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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine wants permission to record music videos in his backyard while he rides out the rest of his federal prison sentence under home confinement over fears he would catch coronavirus in the clink, his lawyer said in a letter to a judge. “I am writing today only to request the court’s approval to …
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The Rolling Stones have released the brand-new song “Living in a Ghost Town” to tide fans over until they’re able to reschedule the upcoming leg of their No Filter tour. It’s their first original composition since “Doom and Gloom” and “One More Shot” came out on their 2012 compilation album “GRRR!,” although they did put …
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The Strokes named their latest album “The New Abnormal” well before knowing what our new normal would be. “It feels so prescient because of the parallel between something like coronavirus,” says Julian Casablancas, 41, lead singer and lyricist of the New York garage-rock band. “But the name came from the [2018 California] fires, when Malibu …
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It was hard enough when Broadway shut down, says Raúl Esparza, but letting Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday pass without a celebration? Impossible. And so, while quarantining in his Chelsea apartment, he and friends hit on the answer: a virtual bash, “Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration.” Starting at 8 p.m. Sunday, …
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On Broadway, she sang about losing her head. Now, in her Upper West Side apartment, she’s singing her head off. Welcome to “Karaoke and Chill,” Andrea Macasaet’s two-week, self-recorded marathon. Born of frustration and boredom, it began as a way to connect with her family. “Karaoke was always big in my Filipino household,” she tells …
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It wasn’t exactly the Thrilla in Manila. But still, Saturday night’s Instagram battle between ’90s R&B giants Babyface and Teddy Riley was much anticipated — even as the mega all-star “One World: Together at Home” benefit played on. But due to technical difficulties, the showdown had to be rescheduled for tonight — and the battle …
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Jazz legend Giuseppi Logan died of the coronavirus at a Far Rockaway nursing home, according to a report. He was 84. Logan, who became an icon in New York’s free jazz movement in the 1960s, died at the Lawrence Care Center, his friend Matt Lavelle told jazz radio station WBGO. The multi-instrumentalist taught himself how to …
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OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder is calling out artists releasing music amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I felt weird saying, ‘Come buy my stuff, check me out.’ Meanwhile, people are sick and dying,” Tedder, 40, recently told USA Today. “It’s very tone-deaf. And unless you’re an artist who had a lot of momentum going into this pandemic, …
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ABC’s “The Disney Family Singalong” special drew a strong at-home crowd Thursday, topping the night with a 2.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 10.3 million viewers. It teamed with “Station 19” (1.3, 6.99M), in its new 9 p.m. time slot, and “How to Get Away With Murder” (0.6, 3.05M) to help the network …
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Maybe this will help everyone feel a bit more comfortably numb. Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead, Radiohead, Metallica and other iconic bands are all releasing archived or unseen concert footage on YouTube to help entertain fans during the coronavirus pandemic. The rare videos began hitting the groups’ channels last Thursday, according to Forbes, and will …
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine wants permission to record music videos in his backyard while he rides out the rest of his federal prison sentence under home confinement over fears he would catch coronavirus in the clink, his lawyer said in a letter to a judge. “I am writing today only to request the court’s approval to …
