Live music is returning — slowly in some areas, swiftly in others — after the year and a half hiatus brought on by the pandemic.Live Nation is sweetening the deal for some fans, selling $20 tickets for 1,000 upcoming shows across the U.S., the major concert promoter announced Thursday. The …
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The Beach Boys will celebrate their favorite season with a summer-only Sirius XM channel dedicated to the band. Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys Channel — which launched July 1st on the satellite radio’s channel 105 — will broadcast the band’s biggest hits and solo songs, as well as rarities that …
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This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone’s annual Hot List, in the July/August 2021 issue of the magazine. When Twitter banned @real-donaldtrump on January 8th, it short-circuited the 45th president’s hard-wired connection to the nation’s consciousness, silencing his anytime platform to threaten, cajole, insult, troll, and terrify the …
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Kesha is set to star in a new scripted musical sci-fi podcast series, Electric Easy, premiering July 19th on Spotify and other podcast services. Created by Vanya Asher and produced by QCode, Electric Easy is set in Los Angeles in the not-so-distant future, and is centered around a growing subculture …
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As his presidency was coming to a close, Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, urged the Justice Department to investigate wild and unfounded conspiracy theories involving the 2020 presidential election, according to newly uncovered emails which were provided to Congress and reviewed by The New York Times. Meadows repeatedly asked …
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The Biden administration announced a new plan that would speed up the hearings process for families who arrive at the U.S. border with Mexico seeking asylum, although advocates are saying this will deny immigrants of their rights. As of Friday, both the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security …
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Danny Elfman will reprise his singing role of Jack Skellington at a live-to-film concert experience celebrating Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas this October. Following a three-year hiatus — including 2020’s coronavirus-forced cancellation — the Halloween event will take place October 29th at Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium. Elfman …
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Lana Del Rey has announced the follow-up album to Chemtrails Over the Country Club. Her upcoming album, Blue Banisters, is slated to arrive on July 4th, according to her posts on social media. In March, a day after her Chemtrails Over the Country Club release date, she had teased an …
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Frances McDormand just wants to sing karaoke. She suggested this last night at the 2021 Oscars, a pretty lame evening save for her howling and unsurprisingly awesome acceptance speech for Best Actress — her third time winning the award. “When you’ve got voices like Leslie [Odom Jr.] and Marcus [Mumford], …
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UPDATE (4/22): The DMX: Celebration of Life memorial at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center will livestream Saturday, April 24th at 4 p.m. EST via DMX’s YouTube page. However, due to Covid-19 protocols, the event will not be open to the public. The rapper’s funeral, Homegoing Celebration, will be livestreamed on Sunday, April …
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