Bobby Rush has a way with words. At 85, the blues singer writes about the world in a rural American vernacular that has all but disappeared.“If you have a chicken and you’re feeding him, if you take away its food like corn, they squawk,” the “Chicken Heads” singer recently told …
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St. Vincent carries out a surreal smash-and-grab job in the video for “Half Love,” a new song from Red Hearse, the trio of Jack Antonoff, singer Sam Dew and producer Sounwave. The video was directed by Grant Singer and stars St. Vincent’s Annie Clark as a woman who rolls up …
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There’s a brand new video for “Old Town Road,” the song that officially won’t quit. The animated clip, directed by Somehoodlum, comes after the recent remix of the track that includes new verses from Young Thug and YouTube star Mason Ramsey. In the video the singers join Lil Nas X …
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On Monday, Showtime premiered the official trailer for its upcoming series On Becoming a God in Central Florida, starring Kirsten Dunst. The pilot premieres Sunday, August 25th at 10:00 pm ET/PT. Dunst stars as Krystal Stubbs, a woman living in a small, Orlando-adjacent town in 1992 and struggling to make ends …
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President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday morning to tell Democratic congresswomen to go back to their countries of origin. Without naming anyone specifically, Trump called on “Progressive” congresswomen to leave America while bashing the countries where they “originally came from.” Congressman and Assistant House Speaker Ben Ray Lujan …
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Dhani Harrison has known Jeff Lynne his entire life. But this summer is his first time touring with the Electric Light Orchestra. “I’ve played with him live, but I’ve never played with him in his band,” Harrison says. “I played with Jeff and Tom [Petty] a lot — things like …
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Beyoncé has unveiled new song “Spirit,” which will appear on her forthcoming album, The Lion King: the Gift, as well as on the soundtrack and in the film for the live-action remake of The Lion King. “Spirit” opens with resonant voices trading call and responses. Over rich piano, orchestral melodies …
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Farm Aid is coming to East Troy, Wisconsin’s Alpine Valley Music Theater on September 21st. The lineup includes Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews in addition to Bonnie Raitt, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Margo Price, Jamey Johnson, Tanya Tucker, Brothers Osborne, …
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Eddie Money has canceled his summer tour dates after the rocker developed pneumonia following his recent heart valve surgery. TMZ reported Friday that Money, who was scheduled to headline a summer tour with Rick Springfield, would be on the mend for the rest of the year after undergoing surgery; a …
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At some point in the middle of this decade, the brooding, atmospheric, synthetic R&B pioneered by Toronto artists like Drake and The Weeknd reached a saturation point. One artist who helped break this Canadian fever was Daniel Caesar. His 2017 debut album, Freudian, was a breath of fresh air, a …
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