Ray Thomas, flautist, vocalist and founding member of the Moody Blues, died Thursday at the age of 76. Thomas’ label Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red Records confirmed the multi-instrumentalist’s death on Facebook, adding that Thomas died suddenly at his home in Surrey, England. No cause of death was announced. “We are deeply …
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One of the central planks of President Trump’s plan to Make America Great Again has always been his not-at-all-disguised plan to lock up more black and brown people. From the moment he announced his campaign by calling Mexicans rapists who bring drugs and crime to this country to his ongoing …
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UPDATE: Taylor Swift has announced that Charli XCX and Camila Cabello will serve as her tour openers during herReputationstadium tour. The singer unveiled the news on Thursday, via a video tweet. *** Taylor Swiftextended her upcoming Reputation tour with seven new stadium dates, adding concerts in Santa Clara, California; Washington, …
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When it comes to cannabis, 2017 was a much better year than anyone was expecting. Back in January, stoners and pot moguls alike were super paranoid about incoming Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his plans to shut down legal weed businesses from coast to coast. After a decade of steady …
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Mariah Carey will return to Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on December 31st, exactly a year after the singer staged a disastrous performance at New York’s Times Square on the 2016-ending special. “Take 2,” Carey tweeted after her return performance was announced. In a joint statement, Carey and Dick …
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David Oyelowo plays a bankrupt businessman thrust into a tangled web of criminal activity, drug lords and mercenaries in the hilarious first trailer for the new dark comedy,Gringo. The clip opens with shady business partners Joel Edgerton and Charlize Theron using sex appeal to hawk a new line of marijuana …
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Sandra Bullock walks out of jail and right back into the life of a criminal mastermind in the new trailer for Ocean’s 8. The film stars Bullock as the estranged sister of George Clooney’s Danny Ocean, who played the lead role in the previous three installments of the Ocean’s trilogy. …
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Another politically motivated Rust Belt blond, Paul Newman, once said “a man with no enemies is a man with no character.” And few musicians could boast more of either than Eminem, the poison-tongued, potty-mouthed scourge of Lynn Cheney, boy bands, clown posses and eventually – on a string of self-auditing …
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Rolling Stone‘s list of the year’s top 50 songs was a group effort, but that doesn’t mean there was full consensus on every pick – far from it. On the latest episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, editorial staffers Rob Sheffield, Chris Weingarten, Sarah Grant and Jon Dolan …
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SZA reimagined her neo-soul ballad “Supermodel” on Tuesday’s Tonight Show, expanding the minimalist track with a live string section and keyboards. The singer showcased her vocal range, building to a series of climactic high notes over a guitar riff and jazzy, climactic drum march. Pharrell Williams co-wrote and sang on …
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