Asbury Park’s Sea.Hear.Now festival kicked off its inaugural year in a big way last month, when Bruce Springsteen surprised fans by joining California punks Social Distortion onstage for a searing three-song set including “Ring of Fire.” It was just one special moment of the festival, which brought 45,000 to the …
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UPDATE:Vic Mensa’s cypher performance dissing late rapper XXXTentacion aired during the 2018 BET Hip-Hop Awards Tuesday. Mensa’s freestyle pointedly referenced the allegations of domestic abuse that had been leveled at the late rapper: “Only time you bear arms is in a wife beater, loser/ Your favorite rapper’s a domestic abuser.” …
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We all know Chance The Rapper is earnest, but he also practices what he preaches — most recently pledging to donate $1 million to Chicago mental health services. He also doesn’t sit for interviews often, but when he does, he’s forthright and honest in ways most musicians try to avoid. …
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Fans at Taylor Swift’s Reputation Tour were treated to a surprise performance from country singer Maren Morris at her show in Arlington, Texas. On Friday night, the Reputation singer brought out Morris for a soulful duet of “The Middle,” the viral EDM-pop hit she released with Zedd and electronic duo …
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Rising R&B singer Ella Mai tries to define an illicit love affair on her new song, “Whatchamacallit,” which features Chris Brown. The song will appear on Mai’s upcoming self-titled debut, out October 12th. The track boasts a blend of gooey synths and crisp percussion, and finds Mai and Brown trading …
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YouTube-star-turned-balladeer Joji released a new video for “Can’t Get Over You” on Tuesday. The song will appear on his upcoming Ballads 1 album. Since this is a Joji song, the clip opens to find the singer despondent after the end of a relationship. He goes to extreme measures to forget …
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Saba’s Care For Me is in the running for best rap album of the year. Dense, visceral and poignant, the project is a coming-of-age story which features the Chicago rapper navigating being on the cusp of fame with the tragedy of his past. The album also doubles as a memorial …
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Ciara, Missy Elliott and Dua Lipa will join the star-studded lineup of performers at the 2018 American Music Awards. The news was announced by Dick Clark Productions and ABC on Friday Sept. 28 that the three artists would be added to the already stacked evening of performances. Ciara and Missy …
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During a banner year for EDM and Latin pop collaborations, DJ Snake is the latest producer to connect with artists of the Latin American music diaspora. “I wanted to make a reggaeton hit,” DJ Snake explained toBillboard on Thursday of “Taki Taki.” He initially sent the track to Ozuna, but …
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“I don’t ever look at Twitter,” saysAustralian indie rock crew Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever’s bassist, Joe Russo, 28. “But from what I gather we’ve become much bigger in the States than in New Zealand and Australia.” He’s not kidding: The Melbourne group’s fusion of 1970s power pop, 1980s college rock …
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