YG takes to the streets in the new music video for “FTP” (a.k.a. “Fuck the Police”), the track he released earlier this month in response to worldwide protests for anti-racism and the defunding of police departments. The powerful video, directed by Denied Approval, edits together viral videos of police brutality …
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Garth Brooks will return to performing live later this month, but instead of packing stadiums, the veteran entertainer’s June 27th concert event will screen at more than 300 outdoor theaters in the U.S. and Canada on the same day. Produced by Encore Live, the show — performed in Nashville, according …
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Last Tuesday, music professionals across the United States engaged in “Blackout Day:” a mostly well-intentioned show of support dedicated to scheming new ways to better support black people in all corners of the music industry. One of the most immediate ways record labels like Republic have shown that support has …
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Blake Mills, the L.A. guitarist and singer-songwriter who’s worked with A-list artists from John Legend to Ed Sheeran, recently booked his latest high-profile gig. Amazon is putting together a new Reese Witherspoon–produced miniseries called Daisy Jones & the Six, based on the 2019 novel about the rise of a fictional …
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Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Kacey Musgraves, and Bill Murray will remember the life and music of John Prine during an all-star online special on Thursday. Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine streams June 11th at 7:30 p.m. ET via Prine’s YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch. Prine’s family, including …
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Three men with military backgrounds have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to instigate violence at the Las Vegas protests against the death of George Floyd. According to authorities, Andrew Lynam Jr., 23, Stephen Parshall, 35, and William Loomis, 40, all met at an anti-lockdown protest in April and self-identified …
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A Spanish porn star was arrested and charged with manslaughter late last week in connection with a mysterious death following a drug ritual involving toad venom. Nacho Vidal, 46, was one of three people arrested in connection with the July 2019 death of Jose Luis Abad, a Spanish fashion photographer. …
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Former President Barack Obama will be doing a livestream via his website Wednesday at 5 p.m. EST to address protests surrounding the police killing of 46-year-old George Floyd. Floyd was killed by police on May 25th, after cops arrested him for allegedly using a forged $20 bill at a convenience …
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If each of the graduating members of the Class of 2020 took 30 seconds to cross the stage at commencement, the Quaranteen University graduation planning team calculated, the commencement ceremony would take five hours. More than 500 seniors were registered to walk in the experimental ceremony, scheduled for May 22nd, …
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Until the September 11th attacks, the tragedy in Jonestown on November 18th, 1978 represented the largest number of American civilian casualties in a single non-natural event. It is unfathomable now, as it was then, that more than 900 Americans – members of a San Francisco-based religious group called the Peoples …
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