Blackpink, the first all-female group that YG Entertainment, made their U.S. television debut onThe Late Show With Stephen Colberton Monday night. The quartet also announced their first North American tour. For their performance, the girl group performed the single “Ddu-du Ddu-du,” which was featured both on the June EPSquare Upand …
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Dan + Shay performed their Grammy-winning hit “Tequila” at the 61st Grammy Awards on Sunday night. The duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney chose to strip away the pop-ready production of the crossover smash, with Mooney singing and playing piano, Smyers backing him up on acoustic guitar and a …
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Fiona Apple has been pretty elusive in the music world for the past seven years, aside from a few live performances and Tumblr posts. Though her contribution is more source material and harmonies here, there’s something satisfying about hearing the venerable singer-songwriter team with young newcomer and fan King Princess …
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Thom Yorke lashed out at U.K. prime minister Theresa May and her methods of using “intimidation” and “causing immense distress and suffering” in order to deliver a Brexit deal. In the Radiohead singer’s early Friday tweet, he also likened May’s actions to “the early days of the Third Reich.” “Nobody …
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Willie Nelson was the 2019 honoree when the Recording Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing held its annual Grammy Week celebration on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Recognizing the “artistic achievements and creative genius” of the Country Music Hall of Fame member, the event featured remarks from Kacey Musgraves, who praised Nelson’s …
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Ariana Grande will not attend this Sunday’s Grammy Awards after the singer reportedly had a disagreement with producers over a potential performance at the ceremony. Grande is up for a pair of awards at the 61st annual Grammys– Best Pop Vocal Album for Sweetener and Best Pop Solo Performance for …
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Brandi Carlile arrives at Sunday’s 61st Grammy Awards as the leading female nominee, with six nominations on the strength of her album By the Way, I Forgive You. In April, the songwriter will embark on a U.S. tour, which she expanded on Tuesday with a string of new dates. Chief …
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Passion Pit will mark the 10th anniversary of their debut LP, Manners, with a North American spring tour. The 18-date trek launches April 30th in Tempe, Arizona and wraps May 25th in Washington D.C. A VIP pre-sale begins Tuesday, February 5th at 10 a.m. local time, and a general sale …
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Gladys Knight performed a powerful rendition of the National Anthem ahead of Super Bowl LIII Sunday night in her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Alongside members of the military, Knight initiated the performance with delicate vocals, but she clenched her fist as she belted out the final verses of the anthem. …
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When the Specials’ Jerry Dammers’ launched the 2 Tone label in Britain in 1979, his group was more than just a ska revival band with good taste in covers — they were a multi-racial spearhead of a post-punk movement combatting skinhead racism (fueled by far-right groups like the National Front) …
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