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Shygirl Shares Song From New Club Shy EP: Listen
Shygirl has announced a new EP, Club Shy. It’s out digitally February 9 via Because Music; a pink vinyl release will follow on March 29. She’s also released a new song called “Tell Me,” a collaboration with Boys Noize. The new EP features Empress Of, Cosha, and Lolo Zouaï, plus production contributions from Kingdom, SG Lewis, Karma Kid, and Sega…
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Patti Smith Honors Killers of the Flower Moon’s Lily Gladstone at National Board of Review Gala
At its paramount, the merging of art and activism provides the people with revolutionizing truth, exposing what must be exposed and raising up what must be raised. Martin Scorsese’s film Killers of the Flower Moon presents an abysmal shard of American history, confronting our conscience with the collective experience of Indigenous People globally. It pierces the vein of human weakness,…
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Ride Announce New Album Interplay, Share New Song “Peace Sign”: Listen
Ride have announced their new album: Interplay is out March 29 (via Wichita/PIAS). It’s the shoegaze band’s latest album since its reunion, after 2017’s Weather Diaries and 2019’s This Is Not a Safe Place. Check out Ride’s new song, “Peace Sign,” below. “This album has taken a long time to make, and has seen the band go through a lot…
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21 Savage Enlists Donald Glover and Stranger Things’ Caleb McLaughlin for New Movie American Dream: Watch the Trailer
21 Savage, Donald Glover, and Stranger Things’ Caleb McLaughlin have come together for a new movie about the Atlanta rapper’s life and infamous 2018 arrest by the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In a new trailer, which doubles as a music video for a brand new 21 Savage song, Glover and McLaughlin play 21 Savage at various points…
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The Smashing Pumpkins Publicy Seeking New Guitarist
The Smashing Pumpkins have put out a call for a new guitarist on Instagram. “The Smashing Pumpkins are in search of an additional guitarist,” the note, which includes an email (SPGuitar@redlightmanagement.com) to which applicants can send résumés and related materials, reads in part. “The application process is open to anyone who may be interested.” The open call follows the departure…
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Young Thug RICO Trial Resumes After Weeks’ Delay
Young Thug’s racketeering and gang conspiracy trial has resumed in Atlanta, Georgia, after a delay of several weeks due to the stabbing of co-defendant Shannon Stillwell. Stillwell, whose charges include two counts of murder, was stabbed in Fulton County Jail on December 10, a fortnight after the trial got under way, and is expected to survive the attack. He’s in…
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Barack Obama’s Top Songs of 2023: Beyoncé, Big Thief, Mitski, and More
Barack Obama has shared his annual list of his favorite songs of the year, with Big Thief (“Vampire Empire”), Mitski (“My Love Mine All Mine”), and Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar (“America Has a Problem”) among the picks. Also featured in the former president’s 28-song selection are Indigo De Souza, Megan Thee Stallion, Burna Boy and 21 Savage, Jason Isbell and…
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Tom Smothers, Half of Music-Comedy Duo Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86
Tom Smothers died on Tuesday (December 26) at his home, the National Comedy Center announced. The comedian and musician had been living with cancer. Smothers was 86 years old. Thomas Bolyn “Tom” Smothers III was born in New York in 1937. With his family, including younger brother Dick, Smothers moved to California where he graduated from Redondo Union High School…
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Watch Jack Antonoff and Bleachers on Late Night With Seth Meyers
Jack Antonoff and Bleachers appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers for the show’s last taping of the year. Speaking with Seth Meyers, Antonoff discussed his blockbuster wedding, looking like Fred Armisen, his Grammy nominations, and working with Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, and Bruce Springsteen. Bleachers then played their new song “Alma Mater.” Watch the interview and performance below.…
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Oscars 2024: Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Sharon Van Etten, Jarvis Cocker, and More Make Best Original Song Shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the shortlists for several categories at the 2024 Academy Awards. Vying for nominations for Best Original Song are Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish for Barbie songs, as well as Olivia Rodrigo for “Can’t Catch Me Now,” Sharon Van Etten for “Quiet Eyes,” Jarvis Cocker for Asteroid City’s “Dear Alien (Who…
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