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Beyoncé has released the previously unreleased track "Morning Dew (Donk)" on Independence Day, giving fans a first public listen to material tied to her second studio album, "B'Day." The song's arrival across streaming platforms marks the start of a promotional run leading up to the album's landmark anniversary.…
In a historic convergence of music and sports celebrity, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce exchanged vows on July 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event drew hundreds of A-list attendees across entertainment
▶Nearly two decades after 'Confessions on a Dance Floor', Madonna has released its long-awaited sequel, 'Confessions II', a 16-track album that marks a return to her club and dance music roots. The project showcases colla
The musician has a long history of donating her earnings.
Venezuela was struck by two severe earthquakes on June 24, causing widespread destruction including the collapse of a shopping centre in La Guaira. In a remarkable turn of events, security guard Hernán Alberto Gil Flores
▶American singer Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce are reported to be marrying this weekend in New York. In advance of the highly anticipated nuptials, the couple announced donations totalling $26
Artangel at the Maughan Library, LondonDrawing a line from the battle of Quebec to Trump v Carney, the Canadian artist’s takedown of rapacious US thuggery is strangely lacking dramaForgive me if you’ve heard this one before. The United States of America wants to annexe Canada. It starts by…
▶The archive items "document a crucial moment in the band’s development", ahead of their seminal debut album 'Parachutes' The post Early Coldplay studio recordings and unheard Chris Martin ‘James Bond’ demo go to auction appeared first on NME.
(Warner)After years spent chasing trends like trap and Latin pop, Madonna settles back nicely into old-school dance music to tell vivid vignettes of life in 80s New York‘Ask yourself this – what are you doing it for? / Is it for you? Is it for them?” ponders Madonna…
▶His church thinks electric guitars are the devil’s work. But Father Tabakis is on a mission to change that – with Paradise Metal, a religious dubstep album that outdid Daft Punk and Aphex Twin‘The guitar was made by God,” says Father Dionysios Tabakis, sitting in the living room…