M.I.A. was among the artists recognized for their “services to music” by the annual Queen’s Birthday Honours List and, like fellow honoree Elvis Costello, the rapper will accept the honor thanks in part to her mother. On Saturday, the rapper born Mathangi Arulpragasam, the daughter of Sri Lankan Tamils, received …
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Reggae star Protoje has teamed with Agent Sasco and Lila Iké to tackle the turmoil that often disrupts everyday life in the video for their new song, “Not Another Word.” The track address the way a variety of issues, from everyday violence to the effects of climate change, often go …
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R&B is wallowing in its past: It feels like nearly every commercially successful R&B single at the moment is built on a prominent sample or a conspicuous interpolation of an old hit. It’s not the act of sampling itself that’s troubling. The sampler is one of the more extraordinary inventions …
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The Rolling Stones recruited Gary Clark Jr., Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats as openers for select dates of their upcoming North American summer tour. The latest leg of their long-running “No Filter” trek — which kicks off June 21st with the …
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UPDATE: Hootie and the Blowfish, Marshmello and Steve Aoki have been added to the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival lineup. Actor and singer Darren Criss and K-pop outfit Monsta X have also been tapped as special guests. The iHeartRadio Music Festival will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas …
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California Congressman and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff appeared on ABC’s This Week Sunday morning and blamed the Republican-controlled Senate for the House not going ahead with impeachment proceedings. “One party—the Republican Party—has turned itself into a cult of the president’s personality and is not likely to act consistent …
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Colombian duo Bomba Estéreo link up with their American analog Sofi Tukker in the sweltering electro-cumbia track, “Playa Grande.” Written and recorded in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, the new song is matched with a trippy video, which was shot near Bomba frontwoman Liliana Saumet’s home in Santa Marta, Colombia. Directed …
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The new Broadway musical comedy Beetlejuice is surprising audiences with its distinct adaptation of the Tim Burton movie that has become a beloved cult classic. (Read our review.) With a book by Scott Brown and Anthony King and music and lyrics by Eddie Perfect, and directed by Alex Timbers, it’s …
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It’s a Honey, I Shrunk the Kids scenario in Metronomy‘s music video for new track “Lately,” the group’s first song in three years. In the clip, directed by band member Joseph Mount, the musicians are tiny versions of themselves, performing the song while standing on a stage made of their …
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In the weeks leading up to his fourth appearance on our cover, Howard Stern told listeners he was nervous. Not about the interview but about the photo shoot, which he despaired about openly on the air during his SiriusXM morning show. “Man, oh, man,” he said with a sigh on …
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