The Who’s Pete Townshend, the creator of rock operas like Tommy and Quadrophenia, has penned his first “rock novel.” The Age of Anxiety, due out November 5th, is an “extended meditation on manic genius and the dark art of creativity,” the novel’s publishers Hachette Books and Coronet announced Tuesday. The …
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The Michael Jackson estate released a two-hour concert film on YouTube Sunday night in an attempt to divert attention from the premiere of Leaving Neverland. The estate plans to drop another performance tonight, March 4th, to coincide with part two of the bombshell HBO documentary. The Jackson estate has been …
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Ellie Goulding explores the conflicting emotions of holding on when it’s time to let go in her new stirring song, “Flux.” Produced by Jim Elliot and Joe Kearns, the piano-led, strings-tipped ballad’s accompanying video was directed by Rianne White. The sensual, black-and-white clip mirrors the song’s minimalist production, which both …
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UPDATE: R. Kelly has posted his $1 million bond and will be released Monday afternoon, per a sheriff’s office spokesperson. *** R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Monday morning to all 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse the singer is facing. At a hearing at a Chicago courthouse, Judge Lawrence …
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Fifteen years after Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the Super Bowl halftime show, Adam Levine took off his shirt to reveal his own nipples during the Maroon 5’s halftime gig. While Levine’s strip show didn’t result in a nationwide uproar like the original Nipplegate, more than 50 viewers filed complaints …
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Ariana Grande has the Number One, Two and Three songs —“7 Rings,” “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” and “Thank U, Next” — on the Hot 100 this week. No artist since the Beatles in 1964 — with “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Twist and Shout” and “Do You Want …
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Following a report that a newly surfaced sex tape allegedly shows R. Kelly with an underage girl, lawyer Gloria Allred issued a statement Friday saying that the woman in the video “may be” one of her clients. “I represent numerous women who allege they were sexually victimized by R. Kelly …
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Kurt Vile has selected 33 of his favorite Neil Young songs for a new playlist on Young’s online archives website. “Stumblin’ With Neil” is the first-ever guest playlist on the Neil Young Archives, which recently opened to the public with a plethora of high-quality streaming music, photos and more. “I’m …
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A Dallas record store’s efforts to reunite the original Alice Cooper Band after 40 years is the focus of the upcoming documentary/concert film Alice Cooper: Live From the Astroturf. Cooper superfan and Good Records owner Chris Penn lobbied for Cooper and his former bandmates – Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and …
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Late last week, the shocking news arrived that Lindsey Buckingham had undergoneemergency heart surgery that caused damage to his vocal cords. “He is now recuperating at home and each day he is stronger than the last,” his wife Kristen Buckingham said in a statement. “While it is unclear if this …
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