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May 22, 2021 Music, Music News
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After over a year off the road due to the Covid-19 pandemic, George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic have announced their live return with a pair of East Coast shows this June. The venerable funk collective will first perform a full-capacity gig at New Haven, Connecticut’s College Street Music Hall on …
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May 21, 2021 Music, Music News
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Jane’s Addiction, Counting Crows, and Ziggy Marley and Stephen Marley (who will perform Bob Marley’s songs) are among the headliners for BeachLife Festival. The three-day event takes place in Redondo Beach, California from September 10th through the 12th. Tickets are on sale now. Cage the Elephant, The Revivalists, Silversun Pickups, …
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May 20, 2021 TV amp; Movies, TV amp; Movies News
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Cher has revealed a biopic on her life is in the works. She announced the currently untitled film via social media on Wednesday. According to Cher’s Twitter post, the Universal Pictures film will be produced by Mama Mia! producers Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, whom Cher worked with during Mama …
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May 19, 2021 Music, Music News
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Willow Smith performed her new single “Transparent Soul” alongside drummer Travis Barker on the latest episode of The Tonight Show. The pop-punk track features on Smith’s upcoming album, an LP influenced by her love of bands like My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and her mother Jada Pinkett Smith’s former metal band …
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May 18, 2021 (Sub)Culture News, Culture
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Joe Budden has apologized to DJ and podcast host Olivia Dope, who accused the rapper and media personality of sexual harassment. Dope leveled the allegations in a video posted on Instagram on Monday, May 17th. She said Budden sat in on the recording of Episode 16 of See, the Thing …
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May 16, 2021 Music, Music Country
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After a year off the road, Jason Aldean has announced his Back in the Saddle Tour, which kicks off this summer. The country star revealed his return to touring Saturday night during his sold-out, livestreamed concert at the Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester, Tennessee. The gig marked Aldean’s first public performance …
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May 14, 2021 Music, Music News
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Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall stopped byThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert Thursday night to perform theirMarfa Tapes track “In His Arms.” The trio gave the simple, sweet song an appropriate set-up, playing guitar and singing in front of a wood-beam backdrop surrounded by Edison bulbs. “Is he …
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May 13, 2021 Music, Music Country
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Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert led all nominees when the nominations for the CMT Music Awards were announced Thursday morning. The annual celebration of country music videos and performances airs June 9th on CMT. Morris and Lambert each earned four nominations, including two apiece in the top category of Video …
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May 12, 2021 Politics, Politics News
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The House GOP Conference voted on Wednesday morning to boot Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) from her position as conference chairwoman, the number three position in the party’s leadership. The voice vote, held during a private meeting in the basement of the Capitol, was the second attempt to remove Cheney for …
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May 11, 2021 (Sub)Culture News, Culture
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Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, and Yasiin Bey have launched a new podcast, The Midnight Miracle, on the subscription podcast network Luminary. The show was recorded last summer during Chappelle’s 2020 Summer Camp shows, which he hosted in Ohio and featured an array of guests from music and comedy. The episodes …
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