Nas, Swae Lee, and Anitta will partake in a two-day livestreaming charity concert, Music Lives, airing April 17th through the 19th and benefiting the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, Billboard reports. More than 35 artists from around the world will share performances recorded at their homes, including Trippie Redd, Matoma, 10K.Caash, …
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A medley of the Beatles classics will soundtrack the Empire State Building’s latest music-to-light show at midnight tonight, April 11th. The light show coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Beatles breakup. iHeartMedia and Empire State Realty Trust’s latest weekend light show features “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)” …
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A distorted, goateed David Bowie appears in the rare video for “Repetition,” a 1997 version of the Lodger track. The song appears on his upcoming LP ChangesNowBowie, a Record Store Day 2020 release. Titled “Repetition ’97,” the video was filmed at the Earthling tour rehearsals in Hartford, Connecticut, by Tim …
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The National will dip into their vaults for a weekly YouTube Live series. The indie-rock band will unearth live shows and rare and unseen footage for “An Exciting Communal Event,” which streams every Monday at 5:00 p.m. ET. The project will fuel the National’s road crew relief fund, highlighting platforms …
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Hayley Williams has released a solo acoustic quarantine cover of Phoebe Bridgers’ “Smoke Signals,” made in tribute to Williams’ friend/collaborator Lindsey Byrnes, whose father recently passed away. In the caption of her video, Williams wrote: “For Lindsey…woke up today a lil heavy. didn’t know why, just some days are like …
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Duran Duran bassist John Taylor revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago, but has since recovered. “Perhaps I am a particularly robust 59-year-old,” he wrote on Twitter. “I like to think I am — or was blessed with getting only a mild case of COVID-19. But after …
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Drake had fans grooving early to his new song “Toosie Slide” prior to its official release on Thursday at midnight, thanks to its instructional nature and dancers Toosie,Hiii Key andAyo&Teo— who premiered a clip of the song and dance on social media earlier in the week. In the song’s accompanying …
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Christopher Cross has tested positive for COVID-19. The singer-songwriter, best remembered for his early Eighties hits “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” and “Sailing,” revealed the news to his fans via a Facebook post on Friday morning. “I’m not in the habit of discussing medical issues on social media, …
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The Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain, scheduled to take place starting June 3rd, has been pushed back two months to late August due to the coronavirus outbreak. The 20th anniversary Primavera previously announced that Lana Del Rey, the Strokes, Beck, Massive Attack, the National and the much-anticipated Pavement reunion …
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The first jazz festival of the quarantine era will take place next week. An impressive lineup of A-list names in the genre will come together virtually for Live From Our Living Rooms, an online music festival and fundraiser. Guitarist Bill Frisell, pianist Chick Corea, bassist Christian McBride, vocalist Becca Stevens …
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