Liz Phair is among several artists who participated in Twitter’s new #YourVoiceYourVote campaign, where artists use the platform’s voice tweet function to encourage voting. Many artists, including Dua Lipa, Kim Gordon and Spoon, recorded messages to get folks out to vote. Others, such as Phair and Christina Aguilera, performed a …
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Little Mix covered Harry Styles‘ “Falling” during their recent performance for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, where they also delivered a stripped-down version of their own single, “Holiday.” Over piano and guitar accompaniment, Little Mix — Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall — showcased their vocal chemistry …
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Alicia Keys was scheduled to release her latest studio album,Alicia, on March 20th of this year. But like many artists, she chose to delay the album — and its tour, originally scheduled to kick off in June — because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. She initially picked a May 15th …
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Just a day after Nick Cave covered T.Rex’s “Cosmic Dancer” on Late Late Show WithJames Corden,Joan Jett and the Blackhearts appeared on the show for a blistering rendition of “Jeepster.” Both recordings appear on the Hal Willner-produced comp Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. “She’s just …
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A new documentary,Billie, will delve into the life of jazz great Billie Holiday with the help of hours of never-before-heard interviews. The project is centered around 200 hours of previously unreleased interviews that Linda Lipnack Kuehl conducted during the Sixties for a biography of Holiday that was never finished. The …
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Lil Wayne takes a journey through his various eras visually in his new video for “Big Worm.” The track appears on the deluxe version of his latest album, Funeral, which was released in May. In the Ray Kay and Lil Wayne-directed clip, the rapper is seen morphing through various looks …
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Curtis Waters finds himself unexpectedly content on “Freckles,” a new track filled with curt guitar and booming drums. “If love’s a game, then I’m winning,” he sings. “Unfamiliar feeling,” he adds — “usually I don’t feel alright.” Waters started “Freckles” following a run-in with an old friend. “After I left …
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Lady Gaga invited Ariana Grande back into the world of Chromaticafor a medley of songs from her latest album at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. Gaga’s performance begins in a bedroom where a vintage VMA preview plays on an old-school TV. She bursts out of bed, showing off a …
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Katy Perry has released a new song, “What Makes a Woman,” from her upcoming albumSmile, out August 28th. The track, as you may have guessed, is a celebration of womanhood — and, in a live performance video directed by Tim Sekiguchi, a pregnant Perry delivers a stripped-down, emotional version of …
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The Avalanches and the International Space Orchestra (ISO) conjure space, science, exploration and connection in their new collaborative video for the duo’s “Wherever You Go.” The track — which features Jamie xx, Neneh Cherry and Clypso — was released in tandem with single “Reflecting Light” last month. Filmed live in …
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