Nicki Minaj unveiled an enticing new song with Ariana Grande, “Bed.” The track is expected to appear on Minaj’s long-awaited new album, Queen. “Bed” boasts a steady and sultry groove, with atmospheric synths pulsing over limber drums. Grande croons the seductive hook – “Got a bed with your name on …
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Best Coastreleased a new song about friendship and pets called “Cats and Dogs.” The uplifting tune is from the band’s new children’s album, Best Kids, out June 22nd via Amazon. “Cats and Dogs” finds Best Coast mixing alt-rock riffs with organ, saxophone, stomping drums and a few expertly-timed woofs and …
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Danny Kirwan was just 18 years old when he joined Fleetwood Mac in late 1968, but the blues guitarist – who died on June 8th of unknown causes– was already an experienced player on the London scene and he immediately became a crucial part of their songwriting process. And even …
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Shakira and Maluma have teamed up again for the intoxicating new single “Clandestino.” The song is the duo’s third collaboration together. The Colombian pop stars go back-and-forth about a secret love affair on the simmering track, which was written and produced by Shakira, Maluma and Édgar Barrera. “Ours is illegal …
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With cynicism running like a toxic streak through mainstream media, a documentary on sweet, soothing TV host Fred Rogers may strike you as hopelessly naïve – or just the pep talk we need. We’re with the latter camp. Won’t You Be My Neighbor? traces how this ordained minister – one …
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The first two days of Bill Clinton‘s book tour with James Patterson haven’t exactly gone according to plan. On the Today show Monday morning to promote the spy thriller they co-authored, Clinton was grilled by Craig Melvin about Monica Lewinsky and the #MeToo movement. The former presidentwent on the defensive, …
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You may remember that little over a week after Attorney General Sessions recused himself from the Russia invesitgation, President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Though this all has long reeked of obstruction of justice on the part of the president, Trump on Thursday insisted he didn’t fire Comey because …
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Buddy Guy sings about the joys of reaching Heaven and finally escaping a life of gloom and pain on “Blue No More,” his new duet with James Bay. It’s no surprise that Guy’s latest song adheres to classic blues form. The drummer sets the light, ticking beat in 6/8 time, …
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Ms. L, as the American Civil Liberties Union identified her, is a Congolese woman who sought asylum in the United States last November. She feared imminent death amid the escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, violence that has displaced millions of residents. I learned about her circumstance reading …
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Spotify will walk back the streaming service’s decision to remove artists accused of misconduct, namely the rapper XXXTentacion, from its featured playlists. Following additional allegations against R. Kelly, numerous streaming services “muted” that singer’s music from their respective spotlighted playlists, with Spotify taking the extra step of also removing XXXTentacion, …
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