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Whitney Houston ruminates on her life struggles in a riveting new trailer for Whitney, an upcoming documentary about the late pop icon. “There were times when I’d look up to God and I’d go, ‘Why is this happening to me?” she recalls in vintage footage. The clip previews the film’s …

After hitting the road this summer in support of her Girly-Sound to Guyville reissue, Liz Phair has lined up her 25-date Amps on the Lawn fall tour. Contrary to the tour’s name, the trek finds the singer-songwriter performing in theaters and clubs across the United States, plus festival gigs like …

Meek Mill returned to the stage Saturday night with a surprise appearance at Miami’s Rolling Loud Festival, the rapper’s first concert since his release from prison in April. “It feels good to be back and free in front of the motherfucking people,” Meek Mill told the crowd during his unannounced …

J. Cole will embark on a massive North American tour this summer in support of his latest album, KOD. The 34-date trek kicks off August 9th at the American Airlines Arena in Miami and includes stops in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Detroit, Chicago, New York and more. The …

Johnny Cash‘s childhood home in rural Arkansas, where the Man of Black lived from boyhood to high school, was added to the National Register of Historic Places Friday. The residence will now bear the designation of “Farm No. 266, Johnny Cash Boyhood Home.” Arkansas State University – which paid $575,000 …

On their last set of records, Deer Tick Vol. 1 and Deer Tick Vol. 2, the Nashville-based, Rhode Island-bred band made peace with their dual sides: one acoustic and one electric, it showcased the breadth of their range and their ability to hop from somber folk one moment to raucous, …

Lauryn Hill remixed her “Ex-Factor” with Drake‘s “Nice for What,” the hit single that samples The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill track, during the singer’s concert at New York’s Apollo Theater Tuesday. After playing her original rendition of “Ex-Factor” earlier in the concert, Hill later revisited the track during the encore …

On April 6th, Drake released “Nice for What,” which flew promptly to the top of the Hot 100. The track earned attention for its prominent sample ofLauryn Hill‘s “Ex-Factor,” but the first voice on the single actually belongs to Big Freedia, the New Orleans artist and longtime proponent of a …

Reggae stalwarts Toots and the Maytals will crisscross the U.S. this summer, playing a series of shows on the West Coast and the northeast. The tour begins April 28th in San Bernadino, California and wraps up August 24th in Arlington, Virginia. In between, the band stops at several festivals, including …

Charley Crockett knows the value of a good story. He’s been living one for most his life, a poor kid from south Texas whose ancestry traces back to Davy Crockett. He got his start busking on the streets of New Orleans and the subway platforms of New York City, but …