Pinkis extending her massive North American tour in support of her new album, Beautiful Trauma, into 2019. The pop star announced an additional 37 shows, starting March 1st, 2019, at the BB&T Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The trek will criss-cross the United States and Canada, with stops in cities …
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John “Jabo” Starks, the drummer who helped anchor some of James Brown‘s biggest hits, died Tuesday, The New York Times reports. He was 79. Starks’ manager Kathie Williams confirmed his death. She said he’d been in hospice for about a week and was battling leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. Starks played …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda released a “first draft” of the Hamilton showstopper “Burn” for the April installment of the Tony winner’s Hamildrops series. “First Burn” features vocals by five of the actresses who have portrayed Eliza Schuyler, who sings “Burn” in the musical, in various Hamilton productions. Unlike the emotional ballad performed …
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Jay-Z celebrated Meek Mill’s release from prison Tuesday, writing on Facebook, “Today, Meek Mill, a son of Philadelphia, is a free man.” Jay-Z has been one of Meek Mill’s most outspoken supporters since the rapper was incarcerated last November for violating probation stemming from a 2008 conviction on drug and …
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For years, serious Who fans have salivated over the rumored existence of a half-hour version of “My Generation” from the Fillmore East in April 1968. Could such a vault treasure seriously exist when no known live versions of the song lasted much longer than a quarter of an hour? Well, …
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Willie Nelson‘s new LP Last Man Standing is due to be released a week from today on April 27th, and the 84-year-old legend is ready to get the party started — or, as he puts it in his latest song to premiere from the album — “Ready to Roar.” The …
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Liz Phair shared a remastered version of her Exile in Guyville song, “Stratford on Guy,” as well as an earlier incarnation of that track (titled “Bomb”). Both will appear on the upcoming 25th anniversary edition of Exile in Guyville, out May 4th via Matador. Phair offered both the remastered audio …
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Meek Mill said he hoped to “get my chance” in court soon after the Philadelphia District Attorney issued a statement saying he supported a new trial for the incarcerated rapper. In an interview with Don Lemon on CNN Monday, Mill said, “I try and keep my spirits high, I don’t …
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Carrie Underwood has released her first solo radio single since 2016’s “Dirty Laundry.” “Cry Pretty” arrived Wednesday morning after a week of build-up from the country star, who teased photos from the studio and posted a lengthy note to her fan club. Underwood co-wrote the song with Hillary Lindsey, Liz …
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In a recent episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Spinal Tap bassist Derek Smalls sat down with host Brian Hiatt for a no-holds-barred, unforgettable interview. Smalls – who is about to release his first solo album, Smalls Change, and is embarking on a tour backed by various orchestras – told …
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