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Billie Eilish brings Damon Albarn onstage for Gorillaz cover at Coachella—watch
Billie Eilish brought Damon Albarn onstage during her headlining Coachella set April 16. They performed two songs together: Eilish‘s “Getting Older” and Gorillaz‘s “Feel Good Inc.” Eilish told the crowd that Albarn‘s work with Blur, Gorillaz and the Good, The Bad & The Queen had a big effect on her growing up. She said his projects “changed […]
15 artists who completely reinvented their sound from album to album
Artists can easily find themselves forced into a box, shaped by fan expectations or public assumptions about how they should sound. No matter how much some people want to break away from the norm, it’s difficult to escape from what made them big in the first place. That concern doesn’t apply to these artists, though. […]
Phoebe Bridgers is auctioning off her smashed ‘SNL’ guitar to benefit GLAAD
About two months ago, Phoebe Bridgers hit the Saturday Night Live stage for her performance debut. At the end of her two-song set, the musician smashed her guitar on stage, immediately earning the praise of fans and the attention of others. Now, that iconic piece of music history has headed to auction to benefit GLAAD, […]
St. Vincent ranks Paul McCartney praising her work as a top moment
St. Vincent is gearing up for the release of her highly anticipated full-length Daddy’s Home, but that’s not the only project she’s excited for the world to hear. This week, the mastermind behind St. Vincent, Annie Clark, opened up about what it was like to work with Paul McCartney on a reworking of “Women And […]
Paul McCartney enlists Dominic Fike to reimagine "The Kiss Of Venus"
Back in December, Paul McCartney released his 18th solo album McCartney III. Now, the legendary Beatles member is revisiting the album alongside some familiar faces. On April 16, he is putting out McCartney III Imagined, a collection of reimagined songs from his 2020 album. Now, fans are getting their first taste of the upcoming record. On Thursday, […]
10 alt Kidz Bop covers from the 2000s that are so bad, they’re good
From low-rise jeans to flashy Myspace themes, the 2000s was an era defined by flamboyancy. While the majority of those embarrassing trends naturally faded with time, one product of the ’00s has overstayed its welcome. The infamous brand Kidz Bop has been churning out family-friendly compilation albums since 2001 sung by kids, for kids. But […]
9 musicians who have been in multiple successful bands
While celebrating Corey Taylor’s birthday this week, we compiled a list of some musicians who are so talented, they’ve been a large part of multiple successful bands. Taylor, being the vocalist of both Stone Sour and Slipknot, shows this to be true. This list is in no particular order and transcends genres and boundaries. We […]
Damon Albarn (Gorillaz, Blur) performs new song, "Lonely Press Play"
Damon Albarn, best known for fronting British rock band Blur and as the mastermind behind Gorillaz, recently visited BBC Radio 2, where he performed a brand new song, “Lonely Press Play.” The track, which Albarn first premiered at a private Sundance Film Festival party last month, will appear on the singer's upcoming solo full-length debut, Everyday Robots. The album was first announced in […]
Damon Albarn (Gorillaz, Blur) to release debut solo album next year
Damon Albarn, best known for fronting British rock band Blur and as the mastermind behind Gorillaz, has announced, via YouTube, that his debut full-length solo album will arrive in 2014. Albarn has previously appeared on various soundtracks, collaborations, and promotional singles, and released a double EP, Demoncrazy, in 2003, the same year Blur released their last album. Gorillaz' […]
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