John Prine puts a characteristically wistful, sweet spin on Stevie Wonder‘s 1984 hit “I Just Called to Say I Love You” in a new Spotify Singles session, released today. Replacing Wonder’s mix of synthesizers with his trademark fingerstyle guitar playing and his plainspoken vocal delivery, Prine brings out the endearing …
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The life of a hit rap song is a long, winding, bizarre road full of Rap Caviar bids, HBO’s Insecure soundtrack placements and viral dances. Lil Wayne’s “Uproar” is the latest hopeful song seeking to buoy its popularity with a slew of Instagram dance videos for the “Uproar Challenge.” The …
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the 31st AnnualHispanic Heritage Awards aired on PBS Friday, September 28th. Among the honorees and presenters at D.C.’s Kennedy Center were entertainers who have made great strides for Latinx people in music. Mexican-American pop duo Jesse & Joy were presented with this year’s Vision …
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Tenacious D crashed Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue on Thursday with an awkwardly hilarious promo for their newly launched, animated YouTube series, Post-Apocalypto. Jack Black and Kyle Gass, the self-proclaimed “greatest band” on the planet, interrupted the Jimmy Kimmel Live! monologue with the failing engine wheeze of their ancient motorcycle. “What is …
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On Thursday morning, Kanye West made an appearance atFader magazine’s offices. For a rapper with an album coming out in a few days, that’s not that surprising. His outfit — pairing a Make America Great Again hat with a Colin Kaepernick sweater — is, actually, not all that surprising either, …
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“There’ve been photo books on jazz; there’ve been countless photo books on rock and roll, on the Rolling Stones, on Bruce Springsteen. Think about it, all those books that have been done. And there has never been a photo book done on R&B or soul or funk music. I’m the …
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Marshmello captures the unbreakable bond between a girl and her dog in the tear-jerking new video for “Happier,” the producer’s new single featuring Bastille. Miranda Cosgrove portrays a young woman who is gifted a golden retriever named Mello for her birthday. As Cosgrove’s character grows older and faces hardships, Mello …
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Jeff Tweedy just announced he will be putting out a solo album, WARM,onNovember 30th, and released a new video for his jangly new song “Some Birds.” The video raises questions about Tweedy’s hair, and whether he’s wearing a wig or if he really did cut his hair. But the album …
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Everything we know about the White Album is about to change. The Beatles’ 1968 masterpiece has always been been the deepest mystery in their story—their wildest, strangest, most experimental, most brilliant music. But as it turns out, the White Album is even weirder than anyone realized. Especially when you’re hearing …
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Reggaeton hit-maker Nicky Jam and Dominican-American Latin trap artist Fuego go on a double date in the new video for “Good Vibes,” a sweet if slight single that the pair released on Friday. “Good Vibes” relies on a bare beat co-produced by DVLP and Gio Kings Bred, not much more …
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