spirit of J Dillawith their seductive new single “Honey Dew.” Lucas Goodman nods to the late producer with his clanging, just-off-the-beat percussion, thumping synth-bass and dusty piano. “Everybody wants a piece,” vocalist Jillian Hervey croons over the low-simmering funk. The Simen Sez-produced …
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Katy Perry said that if she were to rewrite her breakout Number One hit “I Kissed a Girl” today, she would change some lyrics to get rid of “a couple of stereotypes.” In a newinterview with Glamour published on Tuesday, Perry revisited some of her singles as part of a …
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Paul Simon has scheduled a farewell performance for July 15th at London’s Hyde Park. The gig is the only concert Simon has scheduled for 2018 so far. It is unclear if the show is meant to be an official retirement send-off. The concert, officially billed as Homeward Bound: The Farewell …
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Logic, Alessia Cara and Khalid performed a poignant, socially conscious version of their collaborative hit “1-800-273-8255” at the 2018 Grammy Awards. The trio added a real-life urgency to the track, filling the stage with a group of suicide survivors and family members of suicide victims. Logic and Cara opened the …
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