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Florence and the Machineannounced an early summer North American trek in support of the band’s 2018 LP High as Hope. The run of dates begins May 10th at Mayer, Arizona’s FORM Arcosanti fest and concludes June 9th in Miami. Along the way, Florence Welch and company will also headline New …

Update:David Gilmour has announced that the proceeds from the auction will benefit ClientEarth, which funds environmental lawyers and experts in their fight against climate change. “The global climate crisis is the greatest challenge that humanity will ever face, and we are within a few years of the effects of global …

Michel Legrand, composer of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Yentl and The Thomas Crown Affair, died Saturday at the age of 86. Legrand’s death was first reported byAgence France-Presse. The songwriter’s publicist also confirmed Legrand’s death toVariety, adding that he died early Saturday at his Paris home with his wife, French …

British glam rockers Mott The Hoople are coming to America for the first time since their tour in support of 1974’s The Hoople. They’re using the moniker Mott The Hoople ’74 to mark the return of guitarist Ariel Bender, who hasn’t played with the band since 1974. Also returning for …

Huey Lewis & The News have inked a deal with BMG to record their first album of original songs since 2001’s Plan B. “We’re very excited about our new album, and honestly feel that it’s among our best work – we cannot wait to get it out to fans!” Lewis …

One year after the death of Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan, her band mates have announced their final album In the End, a collection of songs O’Riordan worked on prior to her January 15th, 2018 death. The Cranberries also shared In the End‘s first single, the catchy “All Over Now.” “I …

R. Kelly‘s lawyer denied all of the sexual misconduct allegations against the singer and called the Surviving R. Kelly docuseries “disgusting” in a new interview Friday. Speaking to the Associated Press, Kelly’s Chicago-based attorney Steve Greenberg said, “The allegations aren’t true because he never knowingly had sex with an underage …

Hozier covered Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” as part of Spotify’s Singles series, reimagining the snappy R&B-pop hit as a gospel-tinged slow-jam. The “Take Me to Church” singer explores his full vocal range throughout the organ-fueled track, moving from warm crooning to a feathery falsetto. In a statement about the …

Phish, Post Malone, Childish Gambino, Solange and Cardi B lead the 2019 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which returns to Manchester, Tennessee from June 13th to 16th. The Avett Brothers, the Lumineers, Kacey Musgraves, Odesza, Brandi Carlile, Courtney Barnett, the National, the Lonely Island, John Prine, Marin Morris and My …

Paul McCartney transforms a lovelorn piano ballad into a wandering, auto-tuned experiment on “Get Enough.” The track, which he co-wrote and produced with Zach Skelton and OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder, arrives less than four months after his 17th solo album, Egypt Station. “Get Enough” opens as a straightforward pop tune, with …