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President Donald Trump wants to nix the the Freedom 250 concert, and instead wants to hold a Make America Great Again Rally. His latest missive follows him initially recommending that he himself perform following the sudden exits of artists booked for the event dubbed the “Great American State Fair on National Mall” in Washington DC “We should have a giant MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY, for 250, instead of having overpriced singers, who nobody wants to hear, whose music is boring, and yet who do nothing but complain,” he posted on Truth Social late Saturday afternoon. “Cancel it, just like…
The first edition of Invincible Fest started off with the worst auspiciousness. Initially scheduled in the open space of the Eur Social Park, it was supposed to represent the general rehearsals for the Roman summer of 2026 now upon us. And instead, due to adverse weather forecasts, the four-day event (from Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th May) was moved 48 hours before the start to the indoor space of the Hacienda, Tiburtino district, which had already hosted events by the same organization in the past. Quick chat on social media, a few phone calls to friends and acquaintances, and the…
Italian authorities have barred Kanye West and Travis Scott concerts from going ahead, citing concerns about public order and security. READ MORE: Donda 2: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songs Per BBC News, Prefect Salvatore Angieri announced on Friday (May 29) that both gigs, which were set to take place in the northern city of Reggio Emilia in July, would not take place, following a request from the local Jewish community to cancel them. The rapper, who now goes by Ye, had been due to perform alongside Scott on a multi-artist line-up including The Chainsmokers, Rita Ora,…
Doug Shaw, a veteran New York-based indie musician known for his work as Highlife and with bands including Gang Gang Dance and White Magic, died on Tuesday (May 26) of a stroke. He was 43.Known to many as “Sleepy” Doug Shaw, the musician was born in London in 1982, and moved stateside to New York in 2003. Over the course of his career, he performed alongside the likes of Lou Reed, Mdou Moctar, Sonic Youth, and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and wore multiple hats in various different bands. He was Gang Gang Dance’s bassist, served as a multi-instrumentalist in White Magic,…
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Ronald LaPread, a founding member and former bassist of the Commodores who performed on the group’s hits including “Brick House, “Three Times a Lady,” and “Easy,” has died. He was 75. Soraya LaPread, his daughter, confirmed the news on Saturday via social media. “It is with very heavy heart that I must announce that my Father Ronald LaPread has passed,” she posted. The cause of death was not divulged. NZ Herald reports that the bassist died in Auckland “following a sudden medical event.” He had been living in New Zealand for the past 40 years. LaPread co-founded the Commodores, first…
Jay-Z headlined Philadelphia’s annual Roots Picnic on Saturday (March 30), marking his first solo headlining show in over five years. The highly-anticipated set also served as a prelude to a series of forthcoming New York performances celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut album Reasonable Doubt and its 2001 follow-up, The Blueprint. Watch footage from the performance, and a full set list, below.Over the course of the 90-minute set, Jay-Z performed 30-plus songs from across catalog, showing love to big hits (“Dirt Off Your Shoulders,” “Empire State of Mind,” “Run This Town,” “N*gga’s In Paris”) and deeper cuts (“Can I…
The British classical music magazine BBC Classical Music returns to dealing with pop-rock music, publishing its ranking of the 25 best albums of the year 1985. A year which – underlines the English magazine – is often described as “a year of transition in the history of rock: a sort of middle ground between the last flashes of post-punk and new wave and the indie guitar rebirth that would characterize the end of the decade. Looking more closely, however, 1985 It reveals an extraordinarily rich, varied and creative year. Established artists pushed into deeper and more personal territory, while new…
RM has opened up about how the members of BTS were left in a bad mental state during their military service. Earlier this year, all seven members of the group reunited following their mandatory military service, which forced a hiatus on the band in 2022. Now, RM has detailed a conversation that happened in 2024, a year before the whole group had completed their enlistment period. Speaking on a Weverse livestream on Thursday (May 28), RM said that a gathering took place at Jimin‘s house. “When Jin-hyung was discharged from the military… at that time, everyone was in a bad mental…
For hours, the masked protesters and masked ICE agents have stood staring at each other, separated by a thin strip of asphalt. At the edges of the crowd, New Jersey state troopers stand around, arms crossed, looking bored. Daylight hours at Newark’s Delaney Hall immigration detention center are quieter, the crowds thinner, the officers behind the gates more relaxed. It’s when, until recently, families could still go in and out, visiting their relatives inside. But when night falls, things change. “When sunset happens, they’re going to push us into that cage and mace the fuck out of us,” says a…
