Calvin Simon, a founding member of Parliament–Funkadelic, died on Thursday. He was 79. Former P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins announced Simon’s death on Instagram. “We lost another original member of Parliament/Funkadelic,” he wrote. “A friend, bandmate & a cool classic guy, Mr. Calvin Simon was a former member of Parliament/Funkadelic.” A …
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In the new video for Juice WRLD‘s “Already Dead,” the late rapper stars as an animated samurai warrior. The visual for the single from Juice’s posthumous album Fighting Demons, which arrived last month, was directed and written by Steve Cannon. In the clip, Juice WRLD appears to grapple with good …
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Billy Strings was forced to cancel a number of multi-night shows in December because of positive Covid cases within his circle. Undeterred, the bluegrass singer and guitarist just announced a new spring tour that includes residencies in California, Florida, and at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The performer’s spring trek kicks off …
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A&E and Lifetime have revealed that the first episode in their two-part documentary about Janet Jackson — made in cooperation with the singer herself — will premiere on Jan. 28. The documentary also shared a new three-minute trailer for Janet, an “intimate, honest, and unfiltered look” at Jackson’s life and …
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On New Year’s Day 1964, Connie Smith — then still an aspiring singer — met Grand Ole Opry star Bill Anderson at a concert in Canton, Ohio. It was actually their second meeting: The first followed Smith’s victory in a talent show in Columbus, after which Anderson invited her to …
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The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde will perform a set of classic Bob Dylan tracks — as well as some of her own songs — during a special livestream event, premiering Dec. 26 at 3 p.m. ET. “Chrissie Hynde and Co. Sing Bob Dylan (and Other Songs)” was filmed and recorded at …
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Amid an Omicron variant surge in New York, City Winery has announced that, starting Sunday, people attending shows at the venue will be required to have both proof of full vaccination as well as a negative Covid-19 test. City Winery says they are the first venue to require both measures, …
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On Dec. 18, Joe Walsh will head into his basement and jam with with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, bassist Leland Sklar, and drummer Russ Kunkel along with his brother-in-law Ringo Starr for the streaming concert “VetsAid 2021: The Basement Show,” the latest installment …
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UPDATE 2/4: After two months of exclusivity on Grand Theft Auto Online: The Contract, Dr. Dre‘s six new songs are available to the non-video game-playing public at Dre’s YouTube page: – A couple of years ago, the hip-hop veteran DJ Pooh — producer behind West Coast classics like Tha Dogg …
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Vicente Fernández, the famed Mexican singer and actor, died on Sunday after months in the hospital following a fall at his ranch outside Guadalajara. He was 81. His death was confirmed on his social media accounts, where his family had been updating fans on his condition and dispelling near-constant rumors …
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