In 2017, a stage diver landed on a man’s head at a punk music festival in New Jersey. That man, who experienced significant spinal damage, successfully sued the show’s organizer for $2 million. Will we see an explosion in these types of liability lawsuits in the coming months, as music …
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Brad Paisley encourages people to get their Covid-19 vaccination in a new commercial that plays up Nashville’s sports culture rather than its reputation as Music City. The singer-guitarist narrates and appears in the ad, presented by Vanderbilt Health and filmed in part at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, the home of the …
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This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. When singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman began talking very explicitly and openly about the climate crisis on social media in 2018, she received an overwhelming response from fellow artists. “Musicians reached out to me …
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UPDATE: This story has been updated to include new comments from the White House. After backlash following an announcement about refugee policy, the White House released a statement saying that by May 15, President Biden will raise the number of refugees allowed in the country this year. That number, which …
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Andra Day has dropped a new single, “Phone Dies.” The soulful, grooving track was produced by Anderson .Paak. “This must sound crazy/but be my baby,” Day sings on the sleek number. “It’s so amazing, being my baby/I’ll let you feel these vibes until my phone dies/Yea we can feel these …
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Ahead of the release of their 50th-anniversary Déjà Vu box set, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young dropped an unreleased demo of the title track. Stephen Stills shared the demo on his Twitter; it features only David Crosby and Graham Nash on vocals and opens with banter from Crosby before the …
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Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff, who carried out the largest Ponzi scheme in history, died Wednesday, April 14th, at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina. He was 82. The Federal Correctional Institution Butner Medium, where Madoff was incarcerated, confirmed his death. According to The Associated Press, a source said …
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Laura Jane Grace has released a psychedelic music video for “SuperNatural Possession,” a song taken from her new solo album Stay Alive. The clip shows Grace singing “SuperNatural Possession” to the camera and playing guitar in front of a kaleidoscopic background as a third eye appears and disappears on her …
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BTS have announced their second annual Bang Bang Con livestream event, airing April 17th at 2:00 a.m. EDT on the Bangtantv YouTube channel. Just like the first Bang Bang Con streaming event, which aired last April,Bang Bang Con 21 will offer fans free access to videos of the group’s past …
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Nigerian pop star Wizkid and burgeoning singer Tems take to the colorful streets of Accra, Ghana, in the video for “Essence.” A single from Wizkid’s 2020 album Made in Lagos, “Essence” finds Tems and Wiz longing for physical connection. The young stars glow, Wiz bare-chested and draped in diamonds, Tems …
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