Hasbro, a massive toy company that is the source of countless hours of childhood joy — thanks to Mr. Potato Head, Monopoly, G.I. Joe, Transformers, My Little Pony, Power Rangers, and much, much more — announced on Thursday that it will join forces with Death Row Records, a label synonymous …
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Acclaimed R&B singer Macy Gray finds her center of calm and peace in the video for “Buddha,” premiering exclusively with Rolling Stone. The track, which features Gary Clark Jr. on guitar, is from her latest album Ruby, released in 2018. The Teyana Taylor-directed video sees Gray performing in her studio while looking …
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We’re now less than a month away from Farm Aid 2019, which will take place September 21st at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin. The lineup includes Bonnie Raitt, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Tanya Tucker, and Jamey Johnson in addition to Farm Aid …
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For an artist that wrapped up a farewell tour less than a year ago, Paul Simon has been quite active on the concert circuit over the past couple of weeks. He not only played a surprise “pop-up” show at Oakland, California’s Fox Theater on August 9th prior to his headlining …
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Alessia Cara gives up on a “cold” summer romance in the bouncy new song “Rooting for You,” the second preview of her forthcoming EP This Summer, out on September 6th. “Rooting for You” starts off slow, with a simple guitar backing up Cara as she recounts how bad the relationship …
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Taylor Swift explained her decision to speak up about LGBTQ issues in a new interview withVogue. The singer also gave more context to herReputationera. Swift addresses the LGBTQ community directly through her song “You Need to Calm Down” as well as its star-studded video, but the need to do so …
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Several surviving Talk Talk contributors will honor the band’s late frontman, Mark Hollis, this fall with a tribute concert in London. The musicians will perform material from throughout the band’s catalog at the event, set for November 26th at London’s Royal Festival Hall. According to the venue’s website, as-yet-unannounced “special …
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There is no meeting of the minds more necessary to the good of the collective culture than Tyler, The Creator and Funkmaster Flex. The two men, both prominent figures in hip-hop forvery different reasons,are diametrically opposed on almost every conceivable level, but work in the service of the same goal. …
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Following bullseye teasers this past week and even a hint in a previous music video, Taylor Swiftreleased a new song “The Archer,” from her forthcoming album Lover, out August 23rd.” The Archer” marks the third offering from the album, following “ME!” and “You Need to Calm Down,” though Swift specified …
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The newly-minted rock duo, Cherie Currie and Brie Darling, unveiled a boisterous cover of the Kinks’ 1984 track, “Do It Again,” set to appear on their upcoming album, The Motivator, out August 2nd via Blue Élan Records. Kinks frontman Ray Davies wrote “Do It Again” about the band’s constant touring …
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