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Paul McCartney has said the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison is still a “bitter pill to swallow” in a new interview. READ MORE: Inside ‘Now And Then’: With a little help from AI, The Beatles live again Speaking to The Times, McCartney reflected on the passing of Lennon and Harrison and the grief he still feels after the loss of both. McCartney explained: “I like the idea of not letting go of each other…You know, when you have somebody you love so much. In many cases it’s a relative, and even though they go, you don’t want to let go —…

Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard, and Chris Stapleton all convened on stage at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday night, covering “The Weight” by the Band for the evening’s In Memoriam segment. Watch it below.The Band’s frontman, Robbie Robertson, died at age 80 in August, and he was honored in the In Memoriam segment alongside Tina Turner, Robbie Robertson, Sinéad O’Connor, Jimmy Buffett, David Crosby, and Christine McVie. Tom Verlaine, Harry Belafonte, Gordon Lightfoot, Dwight Twilley, Jane Birkin, Gangsta Boo, Steve Harwell, Rodriguez, and Wayne Shorter were also recognized.Crow was inducted into the Rock…

The Malaysian government have announced concert organisers in the country must have a “kill switch” to cut off performances that break guidelines. The move follows on from The 1975’s controversial set at Good Vibes Festival, where lead singer Matty Healy criticised the government’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws and kissed bassist Ross McDonald. Shortly afterwards, the set was cut short citing “non-compliance with local performance guidelines”. The remaining two days of the festival were cancelled and the band were banned from the country. Now, Malaysia is taking further action against foreign bands. Deputy communications and digital minister Teo Nie Ching announced in parliament…

In meno di 24 ore dalla sua pubblicazione, “CVLT” – il joint album di Salmo e Noyz Narcos – conquista le classifiche. Il disco è infatti #1 nella classifica album su Apple Music e tutti i brani contenuti al suo interno sono presenti in Top20 su Spotify e in Top25 su Apple Music. Ma non è tutto! Di fatto, la Chart dei brani in tendenza Amazon Music vede ben 10 dei 15 brani di “CVLT” nella Top50. Inoltre, su YouTube “RESPIRA” feat Marracash è #1 in tendenza nella sezione Musica, seguito da “CVLT” feat Kid Yugi (#2) e dal video…

Hip-hop godfather DJ Kool Herc was honored in the Musical Influence category at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony tonight. He broke down in tears after he was inducted by LL Cool J. The award, presented separately to the official class of 2023’s inductions, honors “artists whose music and performance style have directly influenced, inspired, and evolved rock & roll and music impacting youth culture,” according to the Rock Hall.In his introduction, LL Cool J recalled the August 1973 party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx DJed by Herc that many cite as the birthplace of…

The Wiggles have responded to reports than an Australian city played their song ‘Hot Potato’ on loop near a homeless shelter. The ABC reported that the city of Bunbury had been blasting their song nonstop near the Graham Bricknell Music Shell, where a regular makeshift shelter had been established. Bunbury Mayor Jayson Miguel said that this use of ‘Hot Potato’ was intended to discourage “people to congregate permanently in an area and to deter antisocial behaviour”. Miguel further claimed that music had been playing near the shelter “for more than six months without incident”, saying it was a standard practise across the…

Reality star revealed she was pregnant with couple’s baby with a “Travis I’m Pregnant!” sign at Blink-182 concert in June Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have welcomed their first baby together. Days after the Blink-182 drummer and members of the Kardashian family were spotted in the vicinity of Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai hospital, People reports that Kourtney did give birth to the couple’s son. Kardashian’s pregnancy was not without some complications, however. In early September, Barker flew back to the United States, citing an “urgent family matter” and prompting Blink-182 to postpone several shows on their European tour. No details were…

The city of Oakland and some of the Bay Area’s most renowned MCs paid tribute to Tupac Shakur Friday at a ceremony celebrating the renaming of a street after the rapper. Members of the Shakur family were also on hand as a stretch of Oakland’s MacArthur Blvd. became “Tupac Shakur Way” to honor the area of Oakland — Tupac’s self-proclaimed adopted hometown — where the rapper lived in the 1990s. While Shakur was born in East Harlem and spent most of his high school years in Baltimore, he moved to the Bay Area in the late-Eighties, ultimately living in an…

Adam Johnstone, lead guitarist for Australian power pop group Romero, died on October 17. He was 32. Johnstone’s brother and bandmate Dave shared the news in an Instagram post, revealing that Adam had been living with cancer since 2019. Dave wrote that Adam “passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family and friends.” Find his full statement below.Adam Johnstone grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and began playing music with his brother Dave when they were kids. Encouraged by their parents, they jammed in their basement together from a young age, with Dave gravitating toward drums and Adam picking up…

Face of Bravo — and BravoCon master of ceremonies — also brushed off Bethenny Frankel’s so-called “reality reckoning” onstage The first morning of BravoCon kicked off with a bang on Friday when Andy Cohen took the stage for a Q&A moderated by Jeff Lewis. While excited fans were eager to hear his thoughts about which cast members from the Real Housewives franchise he texts with the most and his favorite non-Housewives Bravo series, one fan also asked him what he thought about Bethenny Frankel’s recent allegations against Bravo and what she’s calling “the reality reckoning.” “As we can all see,…