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News Watch Lorde’s “Leader of a New Regime” Video Directed by Lorde and Joel Kefali By Matthew Strauss December 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lorde in “Leader of a New Regime,” directed by Joel Kefali and Ella Yelich-O’Connor Facebook Twitter Lorde has released the music video for “Leader of a New Regime,” which she directed with

Swedish extreme metal veterans Meshuggah have pushed their early winter headlining 2022 US tour to the fall due to a health issue affecting one of the band members. As a result of the new itinerary, direct support act Converge will no longer be on the bill, but openers Torche will remain on board. Meshuggah’s US

News Watch Thom Yorke Play the Smile’s “Free in the Knowledge” Filmed at London’s Royal Albert Hall in October By Matthew Strauss December 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Thom Yorke, October 2020 (Stefania M. D’Alessandro/Getty Images for RFF) Facebook Twitter Back in October, Thom Yorke performed at an event called Letters Live at London’s Royal Albert

It’s nothing too out of the ordinary for artists to make a getaway mid-interview, but Rick Ross pulled off possibly the best Irish Goodbye in recent memory. During an appearance on The 85 South Comedy Show last week, the rapper told hosts DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller, and Chico Bean that he needed to use

News Alabama Shakes Drummer Steven William Johnson Has Child Abuse Charge Dismissed The musician was arrested in March after being indicted by a Limestone County, Alabama grand jury By Matthew Strauss December 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Steven William Johnson, November 2016 (Rebecca Sapp/WireImage for The Recording Academy) Facebook Twitter Alabama Shakes drummer Steven William Johnson

Carlos Marín, one-quarter of the multi-national vocal group Il Divo, has died at the age of 53. The surviving members of the quartet announced the news on Twitter. “It is with heavy hearts that we are letting you know that our friend and partner, Carlos Marin, has passed away,” the group wrote. “He will be

News Big Freedia Settles Lawsuit With Former Choreographer In 2018, the New Orleans bounce artist challenged Wilberto Dejarnetti’s claim to royalties for choreography between 2014 and 2017 By Madison Bloom December 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Big Freedia (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter Big Freedia has settled a lawsuit she filed against her former

Spider-Man: No Way Home spun its web to the top of the box office this weekend, bringing in $253 million dollars in the US alone. That makes Tom Holland’s latest Spidey adventure the No. 3 domestic box office opening of all time, just behind Avengers: Endgame ($357 million) and Avengers: Infinity War ($257.6 million), per

News Drakeo the Ruler Dies at 28, Stabbed at Los Angeles Festival The rapper died following an altercation during last night’s Once Upon a Time fest at Banc of California Stadium By Madison Bloom December 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Drakeo the Ruler (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter Drakeo the Ruler has died at

If you want proof of how off-guard New York City was for its biggest COVID surge in months, look no further than Saturday Night Live. Somehow the show had both assembled three strong home-produced pandemic episodes back in Spring 2020, and in an even more impressive/foolhardy feat, went back on the air the following fall.

News Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, and Christine and the Queens Saturday Night Live Performance Canceled The show announced it would limit cast and crew in studio and broadcast without an audience By Allison Hussey December 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Charli XCX attends the iHeartRadio Z100 Jingle Ball 2021 Pre-Show on December 10, 2021 in New

In just a few short days, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has threatened to thwart any indoor plans for the winter months — especially in New York, where cases just cracked a new single-day record. But for LCD Soundsystem, who are in the midst of their 20-night residency at Brooklyn Steel, the show must go

News Caroline Polachek and Christine and the Queens to Join Charli XCX on SNL They released “New Shapes” together last month By Allison Hussey December 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Charli XCX, Caroline Polachek, Christine and the Queens (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Caroline Polachek and Christine and the Queens will join Charli XCX on Saturday Night

Queen guitarist Brian May has tested positive for COVID-19. “Yep. The shocking day finally came for me. The dreaded double red line,” May wrote in an Instagram post shared on Saturday. “And yes – definitely NO sympathy please – it has been a truly horrible few days, but I’m OK.” “And I will tell the

News LCD Soundsystem Release Statement About Remaining Brooklyn Residency Dates They plan on completing their run at Brooklyn Steel, despite surging COVID-19 case numbers in New York By Allison Hussey December 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, June 2018 (Photo by Kieran Frost/Redferns) Facebook Twitter LCD Soundsystem have released a statement saying that

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Mother/Android.] The new Hulu film Mother/Android is a story about the robot apocalypse that’s really about the power of parental love. Chloe Grace Moretz stars as Georgia, a young woman living in a world where robot servants are a normal part of life; until, that is, the night

News Barack Obama’s Top Songs of 2021: Mitski, Mdou Moctar, Ms. Lauryn Hill, the War on Drugs, and More Lil Nas X, Bad Bunny, Lizzo and Cardi B, Little Simz, Wye Oak, Yendry, and others also made some of the former President’s favorite music of the year By Matthew Strauss December 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter