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Nedra Talley Ross, Last Original Member of The Ronettes, Dies at 80
The group confirmed her death on Sunday, closing the final chapter for one of the most influential girl groups of the 1960s.
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Springsteen Addresses WHCD Shooting With Prayer and Call for Civil Discourse
Bruce Springsteen opened his Austin concert with a prayer of thanks that no one was killed in Saturday’s assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, then made a direct plea against political violence.
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Madonna Played New Confessions II Songs at an Intimate West Hollywood Club Night
The invite-only event at the Abbey also featured a collaboration with Addison Rae and a set from Romy of the xx, as Madonna’s July album rollout gains shape.
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Jon Batiste Maps His Musical Upbringing in The Guardian’s Honest Playlist
From Clarence Carter to Björk, the Grammy winner’s playlist tells a story of New Orleans roots, family sermons, and an almost spiritual resistance to musical snobbery.
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Foo Fighters Perform Live Debuts on SNL UK
Days after the release of Your Favorite Toy, Foo Fighters brought two new songs to the SNL UK stage for the first time. Dave Grohl also made a quick appearance during host Nicola Coughlan’s monologue.
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Dan Reed Calls Michael Jackson “Worse than Jeffrey Epstein” as Biopic Opens
The Leaving Neverland director draws a direct comparison between Jackson and the convicted sex trafficker just as Michael arrives in theaters.
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Rolling Stone Scrutinizes the Michael Jackson Biopic’s Version of History
A new fact-check contrasts the film’s nostalgic framing with its strategic omissions, from CGI animals to the erasure of Janet Jackson.
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The Tubs Take On Metallica With a Jangling, Sardonic Twist
The Welsh post-punk band’s cover of a metal standard flips the original’s gravity into something lighter, stranger, and unexpectedly danceable.
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The Legal Silence Around ‘Leaving Neverland’
Four years after the HBO documentary reignited scrutiny of Michael Jackson’s legacy, it remains unwatchable on any US streaming platform. The estate’s quiet legal strategy is responsible.
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Safechuck Addresses Survivors as Jackson Biopic Rollout Intensifies
James Safechuck, one of the two men who alleged childhood sexual abuse in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland, has issued a video statement supporting other survivors as the Michael Jackson film Michael arrives in theaters.