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Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian singer, composer, bandleader, and keyboardist who became an international sensation after moving to the United States in the 1960s, died, in Los Angeles, on September 5. According to a statement from the Mendes family, the musician’s “health had been challenged by the effects of long term COVID.” Mendes was 83 years
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Producer Goldenvoice has announced the lineup for the 2025 edition of the Stagecoach country music festival. Headlining the Indio, California, event are Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, and Luke Combs. Elsewhere on the bill are: Lana Del Rey, Sturgill Simpson, Shaboozey, T-Pain, Ashley McBryde, Nikki Lane, Sierra Ferrell, “Purple Gas” songwriter Noeline Hofmann, Backstreet Boys, Nelly
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Ivy’s last album of original material was 2011’s All Hours. Last year, Bar/None also reissued Ivy’s debut album, Realistic, and their sophomore LP, Apartment Life, and unveiled the single “Sleeping Late.” Schlesinger died from COVID-19 in April 2020, sending shockwaves through the music community. In addition to Ivy, Schlesinger was a member of Fountains of
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Objekt is launching his own record label, Kapsela, which will release a new EP called Chicken Garaage from the Berlin-based producer this year. Before that, on October 4, the label will reissue Objekt’s song “Ganzfeld”—initially the B-side of the split single “Hypnagogia” with Dopplereffekt—for its 10th anniversary, backed by remixes from Piezo, Djrum, and Ulla.
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During her headlining show in Munich, Germany, last night (August 31), Adele revealed that she’s going on a lengthy “break” following the end of her ongoing residency. “I just need a rest,” the visibly emotional singer said to the crowd while still onstage. “I’ve spent the last seven years building a new life for myself,
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Fatman Scoop, the rapper, D.J., and hype man behind the sleeper hit “Be Faithful” and whose booming voice on Missy Elliott’s “Lose Control” and Mariah Carey’s “It’s Like That” brought him larger fame, has died after collapsing while performing at a show in Hamden, Connecticut on August 30, confirms The New York Times. Footage of
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A$AP Rocky has shared a zany video for new song “Tailor Swif,” finally released after leaking in 2022. Directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia, and filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine, two months before the Russian invasion, the video presents a surreal tapestry of bathroom hijinks, canine chaperones, airborne vehicles, and urban pandas and dolphins—soundtracked by
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