Following reports that he was hospitalized in Los Angeles, Dr. Dre issued an optimistic statement saying he would be “back home soon.” “Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well-wishes,” the hip-hop mogul said in a statement via his lawyer. “I’m doing great and getting excellent …
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Alice Cooper penned a charming song for Harry Nilsson’s son, Zak Nilsson, who is suffering from end-stage colon cancer and chose to enter hospice instead of continuing treatment. Cooper’s song appeared on a recent episode of Coffee Talk With ADIKA Live, a YouTube Live show hosted by bassist Stefan Adika …
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Gorillaz have closed out their series of Song Machine Season One: Strange Timez videos with “The Lost Chord,” inspired by the technicolor monster movies of decades past. The latest visual picks up where “The Valley of the Pagans” video left off: With the animated Gorillaz members washed up on the …
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An endangered polar bear, malnourished and at death’s door, says fuck it all and indulges all of our earthly vices in the animated video for “Gifts of Destruction and Disorder,” an apocalyptic new song from Lore, the Nashville duo of Laura Reed and Laur Joamets. The bear gambles in a …
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John Legend, Carrie Underwood, Gwen Stefani and Common were among the performers at the Global Citizen Prize 2020, a broadcast and streaming special honoring the year’s most inspiring leaders and activists. Legend, a Global Citizen ambassador, also served as host for the event, with the singer performing alongside Underwood (on …
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Toro Y Moi delivered a groovy remix of Haim‘s “3 AM,” a track off their recent album Women in Music Pt. III. The songwriter and producer eliminated the original recording’s introduction, which features a desperate voicemail (“Hey…what’s up…just calling to see if you’re still up…”). Instead, it kicks off with …
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During an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Monday, Chance the Rapper said his delightfully peculiar Twitter interaction with Dionne Warwick has led to a musical collaboration. The exchange occurred earlier this month when, out of the blue, Warwick tweeted at Chance, wondering why he’d put “the Rapper” …
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DJ Premier has offered up a new Gang Starr track, “Glowing Mic,” a bonus cut on the instrumental version of last year’s One of the Best Yet, which is set to arrive at midnight, December 11th. “Glowing Mic” boasts a laidback groove, with DJ Premier topping a steady drum and …
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Greta Van Fleet performed their new single, “My Way, Soon,” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Tuesday, December 8th. The band fittingly turned in a delightfully old-school performance reminiscent of those on Seventies music programs. They set up on a multi-tiered stage, bright lights flashing around them, and wore …
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In the early Sixties, Phil Spector was already on his way to immortality, having produced girl-group classics like the Crystals’ “He’s a Rebel” and the Ronettes “Be My Baby.” Then he had a radical thought: He wanted to make the first rock & roll Christmas album. In this special holiday …
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