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The Pretty Things played what they called their “final bow” – their last-ever concert – at London’s O2 last week, and the show featured some high-profile guests. David Gilmour came out for five songs during the band’s second set, playing on a handful of songs from their S.F. Sorrow LP, …

Kanye West called out Ariana Grande and opened up about his “mental disorder” during an early Saturday morning string of tweets. On Thursday, after West reignited his feud with Drake during another Twitter airing, Grande tweeted prior to the arrival of her new single “Imagine,” “Guys, i know there are …

On the same night Miley Cyrus released her new cover of John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” the singer dropped by The Tonight Show to play the “Name That Song Challenge” with Jimmy Fallon. In the game, Tonight Show house band the Roots played a popular song one instrument …

Former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing’s 1967 Flying V has sold in a London auction for approximately $189,000, as Blabbermouth notes. It was on of 11 of Downing’s guitars the International auction house Bonhams sold in their Entertainment Memorabilia auction, which concluded on December 11th. The guitar was used on …

Of the dozens of pop hits Ray Charles had during his remarkable career, his biggest was a soulful take on Don Gibson’s country classic “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” which logged five weeks at Number One.Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 1, the 1962 album featuring that now …

When Marcus King was 15, he talked his way into the Asheville, North Carolina, club the Orange Peel to slip a demo to Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes — and nearly got himself arrested. “I snuck in with the caterers,” says King. “Now the owner and I are good friends, …

Around 20 minutes into Tuesday night’s screening for Lifetime’s upcoming R. Kelly documentaryat New York’s NeueHouse Madison Square, the house lights came up as the film, Surviving R. Kelly, abruptly turned off. Approximately 100 people, including seven survivors who appear in the movie, had filled the room to see an …

Arctic Monkeys have unveiled a new track titled “Anyways.” The slow-burning crooner comes as a B-side off the band’s new 7-inch vinyl press of “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino,” a single off the group’s latest album. The 7-inch drops Friday via Domino and includes a digital download of both tracks. The new song …

As twin sisters, Chandra and Leigh Watson have shared nearly everything, from their hair color to the stages where they’ve sung in close harmony. But despite performing as a duo for more than 20 years, the Watson Twins had never written songs together. “I know that sounds completely insane,” Leigh …

In May, the Colombian singer Karol G released “Mi Cama,” a pinging, propulsive single that offers one potential path for getting over a two-timing ex-boyfriend. “My bed sounds,” Karol G announces (in Spanish), “and your memory fades.” The hook is made up entirely of a sample that evokes squeaking mattress-springs …