A John Lennon-owned copy of the Beatles‘ infamous “butcher cover” version of Yesterday and Today, autographed by three members of the Fab Four, sold for $234,000 at a Beatles-themed auction this week. The vinyl copy – autographed by Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr and featuring a back cover sketch …
Read More »Skip Marley, Damian Marley Explore Miami's Little Haiti in 'That's Not True' Video
Skip Marley, grandson of Bob Marley, cruises through Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood in the reggae artist’s low-key video for “That’s Not True,” his collaborative track with his uncle Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley. Director Andrew Sandler follows Skip as he views friends and locals: barbers cutting hair, people playing dice and …
Read More »See Madonna Deliver Emotional Speech on AIDS Activism at GLAAD Awards
Madonna received the GLAAD Media Awards‘ Advocate for Change award Saturday night at Manhattan’s Hilton Midtown, where the singer delivered an emotional speech that was among the ceremony’s highlights. “The first gay man I ever met was named Christopher Flynn,” the 60-year-old entertainer and longtime advocate for gay rights said. …
Read More »Watch Khalid Float Through 'Talk,' 'Better' at Billboard Music Awards
Khalid delivered a double shot of songs from his new album, Free Spirit, performing “Talk” and “Better” at the Billboard Music Awards Wednesday. Khalid opened with “Talk,” floating through the track with impeccable ease, and even tossing in a few new vocal runs while a troupe of back-up dancers moved …
Read More »New York Dolls Guitarist Sylvain Sylvain Launches GoFundMe for Cancer Fight
New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain revealed that he has been battling cancer for the past year and has launched a GoFundMe to help pay for an upcoming surgery and recovery. Sylvain didn’t offer many details about the cancer, but said he hoped his upcoming surgery would “do the trick.” …
Read More »Steely Dan to Perform Classic LPs in Entirety at East Coast Residencies
Steely Dan will perform their classic albums in their entirety during a fall tour that features extended residencies in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. The trek itself begins August 27th in Youngstown, Ohio and continues on for 11 more shows before Steely Dan land at New York’s Beacon Theater for …
Read More »Flashback: 'NSync Sing 'This I Promise You' in a Bubbly Forest
Ever since Ariana Grande nearly reunited ‘NSync at Coachella, rumors that the beloved boy band are on the verge of a Timberlake-free reunion have inundated the internet. “The world of pop needs this to happen,” proclaimed Nick Carter — a statement no one thought the Backstreet Boy would utter in …
Read More »See Mumford & Sons' Intimate Record Store Sets in '12 Years Strong' Short Film
Mumford & Sons reflect on their career journey in their new Vevo short film, 12 Years Strong, which includes performances of “Guiding Light” and “Forever” featuring Americana resonator and lap steel guitarist Jerry Douglas. “[2012’s sophomore album] Babel just blew up faster than we ever thought it might,” frontman Marcus …
Read More »Prince's Revolution Keyboardist Lisa Coleman Releases First Solo LP
Keyboardist Lisa Coleman, who joined Prince‘s band in 1980 for the Dirty Mind tour and was a member of his backing band the Revolution, has put out her first solo album. Collage contains 11 mostly short, sometimes ethereal, sometimes jammy instrumental piano improvisations with titles like “Piano Improv 77” and …
Read More »Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Finally Joins Spotify and Apple Music
Three years after its release, Beyonce’s Lemonade album has been added to streaming services, including Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music. Previously, in order to hear the album or watch the accompanying film fans to be subscribers to TIDAL, the music service co-owned by Beyonce and Jay-Z. The streaming version of …
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