The Beastie Boys introduce themselves in a teaser for the upcoming Spike Jonze-directed documentary. Titled Beastie Boys Story, the live documentary will hit IMAX on April 3rd for a limited time, before streaming on Apple+ on April 24th. The clip opens with Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz rapping the opening lines to …
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The Grammy Task Force on Diversity and Inclusionhas demanded “real and constructive change” in the aftermath of the battle between the Recording Academy and ousted CEO Deborah Dugan. The Tina Tchen-chaired task force issued a statement late Thursday — signed by artists and task force members Common, Andra Day, and …
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Aerosmith drummer and founding member Joey Kramer will not be performing with his bandmates at the group’s scheduled Grammy events this weekend, a Massachusetts court ruled on Wednesday. Kramer filed a lawsuit against the rest of the band, which claimed they unfairly excluded him from rejoining the group following temporary …
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In the new video for “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas take a scenic California drive — straight into the ocean. Directed by Eilish, the clip features the siblings and collaborators coasting down a highway with Eilish at the wheel singing against an ethereal bass line: “It …
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Pearl Jam have unveiled the first single from their upcoming Gigaton LP, the propulsive “Dance of the Clairvoyants.” Their 11th studio album, Gigaton is their first LP in seven years and the follow-up to 2013’s Lightning Bolt. “Expecting perfection/leaves a lot to ignore,” Eddie Vedder sings. “When the past is …
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Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, and Martin Scorsese praise the Band in the new trailer for Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, an upcoming authorized documentary about the group. “There is no band that emphasizes becoming greater than the sum of its parts than the Band,” Springsteen says in …
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Leon Bridges and Houston instrumental trio Khruangbin unveiled a simmering new tune, “C-Side,” from their upcoming collaborative EP, Texas Sun, out February 7th via Dead Oceans. “C-Side” opens with a heavy bass thunk and quickly settles into an expansive psych-soul groove tinged with vibraphone and prickly guitars. “Baby got me …
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Charli XCX and Galantis have teamed up to create a buoyant theme song for Japan’s Super Nintendo World, which is set to open at Universal Studios Japan this summer. The song, “We Are Born to Play,” was released as a music video previewing the park and its connection to Super …
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Queen, Adam Lambert and Alice Cooper are among the musicians who will perform at Fire Fight Australia, a concert to aid bushfire relief in Australia. The event, which will take place at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium on February 16th, will also feature performances by k.d. lang, Olivier Newton-John and Pete Murray, …
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Grouplove have dropped a new single, “Deleter,” as well as an accompanying music directed by Chris Blauvelt. The track is the first song to be released off the band’s upcoming fourth album, a follow-up to their 2016 effort Big Mess. In the upbeat, lo-fi video, the band members, dressed in …
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