Alison Krauss is among those chosen to receive the National Medal of Arts from President Trump. The honorees, including the country-bluegrass musician, actor Jon Voight, and the bands of the United States military, mark the first recipients of arts and humanities medals of Trump’s presidency. Trump is set to present …
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Photographer Terry O’Neill, who photographed the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and countless other icons of the Sixties, died Saturday, The Associated Press reports. He was 81. O’Neill died at his home in London following a battle with cancer. His agency, Iconic Images, confirmed his death with a statement shared on …
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Kris Kristofferson was playing a show in Iowa on Wednesday night, but one of his most famous compositions was blaring throughout Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena at the 53rd annual CMA Awards. Sheryl Crow and Dierks Bentley teamed up to perform Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee” with an assist from Chris Janson …
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There was no shortage of big moments and surprise twists during Wednesday night’s CMA Awards broadcast, but what you saw on TV doesn’t tell the whole story of the night. There was enough going on before the show and during commercial breaks to warrant at least an additional hour of …
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UPDATE: Harry Styles has added five more shows to his 2020 Love On Tour run in support of his forthcoming album, Fine Line. The new dates include a a third show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, second concerts in Chicago and Atlanta, a fresh date in Orlando …
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Along with starring as Harriet Tubman in the new biopic Harriet, Cynthia Erivo also recorded an original song for the film, “Stand Up.” A simple yet inspiring video for the track is out now. The clip finds Erivo performing the slow-burning, gospel-tinged ballad on an empty but beautifully lit soundstage. …
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How did Kanye West end up recording a deeply sincere gospel album a year after serving as creative director for the Pornhub Awards? Brendan Klinkenberg joins host Brian Hiatt for an episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast that traces West’s artistic and spiritual journey, while also digging song-by-song …
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Rage Against The Machine are gearing up for a 2020 reunion tour that will feature, at the very least, performances at both Coachella weekends in April and shows in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona in the days building up to the festival. The rather stunning news came out last week …
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The Raconteurs explore a Wisconsin tourist attraction in their new video for “Somedays (I Don’t Feel Like Trying),” a track from their latest album Help Us Stranger. Directed by Ben Chappell, the clip shows the supergroup — Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler — filmed on location at …
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It’s been three years since Miranda Lambert released The Weight of These Wings, a double-disc examination of the regrets, rebounds, and emotional resets that follow a divorce. At 24 tracks, the album’s running time gave her more than enough room to indulge her musical whims, from impressionistic Americana — a …
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