Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) – the site of the tragic February shooting in Parkland, Florida – honored the victims in their poignant video for “Shine.” Sawyer Garrity and Andrea Peña, the MSD students who co-wrote the piano ballad, perform throughout the school in the clip. The …
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Struggling to speak over the whir of nearby aircraft, President Trump on Friday gave impromptu news conferences outside the White House and, later, at Andrews Air Force Base, in which he defended embattled legal adviser Rudy Giuliani, teased that he might be willing to meet with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, …
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When it was released in February, Mike and the Moonpies’ latest, Steak Night at the Prairie Rose, quickly became a contender for one of the best country albums of the year. With its easygoing barroom sound and crisp songwriting, the record transcends the “Texas country” tag to make Mike Harmeier’s …
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Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon squared off in a “Musical Genre Challenge” on Tuesday’s Tonight Show, attempting to perform pop and rap songs in seemingly incompatible styles. Grande, a noted vocal chameleon,pressed the “Random Genre Generator” button and received Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble” in a “goth-rock” style, which she interpreted as …
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By the early Sixties Willie Nelson was gaining a sterling reputation as a songwriter, with massive hits by Patsy Cline (“Crazy”), Faron Young (“Hello Walls”) and Ray Price (“Night Life”), among others. After a few successes as an artist at Liberty Records, he signed with Nashville‘s RCA label, where producer …
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Suede will release their eighth studio album, The Blue Hour, on September 21st. The Alan Moulder-produced LP marks the final installment of a trilogy (following 2013’s Bloodsports and 2016’s Night Thoughts) since their 2010 reunion. In a mysterious statement about the album, the British alt-rock band noted that the title …
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He’d slept three hours in the last two days and hadn’t had a moment to collect himself and wrap his head around the news that he was free. But the morning after his sudden release from prison, Meek Mill was at ease as technicians buzzed around him, hanging lights and …
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Tim Bergling,the Swedish DJ-producer who performed as Avicii, died of an apparent suicide. Bergling’s family shared a statement about the musician’s death, saying, “He really struggled with thoughts about meaning, life, happiness. He could not go on any longer. He wanted to find peace.” “Our beloved Tim was a seeker, …
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Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon dubbedQuestlovea “human Shazam” on Tuesday’s episode, and the Roots drummer backed up that lofty title during a jaw-dropping Prince edition of “One Second Song Quiz.” Fallon played the musician a series of second-long clips: the drums from “Raspberry Beret,” the swirling intro to “Baby I’m …
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The Rolling Stones announced a string of major British rock and pop acts for each date oftheir upcoming U.K. summer tour. Liam Gallagher will open the first London gig andFlorence and the Machinewill open the second night. The Vaccines will open in Southampton, the Specials in Coventry, Richard Ashcroft in …
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