Maggie Rogers extended her 2019 tour with a new run of summer and fall dates. The new North American leg — which features special guests Empress Of and Jacob Banks at select shows — launches July 26th in Portland, Maine and wraps October 19th in Austin, Texas. Two pre-sales, one …
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Scottish soul singer Emeli Sandé has returned with a staggering new anthem, “Sparrow.” The track boasts another powerhouse vocal performance from Sandé, who starts the song with a soft croon that flutters over a delicate blend of piano and chimes. But “Sparrow” changes in an instant, the rumble of a …
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British production and DJ duo Disclosure will embark on their first North American since 2016 this spring. The trek is scheduled around three previously-announced festival appearances, starting May 12th at Lightning In a Bottle in Bakersfield, California. The group will then hit Atlanta, Miami, Brooklyn, Washington D.C. and Las Vegas …
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Funk icon Chaka Khan belted her recent single “Like Sugar” on Wednesday’s Ellen. The singer recruited a quartet of breakdancers for the track — a fitting touch for a song about a “funky, funky groove.” “It’s like sugar, so sweet/Good enough to eat,” she sang over a thick bassline and …
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Weeks after Rami Malek won Best Actor at the Academy Awards for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, there are reports that he might be asked to strap on the fake teeth one more time for a sequel. The New York Post quotes their longtime …
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Live and Bush, two alumni of the Nineties alt-rock boom, announced a joint summer tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their respective signature albums: the former’s Throwing Copper and the latter’s Sixteen Stone. The trek launches June 6th at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT and wraps September 8th in …
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The Mountain Goats‘ John Darnielle observes a brutal crime scene in the band’s new song “Cadaver Sniffing Dog.” “Hustle up the spiral stairs, see if anything’s left up there/Teams on the scene from several stations; everybody, adjust your expectations,” he sings over a shadowy guitar riff and muted bass. “Stray …
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Weezer recruited the Roots and Jimmy Fallon for a “classroom instruments” version of A-ha’s “Take on Me” on Thursday’s Tonight Show. The group went suitably retro for the occasion, with Fallon and Rivers Cuomo sporting New Wave/synth-pop haircuts and neon jackets with sharp shoulder pads and rolled-up sleeves. The ramshackle, …
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Carly Rae Jepsen is previewing her fourth album with a pair of romantic new songs that the singer unveiled Wednesday. “Now That I Found You” and “No Drug Like Me” will both appear on her as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2015’s acclaimed Emotion. On the Captain Cuts-produced “Now That I Found You,” …
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In 2018, Aerosmith announced their Vegas residency, Deuces are Wild, which kicks off April 6th at the Park MGM – the same venue Lady Gaga has been selling out for her hit residency. “It seems like it would be a really cool thing to bring some of the history back, …
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