Before Elton John bows out from touring, he and his longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin are being honored by a slew of country stars on the recently released Restoration tribute album (a companion album, Revamp, features rock and pop artists). Among the highlights of Restoration is Miranda Lambert‘s stunning rendition of …
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The announcements came fast: In the same week earlier this year, three of the biggest touring acts in the music industry– Elton John, Neil Diamond and Rush– announced farewell tours or retirements. Then Paul Simon said his tour beginning next month would bring his live career to a “natural end” …
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One day in the summer of 2015, Jimmy Fallon, the host of The Tonight Show, received an e-mail from a close friend, Corbin Day. “Check out this video,” Day wrote. “He should be on the show.” There was a link to a YouTube clip by Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night …
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Wayne Kramer, the founding guitarist of Detroit punk legends MC5, will embark on a massive North American tour this fall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band’s 1968 debut, Kick Out the Jams. The 35-date tour launches September 5th at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and fittingly wraps …
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Steven Bochco, the visionary television producer who co-created pioneering series like Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue and L.A. Law, died Sunday following a long battle with leukemia. Bochco was 74. “Steven fought cancer with strength, courage, grace and his unsurpassed sense of humor,” Bochco’s spokesman said in a statement. “He …
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Black Panther finished atop both the box office and the Billboard 200 as the Marvel blockbuster’s Kendrick Lamar-curated soundtrack debuted at Number One on the album charts. Black Panther: The Album – featuring new tracks by Lamar, Jay Rock, the Weeknd, Future, Vince Staples and more – sold 154,000 total …
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It’s a weird time to be Justin Timberlake. His just-released album,Man of the Woods, hit number one, and he played music’s most coveted gig at the Super Bowl – without incident, this time. He’s about to go on what will no doubt be a highly successful arena tour. But a …
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At his Monday night show in San Antonio, Texas, Chris Young paid tribute to country singer Daryle Singletary by performing one of the Georgia native’s biggest hits, “I Let Her Lie.” “I love Daryle Singletary, he wrote this,” Young says to rapturous applause at the beginning of the song, a …
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Two days before the Smashing Pumpkins are rumored to announce the long-awaited reunion of three-quarters of their classic lineup, the band issued a statement explaining why the fourth key member won’t be taking part. “In reuniting The Smashing Pumpkins, the band’s dedication remains to its fans and its music. To …
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Andrew Garfield is trying to live his life as openly as possible, he said in a new interview with Out magazine – including when it comes to his sexuality. The Angels in America actor explained that while he currently identifies as a heterosexual man, he is not shutting out the …
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