Foreigner will head out on a 121-date tour across 16 countries in 2021 and 2022. The expansive tour’s U.S. leg, which kicks off in June, stops in 71 cities in 42 states. “Live music is at the heart of what we do and I’m thrilled to be back on the …
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UPDATE (6/17): Tyler, the Creator‘s latest album, Call Me If You Get Lost, drops June 25th. *** Tyler, the Creator has released a short new song, “Lumberjack,” along with an accompanying video, which he directed under his Wolf Haley alias. The track — which clocks in at just over a …
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Members of Congress face plenty of tough decisions when voting on legislation that can shape the course of the nation. The measure to award a congressional gold medal to the Capitol Police officers who responded to the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol should not have been one of them. …
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In honor of a newly remastered version of Black Sabbath‘sSabotage, Rhino Records has released a virtual escape room game that’s themed to the album. Created in partnership with Bewilder Box Ltd., the game gives players the mission of recovering a copy ofSabotage: Super Deluxe Edition by traveling back in time …
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This story appears in Rolling Stone‘s 2021 Future of Music issue, a special project delving into the next era of the multibillion-dollar hitmaking business. Read the other stories here. LJ Gutierrez’s head is full of Pokémon, frozen pizza, and Legos. At Universal’s branding division, her 35-person team obsesses over musical …
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Digital disruption has created a music business that’s sustained by saturation, producing a culture of abundance blurring into excess. Lengthy albums capitalize on this wholesale demand for more by bloating tracklists, which in turn jacks up streaming numbers. At first glance, Culture III, the latest 19-track offering from superstar rap …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scoffed at the denials by the attorneys general who served under former president Trump about having any knowledge of the Justice Department’s decision to secretly seize Democratic lawmakers’ data. Pelosi said their claims were “beyond belief” and called on them to testify under oath before Congress. …
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Since we are all surely filled up to the brim with the dread of the day, let’s see if we can work in a little levity in our brands. Humans need to laugh. Research has found that laughter can be an effective stress reliever in the short-term. I believe it’s …
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In 2020, the American people not only rejected Trump’s attempt to capture a second presidential term, they also stopped naming their babies Donald in droves. According to HuffPost, the Social Security Administration’s latest list of popular baby names shows the name Donald plummeted 55 spots – from the 555th most …
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In honor of what would have been Ray Charles‘ 90th birthday year, Tangerine Records is releasing the limited edition box set, True Genius, on September 10th. The record label, which the late legend founded in 1962, has remastered 90 of Charles’ most important works for the six-CD box set. It’s …
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