Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has always stuck up for heavy metal’s place in pop culture. So it was no surprise that when the singer, known to his fans as the “Metal God,” submitted his ballot for Rolling Stone’s new 500 Greatest Songs of All Time rankings, nearly all of …
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Nick Cave, Vanessa Carlton, and more appear in the new trailer for Karen Dalton: In My Own Time, a new documentary on the folk singer out October 1st. Directed by Richard Peete and Robert Yapkowitz, the trailer features archival footage of Dalton, from her upbringing in Oklahoma to her days …
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Read: The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Voters were asked to submit ranked ballots listing their 50 favorite songs of all time. Votes were tabulated, with the highest-ranked song on each list receiving 300 points, the second highest 290 points, and so on down to 44 points for number …
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Normani staged the debut live performance of her new single “Wild Side” Sunday at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. In an entirely metallic getup that matched her dancers, Normani delivered a steamy rendition of “Wild Side” where she gave a lap dance to Teyana Taylor …
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Ed Sheeran has released a new song, “Shivers,” which will appear on his upcoming album, = (Equals), set to arrive October 29th via Atlantic Records. “Shivers” is a punchy blast of lovestruck pop, with Sheeran crooning over crisp handclaps, plucky strings, and the chipper strum of his guitar. The track …
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Google is celebrating late music producer and DJ Avicii’s 32nd birthday with a new Google Doodle that will appear in over 46 countries. The Doodle is accompanied by a music video illustrating important moments in Avicii’s life. The Google Doodle falls during the same time period as World Suicide Prevention …
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Laura Jane Grace remembers bailing on Bruce Springsteen the last time he came to see her play in a new excerpt from Black Me Out, her new release in Audible’s Words + Music series. The clip opens with Grace recounting the outpouring of support that followed as Against Me! embarked …
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John Densmore vividly remembers the words longtime Doors producer Paul A. Rothchild used to describe “Riders on the Storm”: “cocktail music.” “When he heard it, it was in an early rehearsal and it hadn’t evolved into what it became,” the drummer says of the dramatic track, a cowboy ghost story …
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Don Toliver has announced the dates for his fall 2021 Life of a Don tour, with singer-songwriter Bia joining as his opening act. Following sets at Las Vegas’s Life Is Beautiful fest and a show at the Marquee Theatre in Phoenix, the Live Nation-produced tour officially kicks off in Austin …
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LL Cool J invited several friends including Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma and French Montana for a medley of hits during his We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert performance on Saturday. The rapper performed his 1990 classic “Mama Said Knock You Out” for the crowd, with Rev Run joined …
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