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Every Song From Sam Fender’s ‘People Watching’ Album Ranked: Critic’s Picks

In 2021, Sam Fender released his second album Seventeen Going Under. Arriving amid COVID lockdowns in the U.K., the record tapped into the nation’s reflective mood, and saw the high-flying rocker reflect on his teenage upbringing in the north east (“Seventeen Going Under”), his familial relationships (“Spit of Me”) and the ongoing mental health crisis among […]

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JISOO of BLACKPINK to Star in Romantic Comedy Series ‘Boyfriend on Demand’

JISOO‘s acting career is going strong despite being busier than ever with upcoming BLACKPINK plans and solo music, with Netflix announcing a new Korean romantic-comedy series starring the performer Wednesday (Feb. 19).  Related BLACKPINK’s 2025 World Tour Dates Announced 02/19/2025 Tentatively titled Boyfriend on Demand, the Kim Jung-sik-directed show will see JISOO as Mi-rae, an “exhausted

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Indigo Girls & Crys Matthews Take Home 2025 International Folk Music Awards: Full Winners List

Thirty-five years after Indigo Girls won a Grammy for best contemporary folk recording for their eponymous debut album, the duo received a lifetime achievement award at The International Folk Music Awards. The awards show took place at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel on Feb. 19, the first night of the 37th annual Folk Alliance International (FAI) Conference. YouTube livestreamed the show, which could

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Travis Scott Honors His Grandmothers With Cactus Jack Garden to Provide Food for At-Risk Youth

Travis Scott continued his Cactus Jack Gardens initiative, and he’s honoring his grandmothers with their 11th garden planted. Related Travis Scott Reveals He Wants to Work With Taylor Swift & Sabrina Carpenter: ‘I Have Some Ill Ideas… 02/10/2025 La Flame — alongside Miss Sealie Flood (maternal grandmother), Bernice Webster (paternal grandmother) and Highland Heights Elementary School

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The Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley on Making a Country Album, Why He Said No to Covering George Jones and What Opening for the Beatles Was Like

Bill Medley confesses that he thought “my recording days were over” since it had been more than a dozen years since the legendary baritone from The Righteous Brothers had released an album. But, thankfully, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee was wrong. On Friday (Feb. 21), Curb Records will release Straight From the

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‘Evolving Away From Clip-Based Music:’ Why Hit Songs Got Longer in 2024

For several years, the consensus has been clear: Hit singles are getting shorter. Blame for this has fallen on shrinking attention spans, an environment of endless musical abundance in which songs must impress themselves on listeners quickly or risk being discarded, and the rise of short-form video platforms, which cause users to fall in love

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Barrier-Breaking Jazz Pianist Hazel Scott Profiled in New PBS Documentary

Pioneering jazz pianist-singer Nat King Cole is best known for classics such as “Mona Lisa” and “The Christmas Song” as well as for hosting his own television show on NBC in 1956. However, it was a Black woman who initially broke that barrier in 1950 on the DuMont Television Network: jazz and classical pianist-singer Hazel

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LE SSERAFIM Are Literal Works of Art in Cinematic ‘Born Fire’ Trailer For ‘HOT’ Mini-Album: Watch

LE SSERAFIM are artists, but also, in the new trailer for their upcoming fifth mini album, HOT, they are also quite literally pieces of art. The intriguing two-minute teaser for the EP that is due out on March 14 dropped on Thursday (Feb. 20) and it finds a gallery full of art lovers perusing an

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REPUBLIC Collective Expands Leadership Team With Stack of Key Promotions and Hires

The REPUBLIC Collective, which includes Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Mercury Records and Republic Records, has announced several executive promotions and new hires. Recently, Jeffrey Remedios, former Universal Music Canada chief, was appointed president of strategic development. In his new role, Remedios oversees high-priority growth initiatives for Republic’s labels, focusing on international A&R, Republic recording

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