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Metallica will revisit their 1996 album Load with a remastered reissue that includes a “Super Deluxe” edition that clocks in at 30 hours, much of it unreleased music. Out June 13 via their Blackened Records, the Load reissue will be released as a remastered 2LP, CD, and cassette, as well as an expanded 3CD version. Both the 2LP and 3CD versions feature the album closer “The Outlaw Torn” unedited for the first time, as time constraints forced the track to be cut short on the original 78-minute-and-59-second-long album. Ahead of the reissue’s arrival, Metallica shared the lyric video for the…

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The White House was not happy after it was reported on Tuesday that retail giant Amazon’s will display tariff-based cost increases next to the price of products on their website, calling the decision “a hostile and political act by Amazon.” Amazon — whose founder, Jeff Bezos, has been cultivating a cozy relationship with President Donald Trump — largely denied the report later on Tuesday. “The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products. This was never approved and not going to happen,” the company said in a statement,…

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Fontaines D.C. and Kneecap‘s huge Belfast show for this summer has sold out within half an hour, despite calls from the DUP to have it axed. News of the gig was shared earlier this month, when Fontaines D.C. confirmed that they would be heading to the Boucher Road Playing Fields on August 29 for a headline show, joined by fellow Irish band Kneecap. Tickets went on sale on Friday (April 25), and it has now been confirmed that the show has fully sold out – with all tickets being snatched within just 35 minutes. The hip-hop trio took to X/Twitter…

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T he man at the West Burnside Street bus stop looks stone dead, sprawled out on the sidewalk with his eyes rolled back. Lucky for him, he overdosed on a weekday, just five blocks from the downtown Portland fire station where the quick-response unit is on duty, and they’re on the scene in minutes. With the sangfroid of someone who has performed this ritual too many times to count, paramedic Justin de Jesus jabs the man’s shoulder with a shot of naloxone to reverse the effects of fentanyl, the hyper-potent synthetic opioid that is driving the U.S. overdose epidemic. His…

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Bad Bunny Simmers in Scorching Heartbreak on his Latest Video for “Bokete,” The Ninth Track From His Sixth Album, Debí Tirar Más PhotosWhich Dropped in Janogy. The Video Sees The Global Superstar Talking, Walking Along the Beach, Dining, and Dancing With Himself As He Sings About A Lost Love and Regret. At One Point, The Puerto Rican Artist Addresses The Chamber and Declares in Spanish: “Time to Move On, Let It Go, and Forget, and Later On, If We Need to Fall in Love Again, We'll Fall in Love.” In a statement prior to the release of the album, Bad…

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Kali Uchis has released the second single from her forthcoming Sincerely, album. Described in press materials as one of the first songs Uchis wrote following the birth of her son, “ILYSMIH” closes the 14-track album. Listen to it below.Sincerely,—Uchis’ third studio album in as many years, following 2024’s Orquídeas and 2023’s Red Moon in Venus—is out May 9, marking her first release on Capitol Records. She shared the album’s lead single, “Sunshine & Rain…,” last month.Read about Kali Uchis’ Orquídeas in “The 50 Best Albums of 2024,” and revisit Isabelia Herrera’s profile “Welcome to Kali Uchis’ High-Femme Fantasy.”

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Riot Fest has announced its line-up for 2025, with Green Day, Blink-182 and Weezer set to headline. See the official poster below.The 20th anniversary edition of the three-day punk rock festival will take place at Douglass Park in Chicago, Illinois, between September 19-21.Blink-182 are due to close out the event on Friday night, ahead of bill-topping sets from Weezer (playing a special ‘Blue Album’-themed show) and Green Day on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.Tickets are on general sale now – you can buy yours here. Check out the full line-up in the post here: An official description reads: “Riot Fest is…

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The American Music Awards return after two years. Applications have been known today. Kendrick Lamar stands out with nomination in 10 categories. Post Malone has eight, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey have seven.Three new categories have been introduced: Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Social Song of the Year. Candidates will be voted by the public on the Amas website.The award ceremony conducted by Jennifer Lopez will be held in Las Vegas on Monday 26 May, which in the United States is the Memorial Day during which the soldiers who fell at war are commemorated. Here…

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