When the Dixie Chicks topped the charts for the final time with 2006’s Taking the Long Way — the trio’s bruised and battered tribute to nonconformity, written in the wake of Natalie Maines’ controversial comments about President George W. Bush — they did so with help from several left-field collaborators. …
Read More »Elton John Performs at Royal Wedding Reception
As rumored,Elton John performed during the lunchtime reception that followed the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The singer also attended the wedding earlier in Saturday in Windsor. According to the Daily Mail, John took the stage after Prince Harry, following his speech, asked his guests, “Does anyone …
Read More »Review: Parquet Courts' 'Wide Awake!' Is a Fun Punk-Funk Protest Record
“You should see the wall of ambivalence I’m building!” sang Austin Brown on his band’s 2013 stoned ‘n’ starving slacker-rock breakthroughLight Up Gold. The band sure don’t sound ambivalent now. “Allow me to ponder the role I play/In this pornographic spectacle of black death!” co-leader Andrew Savage hollers on “Violence,” …
Read More »Jeff Beck Talks Eric Clapton Rivalry and What Motown Taught Him
“I was going to write an autobiography once,” Jeff Beck says with a laugh. “I started writing it, and then I thought, ‘No, let them dig around when I’m dead.’” It’s a late-April day, and the guitarist, 73, is reclining comfortably in a black chair in his Tribeca hotel suite. …
Read More »U2 Detail Intimate Apollo Theater Concert
U2 will perform a special invitation-only concert at Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater June 11th. SiriusXM will host the concert and broadcast the performance after it happens on channel 30. The Apollo concert will be a much more intimate show than U2‘s ongoing Experience + Innocence world tour, which includes an …
Read More »On the Charts: Post Malone's 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' Holds Number One
Post Malone‘s Beerbongs & Bentleys fended off an influx of new releases to remain Number One on the Billboard 200 for the second straight week. A week after setting a new streaming record, Beerbongs & Bentleys sold another 193,000 total copies to keep its hold of the top spot. Of …
Read More »Hear Christina Aguilera's New Reflective Ballad 'Twice'
Christina Aguilera has unveiled another song from her forthcoming album, Liberation, her first LP since 2012’s Lotus. The emotional ballad, “Twice,” follows the release of her Kanye West-produced “Accelerate,” which features Ty Dolla $ign and 2 Chainz. On the new, moody track, the singer contemplates the duality that can be …
Read More »Ricky Gervais Preps Scripted Netflix Comedy Series, 'After Life'
Ricky Gervaiswill return to Netflix for his new scripted comedy series, After Life. The comedian will create, executive produce, direct and star in the six-episode, half-hour show. The company has yet to announce a cast list or premiere date. According to The Hollywood Reporter‘s summary of the project, Gervais will …
Read More »'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again': Watch Cher, Meryl Streep in Final Trailer
Characters return to their past while celebrating the promise of the future in the final new trailer for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. The film hits theaters on July 20th. In the new clip, lead character Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is pregnant, which is somewhat of a secret, although her …
Read More »Donald Glover on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
Let’s not bury the lede: That was the best Saturday Night Live episode all season. Watching SNL is not unlike watching a sporting event or a concert: All three are live experiences in which anything can happen, and when something magical unfolds, it becomes contagious. Donald Glover and the Not …
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