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Kate Bush issued a heartfelt statement about the late Lindsay Kemp, referring to the British dancer and choreographer – with whom she once studied and collaborated – as “truly original” and a “great artist of the stage.” “To call him a mime artist is like calling Mozart a pianist,” she …

Cardi B has apologized for appearing in a controversial comedy sketch called “The Real Housewives of the Civil Rights Movement.” The rapper played Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow Coretta Scott King in the skit, a preview of comedian Rip Michaels’ upcoming series Off the Rip. In the piece, which TMZ …

Lauryn Hill‘s solo debut — and as yet, sole album —The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, was a critical sensation shortly after its release 20 years ago today. A passionate heartbreak record played with a seamless blend of hip-hop, rock and soul, it was showered with awards and accolades: The first …

“I’m not the first rock & roll octogenarian, am I?” jokes David Freiberg, hours before he and Jefferson Starship are set to take the stage in Carson City, Nevada. Frieberg, who turns 80 today, is right; he’s not the only pop act still performing regularly in his eightieth year. From …

Ariana Grande performed one of her musical influences classic songs during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Backed by the Roots, Grande sang a faithful rendition of Aretha Franklin‘s “(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman,” the late singer’s hit 1967 single. In a cold open for the show, …

Steve Perry, the reclusive former Journey frontman who hasn’t put out a new album in nearly a quarter century, will return this fall with a new LP, Traces. The record, which Perry coproduced with Thom Flowers, contains nine original songs and a cover of the Beatles’ “I Need You.” It’s …

Jon Batiste & Stay Human joined Mac Miller onstage on The Late ShowMonday night to perform “Ladders,” a single from Miller’s new album Swimming. Backed by Batiste and his band, which includes an exuberant horn section, the rapper unleashed the fast-talking track for Stephen Colbert’s audience. Batiste played grand piano …

Dua Lipa discussed how she’s approaching songwriting for her sophomore album (she said it will be out next year), the changing landscape for female artists and more with Rolling Stone‘s Jerry Portwoodbefore she performed at Lollapalooza 2018. Lipa, who has been nonstop touring for more than two years, said she …

Budding alt-pop musician Morgxnclosed his debut album Vital with a cover of the Cure’s 1979 hit “Boys Don’t Cry.” The Cure typically don’t authorize such covers, but in an interview with Rolling Stone at Lollapalooza, Morgxn explained his connection to the song and how he convinced Robert Smith to let …

For the first time since 2012, the surviving classic members of the Beach Boys reconvened last night for a Q&A session for SiriusXM. They sat side-by-side in Studio A at the landmark Capitol Records building in Hollywood, the same room where they made some of their earliest songs five decades …