Folk-rock outfit the Head and the Heart unveiled a new song, “Missed Connection,” that will appear on their forthcoming album, Living Mirage, out May 17th via Warner Bros./Reprise Records. “Missed Connection” notably finds the Head and the Heart embracing elements of pop, with light piano and synth stabs floating above …
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Ellie Goulding reimagined her Diplo-produced single “Close to Me” as a spirited folk sing-along on The Late Show Monday. Goulding teamed with house band Jon Batiste and Stay Human, who crafted a delicate arrangement of intertwining acoustic guitars, tender piano and simple percussion. Throughout the performance, Goulding found new pockets …
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Gayle King’s extended interview with R. Kelly aired Friday as a primetime special that showed the tense moments immediately after the singer’s outburst. In a heated segment from the interview that went viral earlier in the week, an emotional Kelly stood up from his chair and started yelling at the …
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CupcakKe has returned with her second new track: the hard-hitting, Netflix film-referencing “Bird Box.” The Chicago rapper’s previous release was “Squidward Nose.” On “Bird Box,” CupcakKe makes the obvious double-entendre with the title of Netflix’s hit film of the same name while going about a nimble take on her usual …
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The Budos Band slither through another hypnotic instrumental, “Arcane Rambler,” set to appear on the group’s forthcoming album, V, out April 12th via Daptone Records. “Arcane Rambler” finds the Budos Band’s horn section crafting an arrangement that bristles with dark soul as it flies atop a sturdy backbeat of rumbling …
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New York disco outfit Escort bring their party to the club, the subway and the park in the video for their new song, “City Life,” the title track from their forthcoming album, out April 12th. “City Life” is a thumping ode to late-night revelry that features vocals from club legend …
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Milwaukee folk-punks Violent Femmes and legendary Los Angeles punk band X are teaming up for a North American co-headlining tour kicking off in May. The nine-date trek launches on May 5th at Humphrey’s in San Diego, California and includes stops in Phoenix, Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, before culminating on May …
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner has launched a new grindcore project, More Pain. A collaboration with vocalist Justin Pearson, Zinner’s bandmate in punk supergroup Head Wound City, the band will release its self-titled debut EP on April 19th via Pearson’s prolific Three One G label. A video for lead …
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Marina has announced the release of a double album, titled Love + Fear. The two thematically different collections will be released on April 26th. She released the new song “Handmade Heaven” this week as well. Love + Fear is Marina’s fourth album and first to be released since 2015’s Froot. The two separate …
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Ozzy Osbourne is in good health and recovering at home after being released from a Los Angeles hospital, Sharon Osbourne said on The Talk Tuesday. Last month, Osbourne was forced to postpone the U.K. and European leg of his No More Tours 2 Tour trek after he came down with …
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