The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists for Original Song and Original Score vying for Oscars nominations consideration. As Variety reports, the next phase of voting begins on Jan. 27 and ends Feb. 1. The official nominees for all the categories will be announced on …
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President Donald Trump spent the day before the election insulting some of the biggest names in music, thereby ensuring that — should he win — his inauguration will once again be utterly bereft of talent. Per Forbes, Trump held a rally in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Monday during which he lit into …
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Taylor Swift hopped on Twitter on Thursday morning to announce that she had recorded an entire new album in secret over the last few months. “I’ve poured all my whims, dreams, fears, and musings into [it],” she wrote. The news of Folklore was a surprise, the release date even more …
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Throughout world history, music has served as a balm for those living under oppression, as much it’s served as a tool of empowerment. The latest installment in Rolling Stone‘s new weeklyplaylistseries, “Music at Home,” features 12 tracks honoring the legacy of global Black resistance in song. Feel free to blast …
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Megan Thee Stallion‘s “Savage” remix, which features verses from Beyoncé, claimed Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. “Savage,” which has become enormously popular on TikTok, hung out in the Top Ten for all of April. The addition of Beyoncé helped the single earn more than …
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Beyoncé voiced her support for Texas Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke with a series of posts on Instagram just hours before polls closed on Election Day Tuesday. The pop star – and Houston native – posted three pictures in which she wore a “Beto for Texas” hat. Accompanying the first …
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In the week since Beyoncé marched into Coachella as a drum majorette with a 100-member band, transformed the traditionally rock & roll festival into a homecoming celebration at an HBCU and added another crown – Queen of ‘Chella, natch—to her collection, her show has been lauded as historic, a game-changer, …
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Ed Sheeran has unveiled a new remix of “Perfect” featuringBeyoncé. The original song appears on his third album ÷, which was nominated in the Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy category. The ballad is currently Number Five on the Billboard Hot 100. The original song’s soulful sway and romantic, heartfelt sentiment …
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