Organizers of an Olympia, Washington festival believed they booked Jonathan Richman for an August 28th concert, a gig that would have marked his first pandemic-era performance. However, a day before the show, they learned they instead had been scammed by a person pretending to be the Modern Lovers singer, who …
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In a move that seemed as inevitable as death and/or taxes, Taylor Swift has joined TikTok. Her first post — scored by British MC Dave’s “Screwface Capital” — gives an overview of her recent releases and teases the upcoming “Taylor’s Version” re-release ofRed. “Lots going on at the moment,” she …
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Neil Young took to his Archives website on Wednesday to announce his withdrawal from Farm Aid 2021, taking place next month in Hartford, Connecticut. Young, who is a Farm Aid board member alongside Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews, explained that he’s pulling out of the sold out benefit …
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Billy Idol previews The Roadside, his first new music in seven years, with the first single from the EP, “Bitter Taste.” The track, recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, finds Idol looking back at his near-fatal 1990 motorcycle accident, a crash that almost resulted in Idol losing a leg and left …
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The Weeknd has released the video for his pulsating new song, “Take My Breath.” It’s the first single from his upcoming album, which is the follow-up to his 2020 smash, After Hours. In the Cliqua-directed clip, which comes with an epilepsy warning, the singer is seen walking outside in a …
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Patricia Kennealy-Morrison — the one-time rock journalist and partner of Doors singer Jim Morrison — died July 23rd at the age of 75. “To all of you who have supported our beloved Lizard Queen, I wanted to let you know that she passed this morning,” Kennealy-Morrison’s Lizard Queen Press — …
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Drake easily held off a challenge from the Kid Laroi to remain Number One on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart. Drake notched his third straight week at Number One with 117.9 million song streams for the week of July 23rd through the 29th. He also extended his record of …
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Bon Iver, Low’s Alan Sparhawk, and Mumu Fresh are among the artists set to play the one-day Water Is Life: Stop Line 3 festival, which will benefit efforts to fight the construction of the Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline. Water Is Life will take place on August 18th at …
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Dua Lipa criticized DaBaby after the rapper was recorded making homophobic remarks during his set at Rolling Loud Miami over the weekend. During his set, DaBaby said, “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases, that’ll make you die in two …
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Kanye West debuted his upcoming album, Donda, at an event streamed via Apple Music on Thursday night. The listening party took place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. At the end of the event, West played a collaboration featuring Jay-Z. The album will arrive on Friday. West appeared in the middle …
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