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Legendary audio engineer, recording equipment inventor, and entrepreneur Rupert Neve has died, according to a statement posted to his official website. An obituary shared by representatives reveals that the cause of death was “non-Covid pneumonia and heart failure.” He was 94 years old. Born in Newton Abbott, England, in 1926, Neve volunteered in the British
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Exclusive Britney Spears‘ younger sister and her former business manager insist they didn’t hop on Zoom for a virtual #FreeBritney rally, despite how it appeared … we’re told it was just a total catfish. Thousands of Brit’s fans were buzzing Thursday when they noticed a profile claiming to be Jamie Lynn Spears appear on the
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Showtime has announced a new documentary about the Super Bowl halftime performance called THE SHOW, produced by Pepsi’s in-house content studio and production company Boardwalk Pictures. Directed by Emmy-nominated director Nadia Hallgren, who previously helmed the Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, the new 90-minute film will give us a behind-the-scenes look at the production of the
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The relationship between musicians and the American civil rights movement is undeniable and hard to ignore even in the most cursory examinations of history, and we’re reminded of this quite frequently in the new single “I’m so Black” from Emcee Monte. Built like a top-heavy rap track but given enough girth in its bass/synth assault
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The Roots have announced a deluxe reissue of their 1995 sophomore studio album Do You Want More?!!!??! The new, extended version arrives March 12 via Geffen/Ume. Find reworked versions of “Silent Treatment” and “Lazy Afternoon” below. Do You Want More?!!!??! was originally released on January 17, 1995. The deluxe version of the album will be
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At first glance, the instrumental intro to DawgGoneDavis’ new single “Clean Slate” would have us believe we’re listening to a metal track, outfitted with the loudest and heaviest guitar parts this pandemic era can muster. We’re thrashed about at the whim of the band, the general vibe leading us into a dark, angst-ridden rock n’
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By now many are aware of the humble origins of Eminem. Young man with a passion, works hard on his craft and invests in himself, comes close to stardom but not quite until he’s discovered and is now in control of his own work and his own legacy. Whereas he came from a rough childhood,
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Breaking News Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes, the group that not only racked up one of the most impressive string of hits in music history but also helped break the color barrier, has died. Mary’s longtime publicist, Jay Schwartz, said she passed at her home in Henderson, Nevada. He did not reveal
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Following the Weeknd’s Super Bowl spectacle, Metallica stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Sunday night (February 7) to play their 1991 classic “Enter Sandman.” The set featured an assortment of the band’s speaker cabinets from over the years in the background. Check it out below. Last year, the band launched a vinyl subscription
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Phoebe Bridgers was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night (February 6), which was hosted by Dan Levy. For her career-first SNL performance, the singer-songwriter performed “Kyoto” and “I Know the End” from her Grammy-nominated album Punisher.  She ended the latter by smashing her guitar against her stage monitor. Watch it all go down
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SoundCloud is reportedly looking into a new direct payment system on its platform that would allow music fans to pay artists for their work directly, according to a new report from Billboard that cites “multiple sources close to the situation.” The company is reportedly still “exploring several alternative streaming payout models,” with one source indicating
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Canadian artist Ed Robertson shot to international fame as the fast-talking frontman and grooving guitarist for the ’90s pop-rock band, Barenaked Ladies … who peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with their 1998 album “Stunt” which had the stellar singles “One Week” and “It’s All Been Done.” Although Barenaked Ladies no longer
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Sech has released the music video for a new track called “911.” Directed by Wildhouse Pictures’ squid, the visual casts the Panamanian singer-songwriter as an ersatz emergency call center operator in one moment, a gleeful lottery winner in the next. (He’s given that ticket by Nicky Jam.) Watch the full video below. Sech released his
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