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Beyoncé denied a slew of copyright infringement allegations in a new response to a lawsuit filed by the estate of Anthony Barre, better known as the late New Orleans rapper and YouTube sensation, Messy Mya. In February, the estate sued Beyoncé for $20 million over samples of audio from Barre’s …

Paul McCartney, Jimmy Fallon and the Roots kick off the holiday season with a giddy remake of the former Beatle’s 1980 track, “Wonderful Christmastime.” The song will appear on Holidays Rule, Vol. 2, a new compilation out October 13th via Capitol Records. McCartney, Fallon and the Roots premiered a version …

“I really care that our music is a story of growth,” Muna singer Katie Gavin tellsRolling Stone in an August phone chat. Fittingly, the thoughtful L.A. pop outfit, also including guitarist Josette Maskin and keyboardist-guitarist Naomi McPherson, is in the midst of a major real-world growth spurt. Currently opening for …

It’s not hard to see Wyclef Jean‘s influence in contemporary music. DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson Tiller’s “Wild Thoughts,” which samples heavily from Santana, Jean and the Product G&B’s 2000 hit “Maria Maria,” sits near the top of the Billboard charts. Last year, Young Thug dedicated a song from his …

“I feel an earthquake coming on,” Dave Grohl sings on “Dirty Water,” a moment of fragile guitar poetry from Foo Fighters‘ ninth album. Of course, keeping things steady amid chaos has been one of Grohl’s signature themes since the Foos were born from the wreckage of Nirvana a couple of …

Troy Gentry was remembered in Nashville today during a public celebration of life at the Grand Ole Opry House. Gentry, one half of the chart-topping duo Montgomery Gentry, died on September 8th in a helicopter crash in New Jersey. He was 50. A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Gentry is survived …

“If I’ve [made a hit] once, I can do it again,” asserts Oakland rapper Kamaiyah. “Visually, creatively – anything that I do won’t ever stop.” There’s plenty of reason to believe her. The past year alone has seen her flip blog buzz into a spot amongXXL‘s 2017 Freshman Class; a …

“Did you want to forget about life with me tonight?” Molly Rankin sings on the delicate ode to boozy escape that closes out this ace Canadian noise-candy crew’s second LP. Alvvays gave us the greatest indie-rock wedding proposal ever with their 2014 classic “Archie, Marry Me,” and Antisocialites is similarly …

The Edgeannounced he is raising funds to replace the instruments lost by musicians impacted Hurricane Harvey. The U2 guitaristbegan his charity Music Rising, in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. “You might recall that Edge – when Hurricane Katrina did its damage to New Orleans and destroyed the lives of so many …

The National‘s hauntingly side-eyed 2007 ode to nationalism, “Fake Empire,” has gotten big responses at their recent shows, unsurprisingly. Yet the Ohio-bred indie-rock achievers aren’t a political band per se. Frontman Matt Berninger generally turns his brooding baritone toward the dark end of relationships – with one’s self, a lover, …