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TikTok Restores Service in U.S. After Briefly Going Dark Due to Supreme Court Ban
On Friday, January 17, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously upheld a federal law that will ban TikTok unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd., initiates a sale by Sunday, January 19. Last night, January 18, TikTok went dark in response, with users unable to see content and major app stores removing the platform for download. However, TikTok…
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Khruangbin Announce 2025 Tour Dates
Khruangbin have announced another tour in support of their 2024 album A la Sala. The Houston-based funk and psych trio will start their long run in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 20 and then head to the U.S. and Europe for dozens of additional concerts. Find their complete list of new tour dates below. Following their leg in Australia, Khruangbin…
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The Waterboys Recruit Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, and More for New Album
The Waterboys have joined forces with Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, and other artists to make a concept album about the late, great actor Dennis Hopper. Life, Death and Dennis Hopper is out April 4, via Sun, and will be led by the single “Hopper’s on Top (Genius)” on Friday (January 10). In the meantime, find the album artwork…
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Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President and Champion of Musicians, Dies at 100
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr., the 39th president of the United States, has died, the Carter Center announced. He had been in hospice care since February 2023, and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, died in November 2023. The former president was 100 years old. “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human…
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Hozier Plays the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” on Saturday Night Live: Watch
Hozier returned to Saturday Night Live for the NBC program’s final pre-Christmas episode of 2024. He first played “Too Sweet,” which former President Barack Obama recently named one of his favorite songs of the year. The Irish musician then did the Pogues’ holiday classic “Fairytale of New York.” Watch Hozier’s SNL performances below. Hozier made his Saturday Night Live debut…
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Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain Dies at 73
Zakir Hussain, the groundbreaking percussionist who helped bring the tabla and Indian classical music to the world stage, has died, his family said in a statement. He died, in a San Francisco hospital, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease. Hussain was 73 years old. Hussain was born in Mumbai to a tabla-playing father who invited his son to…
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Jack White Adds Winter 2025 European Dates to No Name Tour
Jack White is adding more stops to his recently announced No Name Tour. The new shows take place in France, the Netherlands, England, and Scotland in the winter. See all of White’s upcoming tour dates below. White spent the summer and autumn playing concerts in support of No Name, but he was announcing the shows without a great deal of…
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Bob Bryar, Longtime My Chemical Romance Drummer, Dies at 44
Bob Bryar, the longtime My Chemical Romance drummer who played on The Black Parade and Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, has died, the band confirmed on Instagram. “It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Bob Bryar, our former bandmate and an important part of the history of My Chemical Romance,” their post…
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Lana Del Rey Announces New Album The Right Person Will Stay
It looks like Lana Del Rey has announced a new album called The Right Person Will Stay. On Instagram, she wrote about music that she made with Jack Antonoff, Drew Erickson, and someone she calls “Luke” (potentially the Australian musician Luke Howard, who worked with Del Rey and her father, Rob Grant, on Lost at Sea). Here’s Del Rey’s full…
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Denzel Curry Announces 2025 Tour
On the heels of releasing his new album, King of the Mischievous South, Denzel Curry has announced he’s going on an extensive 2025 tour. Dubbed the Mischievous South World Tour, it brings the Miami rapper across Australia, North America, and Europe for most of next year. Slated to open are 454, Kenny Mason, and Clip. Check out his complete list…
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