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The first Strokes album in seven years picks up pretty much where the last one, 2013’s Comedown Machine, left off — another study in what LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy once called “borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered Eighties.” Few bands so embody a place and time as the Strokes did New …

Don’t remember the supergroup the Buzzin’ Cousins? You’re not alone. Despite featuring five architects of Americana music, the collaboration remains a blind spot for most music fans, even those who may be hardcore devotees of the artists involved. And what a group of names they were: John Mellencamp, Dwight Yoakam, …

John Lennon was feeling lonely in the fall of 1970. The Beatles had ended in tears, primal-scream therapy was putting him in touch with his childhood pain like never before, and it often felt like it was just him and Yoko Ono against the world. You can hear it all …

Alice Cooper was making his way across Germany last week, headlining a tour that also featured Cheap Trick, when he learned that the country was prohibiting gatherings of more than 1,000 people due to coronavirus worries. The tour was canceled, and he and his crew immediately had to navigate their …

Taylor Swift is the latest artist to donate funds to the Nashville tornado relief efforts. A rep for Swift confirmed to The Tennessean that the longtime Nashville resident donated $1 million to the Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund. “Nashville is my home,” Swift wrote in a statement on her Instagram …

Katherine Johnson, the mathematician and NASA scientist who played a critical role in the Apollo 11 moon landing, died Monday in Newport News, Virginia, the New York Times reports. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed her death, writing on Twitter, “Our NASA family is sad to learn the news that Katherine …

Ozzy Osbourne and Post Malone have reunited for a new song, “It’s a Raid,” set to appear on the metal legend’s upcoming album,Ordinary Man, out tomorrow, February 21st. The odd couple previously partnered for “Take What You Want” off Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding. On the thrashy new track, Osbourne takes the …

Musicians pivoting to product is a tale as old as time: Rick Ross has a beard and hair care line that’s pretty amazing; Justin Bieber has a deodorant; Ariana Grande got a Starbucks drink; and Kanye West, by his estimation, made Yeezy (his sneaker and fashion line) jump over the …

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 …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will abdicate their royal titles and repay taxpayers $3.1 million as part of the arrangement that will allow the couple to “step back as senior members of the Royal Family,” Buckingham Palace announced Saturday. While Harry and Markle will not be stripped entirely of their …