XXXTentacion captured his first Number One album as the troubled Florida rapper’s ? debuted atop the Billboard 200. ? sold 131,000 total copies in its first week of release. However, only 20,000 of those copies were from traditional album sales, while 106,000 were the result of streaming equivalent albums, or …
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Keith Richards, Mavis Staples, Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, Lucinda Williams and Norah Jones were among the performers that appeared onstage for the star-studded second annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, which took place March 15th at New York’s Beacon Theatre. At the event, the Rolling Stones guitarist teamed with virtuoso …
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Beck announced additional North American tour dates on Thursday. The singer will crisscross the U.S. this summer, playing festivals (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest, RBC Bluesfest) and arena dates (Madison Square Garden) before wrapping up at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 28th. Beck will be joined …
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Have you ever wondered about the origins of “yacht rock”? Or how Van Morrison made his enigmatic classic? Look no further than these excellent new books. 3 Kings: Diddy, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Hip-Hop’s Multibillion-Dollar Rise by Zack O’Malley GreenburgIn the past 20 years, hip-hop has produced enough wanna-be Warren …
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D’arcy Wretzky hasn’t been seen holding a bass guitar in public since Bill Clinton was president. But as rumors surfaced that Billy Corgan was planning to reunite the original line-up of Smashing Pumpkinsfor a tour, fans dared to hope that Wretzky might emerge from the shadows (or from a Michigan …
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English rock trio the Wombats performed spare, taut versions of “Lemon to a Knife Fight” and “Turn” in the run-up to the release of their new album,Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life. The recorded version of lead single “Lemon to a Knife Fight” is full of buzzing electric guitars and …
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Justin Timberlake tore through a bevy of his hits including “Suit & Tie,” “Rock Your Body,” “SexyBack” and his new song, “Filthy,” during his performance at the Super Bowl LII Halftime Show. Timberlake spanned several eras and styles he’s hit through his career. He opened the 13-minutes set flanked by …
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Liam Payne and Rita Ora performed a melodramatic rendition of the romantic duet “For You” on The Tonight Show on Wednesday. “For You” is part of the latest Fifty Shades movie soundtrack. The movie franchise has been a launching pad for hits like the Weeknd’s “Earned It” and Zayn Malik …
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A month after Lil Wayne returned with his Dedication 6 mixtape, the rapper dropped a second installment Friday titled Dedication 6: Reloaded. The 20-track Dedication 6: Reloaded features a pair of previously released tracks – “Family Feud” with Drake, a remix of the Jay-Z track of the same name, and …
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Brix Smith Start paid tribute to the Fall’s Mark E. Smith, her former bandmate and husband who died Wednesday at the age of 60. Writing on Twitter, Start called Smith “a true artist” and applauded his willingness to “defy convention and definition.” “He never once compromised,” she wrote. “How many …
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