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Taylor Swift Adds 15 Songs to ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ With Surprise Release ‘The Anthology’
Taylor Swift surprised fans with a secret “double album” expansion of The Tortured Poets Department early Friday morning. The expansion, released two hours after the initial album, features 15 more songs titled The Anthology. “It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album,” Swift wrote on Instagram. “I’d written so much […]
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Taylor Swift Chronicles Stages of Heartbreak in New Album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
Taylor Swift is taking fans on a journey of the stages of grief and heartbreak in her new album The Tortured Poets Department, released Friday. The singer-songwriter unveiled the album which featured 16 songs. Two tracks are collaborations with Post Malone and Florence + The Machine. There are also four bonus tracks, “The Manuscript,” “The […]
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Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band Co-Founder and Legendary Guitarist, Dies at 80
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, David Spero, Betts’ manager of 20 years, confirmed. Betts had been battling cancer for more than a year and […]
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Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Ready to Die,’ Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ and ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ Join National Recording Registry
Classics like Notorious B.I.G.’s Ready to Die, Green Day’s Dookie, Gene Autry’s “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” will join the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Tuesday announced that 25 recordings are entering the prestigious club this year, including Patti Page’s “Tennessee […]
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Courtney Love Says Taylor Swift Is “Not Important,” Disses Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’
Courtney Love took shots at several fellow female musicians over the weekend, dissing the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey and Madonna. “Taylor is not important,” the singer said in an interview with The Standard. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not […]
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The Celebration of Mimi: Inside Sold-Out Opening Night of Mariah Carey’s Las Vegas Residency
When news broke in early February that Mariah Carey had booked a return ticket to Las Vegas to mount another residency, it was revealed that she would design the set list as a celebration of her 2005 blockbuster album, The Emancipation of Mimi. It inspired the title of the exclusive run — The Celebration of […]
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Donald Glover Announces Final Two Albums Under Childish Gambino Moniker
Before closing the chapter on performing as Childish Gambino, Donald Glover is releasing two final albums under the moniker. A day after making a surprise appearance during Tyler, the Creator’s headlining set at Coachella, Glover shared the news of upcoming music during an Instagram Gilga Radio livestream that aired on Sunday night. Bando Stone & […]
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Will Smith Performs “Men in Black” With J. Balvin at Coachella in Surprise Appearance
Will Smith was a surprise guest at Coachella on Sunday night. The rapper-actor hit the stage alongside J Balvin to perform his hit song “Men in Black,” from his 1997 box office blockbuster film of the same name. Smith appeared in Ray-Ban Balorama sunglasses and a black Dolce & Gabbana suit, the standard uniform of […]
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Taylor Swift Reacts to Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s Cover of “All Too Well” on ‘SNL’
It seems Taylor Swift also can’t get enough of Ryan Gosling as Ken. On Saturday’s episode of Saturday Night Live, host Ryan Gosling was joined by his The Fall Guy co-star Emily Blunt to sing a rendition of Taylor Swift’s hit song “All Too Well” during the monologue. The setup was that Gosling said he […]
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Kesha Changes “Tik Tok” Lyrics During Coachella Performance: “F*** P. Diddy”
Kesha send a message to Sean “Diddy” Combs during a Coachella performance. The singer was a surprise guest during Reneé Rapp’s Coachella set Sunday afternoon. She hit the stage to perform her 2009 breakout hit, “Tik Tok.” But she changed the first line to: “Wake up in the morning like fuck P. Diddy.” In the […]
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Grimes Apologizes for Technical Issues During Coachella Performance: “Good Lessons Learned”
Grimes took to social media Sunday to apologize for the technical issues during her Coachella performance this weekend. The singer-songwriter struggled with equipment malfunctions throughout her show Saturday, with problems plaguing the programming of her tracks at the mixing desk that left her screaming into the microphone throughout the second half of her set. “The […]
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Rico Wade, Outkast Producer and Organized Noize Member Who Co-Founded the Dungeon Family Collective, Dies at 52
Rico Wade, a key Outkast producer and member of Organized Noize, who also co-founded the Dungeon Family collective, has died. He was 52. No cause of death is available at this time, a representative for Organized Noize told The Hollywood Reporter. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of our son, father, […]
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How to Watch Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator, Doja Cat and No Doubt Perform at Coachella 2024
Those who can’t make the trip to the Coachella Valley this year for the star-studded lineup at the annual music and arts festival: Don’t fret! The festival is live streaming all the performances from its stages on the grounds at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, for both weekends, April 12-14 and April 19-20. Apart from the headliners, […]
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How Lil Rod’s Diddy Lawsuit Went From a GoFundMe to a $30M Scandal
For years, it was mere off-hand remarks heard across certain corners of the music and fashion industries — specifically, the hip-hop and sportswear spaces where Sean “Diddy” Combs (née Puff Daddy, née P. Diddy) emerged in the mid-’90s and, for a while, seemed to own. The rumors of his excesses and tactics would bubble to […]
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Jon Bon Jovi Says He’s “More Than Capable” of Singing Following Vocal Cord Surgery
Jon Bon Jovi is shining more light on his recovery process since undergoing vocal cord surgery in 2022. The Bon Jovi frontman attended a screening and Q&A for his upcoming docuseries, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, during which he opened up about whether or not he could still sing following the surgery. “What […]
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Can Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Overcome Country’s Bias?
Beyoncé’s knack for dominating the music scene in multiple genres is nothing new. Months after the 2017 release of her flavorful Lemonade, she made history as the first artist to garner Grammy nominations in the rock, rap, R&B and pop fields in the same year. The only genre not to recognize her, despite the category-appropriate […]
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