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Close friends of the late music impresario Andre Harrell celebrated his life at a virtual after-party following BET’s tribute telecast honoring him Sunday. DJ Cassidy hosted the event with Harrell’s cousin, O’Neal McKnight, who broke down in tears during the Instagram Live celebration. Cassidy premiered Part 2 of a mixtape called “Champagne & Bubbles,” which …
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Warner Music Group, the music label behind Cardi B., Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars, moved forward with its planned initial public offering, saying Tuesday that it will raise as much as $1.8 billion for shareholders. Backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik, shareholders of the New York-based record group, which is home of Asylum, Atlantic Records, Parlophone, …
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Country music singer Morgan Wallen apologized on Sunday following his weekend arrest on public intoxication and disorderly conduct charges. The “Whiskey Glasses” singer, 27, was arrested on Saturday night after he was kicked out of Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk bar in downtown Nashville, according to local media. His bond was $300 for the disorderly conduct …
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It’s time to get funky. With millions of Americans quarantined in their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, there’s no better time to explore some off-the-beaten-path music. YouTube and Spotify are treasure troves for music seemingly forgotten to time. Here are five fun, quirky and wonderfully strange tracks to explore during the lockdown. “I Wanna Be …
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Pop divas Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande get wet and wild in the music video for their collaborative single “Rain on Me.” The three-minute video, released Friday afternoon, features the dynamic duo surrounded by backup dancers as they frolic — in custom-made bodysuits — on a waterlogged soundstage, both together and apart. It’s the latest …
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A rainy day’s never looked this good. Less than 24 hours after releasing their new song “Rain On Me,” Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande dropped the music video for the dance-pop track Friday afternoon, which sees the two divas dancing in a downpour in likeminded latex outfits by celebrity favorite Vex. Gaga, 34, sports a …
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Lady Gaga “flirted with the idea of sobriety” while making her new album “Chromatica.” “I don’t take any pain medication, because it’s not healthy for me,” she told Zane Lowe on Apple Music on Thursday. “But I’ve flirted with the idea of sobriety. I’m not there yet, but I flirted with it throughout the album. …
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Sadly, there probably won’t be many — or any — concerts or festivals this summer, given the ongoing pandemic. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be music in the air. While some artists postponed releases earlier in the coronavirus lockdown, they are still letting the sounds flow this season. Here are the albums to look …
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Talk about meta. “Smash,” the TV series about backstage drama that attracted a rabid but small fanbase when it aired for two seasons on NBC, has inspired an upcoming show that is eyeing a Broadway run. “Smash, A New Musical” is setting its sights on the Great White Way and its mega-watt producing team includes …
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The Jonas Brothers practice proper social distancing protocol in their new video for “X” with Colombian music star Karol G. The flirtatious, Latin-infused track sees the trio urging someone to “kiss me like your ex is in the room,” but given that there is a pandemic going on, that fantastical kiss has to remain in …
Close friends of the late music impresario Andre Harrell celebrated his life at a virtual after-party following BET’s tribute telecast honoring him Sunday. DJ Cassidy hosted the event with Harrell’s cousin, O’Neal McKnight, who broke down in tears during the Instagram Live celebration. Cassidy premiered Part 2 of a mixtape called “Champagne & Bubbles,” which …
