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Troye Sivan and Charli XCX have gotten together to perform ‘1999’ at Wembley Stadium. Last night, Sivan brought his ‘Something To Give Each Other’ tour to Wembley, where he performed the second to last show of his UK and Europe run. Deep into his set, – the last song of his main performance – Sivan brought out Charli XCX for a duet of their 2018 hit collaboration ‘1999’. Sivan kicked off the song, performing for a few seconds before the lights in the arena went dark. A few seconds later, the LED screen lit up to reveal Charli XCX’s presence.…
In January, a year and half after the Supreme Court’s Republican appointees gave states free reign to restrict abortion — even if that meant forcing women to carry dangerous, ill-fated pregnancies to term — the court doubled-down on that decision, stepping in to ensure Idaho could continue denying abortions to patients whose pregnancies put their health at risk. The consequences of that choice were immediately apparent: Doctors were forced to airlift pregnant patients from Idaho to Washington to receive treatment that they themselves could have provided, but were legally barred from offering. Between January and April alone, a half dozen patients…
Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Darius Rucker and more to perform at the “Toby Keith: American Icon” show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on July 29 Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, and Eric Church are among the country stars that will pay tribute to Toby Keith at a Nashville benefit concert next month. “Toby Keith: American Icon,” set for Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on July 29, will also feature performances by Darius Rucker, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, the War and Treaty, and more guests to be announced. The charity gig will raise funds for the Toby Keith Foundation's OK Kids…
The musician, born Seth Binzer, co-founded the rap rock band in the Nineties, with their Number One single “Butterfly” arriving the following year Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock has died at the age of 49. The musician, born Seth Binzer, was discovered at his home on Monday, according to ABC7, which cites the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. No additional details regarding the circumstances of his death have been revealed. Binzer co-founded Crazy Town with Bret Mazur in 1999 after making music together under different monikers for a few years. The rap-rock group received success relatively quickly, releasing their debut…
Iran’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of rapper Toomaj Salehi, his lawyer has said. The rapper was sentenced in April on the capital offence of “corruption on earth” after making statements in support of anti-government protests in 2022. He was also found guilty of “assistance in sedition, assembly and collusion, propaganda against the state and calling for riots”. “Salehi’s death sentence was overturned,” Salehi’s lawyer, Amir Raisian, shared in a statement on X, in which he confirmed that the Supreme Court had ordered a retrial. The rapper was arrested in October 2022 after backing demonstrations that broke out…
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Crashes begins with Kehlani Parrish tumbling through watery depths. “I'm kind of crazy,” they sing as a backing chorus trills lightly in a reflection of asphyxia. When they hit the ocean's floor, the beat switches on “GrooveTheory” into a slow, sinuous cut, the kind that will be familiar to fans of the non-binary singer's vibrant, iconoclastic past work, which has exerted a major influence on the queering of contemporary Black pop. “Come talk with me/Wanna get you open,” they sing. What unfolds on Crashes tries to be anything but formulaic. “After Hours,” which has made some noise on the pop…
Glastonbury organisers have announced that this year’s edition of the festival will open with a massive drone show. Taking to the official Glastonbury X/Twitter page, organisers shared a tweet that read: “A drone show will open Glastonbury 2024 at 10.30pm on Wednesday June 26th, ahead of the traditional fireworks. Best views from the Pyramid field – get there early!” The drone show is a new addition to the festival as it usually opens with a traditional fireworks display which occurs roughly around 11pm on the Wednesday for early arrivals. Fans usually gather around on the legendary hill by the park…
James Chance, the bandleader and singer-saxophonist of influential punk-funk groups including the Contortions and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, died yesterday in New York after a long period of illness. His brother David Siegfried, organizer of a GoFundMe for the late artist, did not disclose a cause of death but wrote that the family joined him in his final days to share “memories of his time in music, childhood and family.” James Chance was 70 years old.Chance was born James Siegfried in Milwaukee, where he studied piano at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, confounding teachers by developing a style in…
From the title of one of his greatest hits, “Like a arrow in the bottom of the heart”, comes Ron's summer tour, which starting from June 23rd will take him around all of Italy. Thus continues Ron's live journey that began with the theater tour “At the exact center of music”. After the winter tour, the singer-songwriter from Pavia will bring his music live in an electric version – in quartet or sextet, depending on the dates and characteristics of the venue – for a less intimate and more rhythmic show. In the summer setlist, in fact, Ron will propose…
