UPDATE: An anonymous bidder purchased “I Never Dreamed” for£39,360 ($51,239), according to Omega Auctions. Bowie’s promotional sketches, photographs and band documents sold for £17,130 ($22,299). *** David Bowie‘s earliest studio recording as a singer, long-lost but unearthed by a former band mate, will head to auction in September. The late …
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Jerry Cantrell and Batman collide for the new song “Setting Sun.” It’s the Alice in Chains guitarist’s contribution to a series of tracks inspired by the DC Comics graphic novel Dark Nights: Metal: Deluxe Edition. Cantrell recorded the pounding track with producer Mike Elizondo and film composer and Marilyn Manson …
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On July 26th,Rolling Stone will host 500 music industry insiders, influencers and a select group of fans at a raw industrial space in Brooklyn, as singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes headlines a special event presented by YouTube Music. Mendes, who has scored seven consecutive Platinum or Multi-Platinum singles (soon to be eight …
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Gorillaz‘s headlining set at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival ended abruptly Saturday after rapper Del the Funky Homosapien was injured in a stage fall while performing “Clint Eastwood.” The 2001 single was Damon Albarn and company’s final song of the set, however the band were forced to abandon “Clint Eastwood” midway through …
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Given thatMusic From Big Pinkcame out in the turbulent summer of 1968, it’s tempting to frame the album as a set of soothing sounds for troubled times. Don’t believe it. TheBand‘s debut LP was quietly radical. In a period when the musical landscape was overrun with psychedelic whimsy, their synthesis …
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J Balvin unveiled his new video for “No Es Justo,” the reggaeton superstar’s new single featuring Zion and Lennox. The video finds the three singers hanging out with three younger versions of themselves on the streets of Brooklyn. “No Es Gusto” is the latest single off Balvin’s new LP Vibras, …
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In a Vanity Fair cover story,Kendrick Lamarreacted to Kanye West‘s controversial comments about slavery and President Trump, enthused about his recently awarded Pulitzer Prize for Music and addressed a white fan’s usage of the “n-word” onstage during one of his shows. Lamar mostly remained neutral in his comments about West, …
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The Doors will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their third albumWaiting for the Sun with a reissue featuring 14 previously unreleased tracks. The two-CD, one LP set is available to pre-order ahead of its September 14th release via Rhino. Of the 14 unreleased recordings, nine are early “rough mixes” cut …
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What makes a summer jam? Is it the sunniest chorus, the hottest beat, the most weeks on the charts? Do the lyrics have to be about beaches and barbecues, or is it a question of vibe? What if it’s a song on your summer playlist and no one else’s? We …
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Nile Rodgers & Chicteam with Vic Mensa on their new single “Till the World Falls,” the latest preview off It’s About Time, the legendary funk band’s first album in 26 years. Like “Boogie All Night,” “Till the World Falls” features contributions from key Rodgers collaborators Mura Masa and NAO, who …
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