New Orleans funk-soul group Tank and the Bangas and bounce rap pioneer Big Freedia announced a co-headlining North American tour. The joint trek, featuring support from jazz-funk outfit Naughty Professor, launches October 20th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and concludes November 9th in Berkley, California. Tickets are on sale now via Tank …
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Mavis Staples paid tribute to longtime friendAretha Franklin in her own words to the Los Angeles Times,following Franklin’s death from pancreatic cancer Thursday at the age of 76. Staples, who was an important voice for civil rights in the Chicago-based family band the Staple Singers, refers to Franklin as “Ree” …
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Dionne Warwick honoredAretha Franklin on Thursday after the Queen of Souldied at age 76. Warwick and Franklin were both vocal virtuosos and preeminent hitmakers in the Sixties and early Seventies. They moved in overlapping circles, and the two were closely connected with Warwick’s cousin, the star Whitney Houston. “Our Heavenly …
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Ghostface Killah teams with Snoop Dogg, E-40 and La the Darkman for a triumphant new track, “Saigon Velour.” The song will appear on the Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s new solo album, The Lost Tapes, out October 5th. “Saigon Velour” finds its all-star crew spitting over a classic Big Ghost beat of …
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On September 28th, ever-blunted hip-hop pioneers Cypress Hill will return with Elephants on Acid, their ninth album and first in eight years. The dank, fuzz-infused, acid-rock-inspired LP will be the first produced entirely by Muggs, the sonic architect behind landmarks like 1991’s Cypress Hill and 1993’s Black Sunday, since 2001. …
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Kesha is releasing adocumentary about recording herthird LP,Rainbow – her first record after her ongoinglegal battles with Dr. Luke. In the trailer forRainbow –The Film, Kesha claims making the album was a life-saving journey. “Sometimes things feel like they’re too much to handle,” she says in the clip. “You may …
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James Corden claimed his moment of boy band glory on Tuesday’s Late Late Show, crashing theBackstreet Boys‘ long-running Las Vegas residency. The host offered singer Brian Littrell an unwanted performance break so he could perform the group’s 1999 hit “Larger Than Life.” Corden arrived at the band’s rehearsal with his …
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The 1975 call out President Trump’sbromance with Kanye West while trying to find a bright spot in these troubling times on their new song, “Love It If We Made It.” The song finds singer Matt Healey howling over a strong drum beat and pulsing synths. His lyrics are stark and …
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Seattle indie rock outfit Minus the Bear will split after 17 years following a farewell tour this fall and a new EP, Fair Enough, out October 19th via Suicide Squeeze. In a note on Facebook, the band said, “What started as a silly inside joke inside the dingy confines of …
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Duran Duran‘s Simon Le Bon has responded to an accusation of alleged sexual assault. The singer has been accused of grabbing a woman’s genitalia during an autograph signing in Los Angeles in 1995, Detroit Free Press reports. Le Bon has denied the allegations. The alleged victim Shereen Hariri claims that …
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