Salt-N-Pepaended theBillboard Music Awardson Sunday with an uplifting medley of throwback hip-hop hits. On a night riding high on female empowerment, it was fitting the show ended with a stage full of strong women. Salt-N-Pepa opened with quick, potent trifecta: the head-nod suite “Shoop,” the kinetic “Let’s Talk About Sex” …
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Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd have announced a co-headlining tour kicking off this summer. Dubbed the ‘Dazed & Blazed’ tour, the 27-date jaunt makes stops at amphitheaters across North America. Lil Skies and OT Genasis will serve as support on the outing. The tour begins in Detroit on July 21st …
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The day before his ninth studio album The Mountain comes out, Dierks Bentley will play the project for fans with a special, late-night performance in Nashville during CMA Music Festival. Set for June 7th at the Ryman Auditorium, the event will begin at 10:00 p.m. and features Bentley performing The …
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An R&B direction is a tried-and-true way for young, mostly white pop stars to give their more clean-cut personas more edge. Charlie Puth is the latest to try this route, and while his efforts on Voicenotes are valiant, he still has a bit more work to prove he can cut …
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British funk outfit Jungle unveiled their first new music since 2014, sharing two tracks “Happy Man” and “House in L.A.” Both cuts will appear on Jungle’s forthcoming second LP, though a release date and title have yet to be announced. “Happy Man” finds Jungle crafting an understated pop gem out …
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Sia, Diplo and British musician Labrinth announced their new group, LSD, with a punchy debut song, “Genius.” The track is centered around staccato strings that swell and burst in a distinctly Diplo synth-pop drop. Labrinth and Sia trade verses that feature cheeky math puns and scientist shout-outs (“Oh you’ll be …
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Country-rock duo Muscadine Bloodline provide the soundtrack for one couple’s romantic dance in the new video for “Can’t Tell You No,” from their newly released Movin’ On EP. Duo members Charlie Muncaster and Gary Stanton and their band sport crisp, black tuxedos befitting the entertainment at a school dance, with …
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J. Cole recorded the biggest sales week of 2018 so far as the rapper’s surprise new LP KOD debuted at Number One, marking the fifth straight J. Cole album to top the Billboard 200. KOD opened with 397,000 total copies, including 174,000 traditional albums and 215,000 streaming equivalent albums (SEAs). …
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The first trailer for Whitney, the Whitney Houston estate-approved documentary about the singer, has arrived, with director Kevin Macdonald promising an “intimate, unflinching” look at Houston’s life and career. The first look atWhitney, in theaters July 6th, focuses on the singer’s incredible talent as well as the burden of stardom. …
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Fresh off his third consecutive ACM Entertainer of the Year win, Jason Aldean booked a rare club appearance in New York City on Wednesday, April 18th, delivering an intimate set at the Grand Ole Opry’s new Times Square outpost, the Opry City Stage. Backed by his full touring band for …
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