Icons of the ’80s and ’90s, INXS epitomized cool. The Australian band was sleek, laid-back, and stylish in an age of overdone new wave and superfluous synth-pop. Their brand of funk-infused, dance-driven pub rock set the band apart and cemented them in time. INXS’ music seems to exist in a vacuum, in a moment untouched […]
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The Top 5 finalists of The Voice, season 22, were revealed on Dec. 6, representing three singers from coach Blake Shelton’s team and one each from Camila Cabello and John Legend’s team. In between live performances by coaches Blake Shelton and John Legend and special guest Carly Pearce, singers Parijita Bastola, Kim Cruz, and Justin Aaron […]
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Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl launched the “Hanukkah Sessions” during the pandemic. The celebration saw a series of covers recorded in Grammy-winning producer Greg Kurstin’s home studio. Each of Hanukkah’s eight nights was scored by a cover from a well-known artist. Now, for their third installment of the series, Grohl and Kurstin brought an all-star […]
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Written by Sunny Sweeney I’ve spent the last 45 years trying to not let people know I was getting older, even though that’s what life is. Each day we are all as young as we’ll ever be again. I’ve tried to explain to people that love me and celebrate me why I don’t want them […]
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Country star Carrie Underwood has officially won The Country Artist of 2022 at Tuesday night’s People’s Choice Awards. The official Twitter account of the award show took a moment to bask in the excitement of it all, writing, “*pulls on cowboy boots* Congrats to @carrieunderwood on taking home the award for The Country Artist of […]
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Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records, died on Monday (Dec. 5). He was 92. The news of Stewart’s death was confirmed by the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Stax Records founder Jim Stewart,” read a statement on the Stax Records’ social media pages. “Mr. Stewart […]
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Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records, died on Monday (Dec. 5). He was 92. The news of Stewart’s death was confirmed by the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Stax Records founder Jim Stewart,” read a statement on the Stax Records’ social media pages. “Mr. Stewart […]
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Jim Stewart, co-founder of Stax Records, died on Monday (Dec. 5). He was 92. The news of Stewart’s death was confirmed by the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. “We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Stax Records founder Jim Stewart,” read a statement on the Stax Records’ social media pages. “Mr. Stewart […]
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TIME is honoring two of music’s rising stars. Ahead of the reveal of the 2022 TIME Person of the Year on Wednesday (Dec. 7), the publication shares that Korean pop group Blackpink has been named Entertainer of the Year, while the new category Breakthrough Artist of the Year recognizes country star, Mickey Guyton. Blackpink has […]
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Trisha Yearwood is speaking out about the importance of voting in her home state. On Tuesday (Dec. 6), the state of Georgia is hosting a runoff in the Senate race where Republican nominee Herschel Walker is running against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. Voicing her support for people to head to the polls, the country singer […]
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