Category: MUSIC
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‘The Greatest Night in Pop’: 10 Facts About the Mega-Stars Who Made “We Are the World”
‘Pop’s Biggest Night’ From Netflix When Quincy Jones posted a sign above the entrance to AM Studios in Los Angeles that read “Check your ego at the door,” the night the producer and some 40 bands recorded the charity song. the greatest singers of the ’80s. We are the world.” It’s not really stupid. “Egos…
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Kanye West’s College Dropout 20 Years On: Chipmunk Soul, Pink Polos, and Early Genius
Subscribe to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Listen Now for the inside track on all things music Get it now Listen to this free email meIn 2024, it’s impossible to separate the legend of Kanye West from the man. But long before Ye became a constant flashpoint for countless controversies and culture wars, he was…
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Kodak Black Oxycodone Charges Dropped After ‘Cocaine’ Flub
Prince Williams/WireImage Incarcerated rap star Kodak Black scored a legal victory Friday when a Florida judge dismissed charges stemming from his Dec. 7 arrest for possession of what he called cocaine. place but really oxycodone through next laboratory testing. Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, submitted a prescription for oxycodone to the court before…
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Song of the Week: Beth Gibbons reflects on the end of her first solo song
Song of the week result’s weekly column featuring the latest and greatest new songs. Find these new favorites and more on Spotify’s Best Songs playlist, and for other great songs from up-and-coming artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Beth Gibbons delivers her solo wish with “Floating on a Moment.” Thirty years…