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Billy Joel’s Lost 1971 Interview Is Coming to Life 55 Years Later—With the Help of AI
A new 20-minute documentary uses artificial intelligence to recreate Billy Joel’s earliest known interview, recorded in December 1971 when he was 22, shortly after the release of his debut solo album, Cold Spring Harbor. Filmmakers combined the original quarter-inch reel-to-reel audio, recorded for C.W. Post’s WCWP radio station, with AI-generated visuals depicting a young Joel…
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R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players: Billboard’s 2026 List Revealed
Billboard has published its 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list, spotlighting executives across labels, distributors and artist services who have driven the genres’ commercial success. Above Ground Entertainment CEO David Ali tops the ranking, with the feature also profiling figures such as Rayna Bass and Selim Bouab of 300 Entertainment/Atlantic Records, who describe pushing back against…
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All The Songs In ‘Outer Banks’ Season 5: Tame Impala, Stevie Wonder & More
Netflix’s Outer Banks has concluded after five seasons, though a prequel is in development, and Deadline has compiled the full Season 5 soundtrack. The show has long been known for its needle drops, with earlier tracks like Alt-J’s “Left Hand Free” and Celeste’s “Strange” previously charting on Billboard’s Top TV Songs list after featuring in…
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Five opening lyrics that prove Bono is an overrated songwriter
What was he thinking? The post Five opening lyrics that prove Bono is an overrated songwriter first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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bby Announce New Album ‘2’
UK five-piece bby have announced their second album, ‘2’, due for release on 20th November. The band have built momentum rapidly since their debut album ‘1’ last year, playing extensively and gaining a significant boost in profile after frontman Benjy co-wrote and co-produced Fred again.. and LATIN MAFIA’s collaborative mixtape ‘9 months & 50 hours’,…
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‘DAU’ Director Defends Film After Ukraine Backlash
Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky has publicly defended his film DAU after Ukraine’s government branded it Russian propaganda and demanded it be pulled from the Venice Film Festival next month. In a Facebook post, Khrzhanovsky rejected the accusations, stressing that he has renounced his Russian citizenship in protest at the war and that the film is “an…
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Sen Morimoto Announces New Album Time Is On Your Side: Hear “Overthinker”
Chicago-based, Kyoto-born musician Sen Morimoto has announced a new album, Time Is On Your Side, due out on 23 October via their own label, Sooper Records. It follows 2023’s Diagnosis and its 2024 companion EP BONK!, and marks another stylistic shift for an artist known for moving between genres such as jazz and rap. The…
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Paul Simon, politics, 40 years of ‘Graceland,’ and its two finest songs
A complicated legacy. The post Paul Simon, politics, 40 years of ‘Graceland,’ and its two finest songs first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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lifepath99 – “Misfortune”
London-via-Asheville musician Bex Vines has released “Misfortune,” her debut single under the new project name lifepath99. The track marks the launch of a new solo musical identity and was produced by Liam Brand, known for his work with Zach Bryan and Mount Kimbie, giving the release notable production pedigree for a debut. The song opens…