At 7:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, former Cure drummer-keyboardist Lol Tolhurst felt his wife tapping him on the shoulder. “She told me she had a big surprise to tell me,” he says. “I thought maybe she was pregnant and I’d get to be a father again. But then she told …
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On Wednesday afternoon, Kanye West took to Twitter with a request: “Calling out to Bob Dylan,” he wrote. “Let’s get together.” It is unclear why he wants to get in touch with Bob Dylan. Potential reasons could be a musical collaboration, or just to discuss the issues of the day. …
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Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason and Billy Bragg are among numerous artists, bands and music industry leaders who have signed an anti-Brexit letter. The open letter, spearheaded by Music4EU, states that “Brexit represents a significant threat to the UK’s Music Industry.” Addressed to MPs and the Prime …
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Childish Gambino‘s “This Is America” is not one of the best songs released in the past year. It’s a good song— frantic and mournful and rattling— but it’s not one of the best songs of the year. Yet there it is, nominated for both a Song of the Year and …
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“Whatever you feel about the NRA – and I don’t like them very much – they’re a very well-organized group and we want ONE to be the NRA for the world’s poor,” Bono said at the Economic Club of Chicago’s private black tie dinner event Thursday night during a lively …
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Drake has settled his lawsuit against Layla Lace (real name Laquana Morris), a woman who allegedly falsely claimed that she was impregnated by the rapper and then accused him of sexual assault, TMZ reports. “The filing made by Drake against Layla Lace has been resolved, with Layla avoiding going to …
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The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission has settled charges against DJ Khaled (given name: Khaled Mohamed Khaled) and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. for their alleged roles in a cryptocurrency dispute, the SEC announced on Thursday. According to the SEC, Khaled promoted Centra Tech Inc. on social media as a “game …
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On Wednesday night, Grimes released her first new song since 2015’s critically acclaimedArt Angels. The new track, “We Appreciate Power,” features Hana (a longtime collaborator), and it’s slated as the first single from her forthcoming fifth album. The accompanying lyric video displays several languages and is seemingly set in a …
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New Kids on the Block are reissuing their breakthrough 1988 album Hangin’ Tough in honor of its 30th anniversary. The re-released version of the LP will be out on March 8, 2019. The 18-track edition of Hangin’ Tough will feature the 10 original tracks of the album along with remixes and extended …
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Mumford & Sons claimed their third consecutive Number One album as the British band’s latest LP Delta debuted atop the Billboard 200. The experimental Delta, dubbed an “epic bummer” by Rolling Stone, sold 230,000 copies in its first week of release to join 2012’s Babel and 2015’s Wilder Mind as …
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