Lizzo, James Bay, Chromeo and more remember the celebrity sightings that left them starstruck for the first time in a new video for Rolling Stone filmed at Lollapalooza. For Lizzo – the budding singer and rapper out of Minneapolis, Minnesota – that unforgettable moment came when she was in fifth …
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Over the last two years, this former Artist You Need to Know has been slowly emerging from the shadows while offering up brutally honest snapshots of young black womanhood in the 21st century. Her new EP – the first release since she revealed herself at June’s BET Awards – opens with a …
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Aphex Twin has released a jittery video for his new song “T69 Collapse,” which contains landscapes made of meat throbbing along with the track’s bleeps and bloops. It creates an effect that alternatively looks like Minecraft on acid and a kaleidoscopic astral constellation. The music itself is a barrage of …
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Haley Heynderickx sings with warped-wood strength and radical tenderness. On her debut LP, released in March, she used that voice to give 2018 the war cry it needed, first singing, then howling, a statement that doubles as the album’s title:“I NEED TO START A GARDEN!” During a recent concert in …
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It’s only July and already 2018 has been another banner year for rock archaeology. The second half looks as promising, with the imminent Tom Petty retrospectiveAn American Treasure, and the certain return, in 50th-anniversary bells and whistles, of the Beatles’ White Album. But you probably need a break from all …
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Less than a week ago, Cole Swindell announced a brief run of shows that he dubbed the All of It Tour, named in honor of the “Break Up in the End” singer’s forthcoming album. This week, Swindell has shared his plans for the rest of 2018, detailing a series of …
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My Morning Jacket‘s Jim James played his psych-rocker “No Secrets” as an online exclusive for Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The singer-songwriter yelped in a ragged falsetto, his voice cracking over washes of electric guitar. The band –which included a rhythm guitarist, bassist, drummer and two backing vocalists who shimmied back …
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Fifty-five years ago this summer, on August 4th, 1963, housewife Connie Smith won a talent contest in Columbus, Ohio, earning a performance spot on a local Grand Ole Opry concert where songwriter Bill Anderson took note of her and encouraged her to make a trip to Nashville when the two …
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Latin Grammy-nominated duo Mau y Ricky released a compact reggaeton-pop missile titled “22” on Friday. It’s the latest single from the Venezuelan brothers, who are slowly building their names as artists after penning songs for Ricky Martin, Thalía and others. “22” opens with a touch of drama – a brief …
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Miley Cyrus’ younger sister, Noah Cyrus, launched her music career in 2016 with the single “Make Me (Cry).” Now, she’s officially emerging from her sister’s shadow with her first headlining tour followed by a debut album expected sometime this fall. “I’ve been waiting for such a long time to travel …
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