Gary Clark Jr. has updated “Pearl Cadillac” — a standout single from the guitarist’s 2019 LP This Land —with a new version featuring singer Andra Day. The refurbished rendition of the Prince-inspired song finds Clark Jr. and Day trading verses, with Day’s Grammy-nominated vocals tempering Clark Jr.’s falsetto. The two …
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Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour dynasty started inauspiciously in 1981 when the singer and guitarist re-recorded every note of “Money” by himself, save the sax solo, for the compilation A Collection of Great Dance Songs. At the time, he just did what he needed to do; the band’s new record label …
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Cyndi Lauper duetted alongside a diverse group of artists that included Marilyn Manson, Henry Rollins, Kesha and Perry Farrell at the singer’s annual Home for the Holidays benefit gig Tuesday, held this year at Los Angeles’ the Novo. The bright yellow mohawked Lauper and Manson teamed for a lengthy rendition …
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When Kanye West released Jesus Is King at the end of October, there was only one musician credited on ten different tracks other than West himself: The Argentine-born, jazz-trained pianist Federico Vindver. Roughly a month later, Coldplay put out a new double album, Everyday Life, and there was Vindver again, …
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Foy Vance has kept a busy schedule this year. From Muscle Shoals, a collection of Americana songs recorded in the titular capital of Alabama’s soul-music scene, arrived in June, followed in September by To Memphis. Although both albums were tracked in the American South, the songwriter remains a busy road …
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UPDATE 12/18: R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to an additional federal charge that he bribed an official to obtain a fake ID in August 1994, Reuters reports. Kelly entered the plea via video to the Brooklyn courthouse from a Chicago prison, where the singer remains behind bars without bail. R. …
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On any other day, Joe Elliott would be exhausted. He flew to Los Angeles from Dublin overnight, participated in a press conference where he announced the Stadium Tour — a supersized summit of Def Leppard, Poison, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and the newly reunited Mötley Crüe that will hit …
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Cage the Elephant will lead a tribute concert to the late Daniel Johnston during the 2020 Hi, How Are You Day, an annual event in Austin, Texas, celebrating the beloved outsider artist. White Denim, TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, Katie Schecter and Jason Falkner will also take part in …
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Jack White and Jack Black have made a song together at last. On Black Friday, Jack White’s Third Man Records released a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl featuring the two artists in their long-awaited collaboration — and the song, Tenacious D’s “Don’t Blow It, Kage,” is now available on streaming. Black and …
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A&E’s two-night Biography event Garth Brooks: The Road I’m On dives headlong into the complicated psyche of the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history. With commentary from musical friends James Taylor, Billy Joel, and Keith Urban, and in-depth interviews with Brooks, his three daughters, ex-wife Sandy Mahl, and wife Trisha …
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