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Jack White Live Debuts “Underground” at The Earl in Atlanta

Jack White Live Debuts “Underground” at The Earl in Atlanta

Jack White, one of the last remaining guitar heroes, a bonafide rock star and vinyl aficionado announced to the most engaged members of his fanclub Monday morning that he would be playing at a bar in Atlanta later that night. In no time tickets were sold and memories were made.

White along with Dominic Davis (bass), Patrick Keeler (drums), and Bobby Emmett (keyboards) had done something similar in Nashville on Saturday where they live debuted a number of tunes from White's freshly released solo album No Name.

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Lady Gaga Teases New Songs in Paris During the Olympics

Lady Gaga Teases New Songs in Paris During the Olympics

Lady Gaga was invited to Paris for the 2024 Olympics to help open the games and she did it with style, glamour, and in French.

Right along the River Siene, surrounded by dancers, musicians including strings and brass, Gaga belted out “Mon Truc en Plumes,” a tune originally sung by the French ballerina, Zizi Jeanmaire, in 1961.

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Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Venue Spotlight

Red Rocks Amphitheatre:  Venue Spotlight

Many outside of Colorado might think the gloriously beautiful Red Rocks Amphitheatre was built in the 1980s and made famous by U2 when they shot their iconic "Sunday Bloody Sunday" video there in 1983 during their War tour.

In truth, the breathtaking setting was once home of dinosaurs and then eons later the Native American tribes of the Ute, Cheyenne and Arapahoe Peoples.

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Victoria Monét and Megan Thee Stallion Eat Broccoli City Fest

Victoria Monét and Megan Thee Stallion Eat Broccoli City Fest

Megan Thee Stallion is on a victory lap, if you haven't noticed. When she's not headlining festivals, she's selling out arenas on her Hot Girl Summer World Tour.

A month ago she dropped her third album, Megan, and has already released four singles from it, including "Mamushi" which came out Friday, just in time for her appearance in Washington D.C. for the Broccoli City Fest.

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Jelly Roll Live Debuts “Dead End Road” From Twisters

Jelly Roll Live Debuts “Dead End Road” From Twisters

Jelly Roll continues his dominance on the charts and in our hearts with a new single off the impressive Twisters movie soundtrack.

"Dead End Road," a song he live debuted Saturday night in Wisconsin comes from the thriller's collection of new tunes from country stars that includes Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, Shania Twain, and others.

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Nile Rodgers & Chic Reminds Europe Of His Mastery

Nile Rodgers & Chic Reminds Europe Of His Mastery

When singers of Chic sing "good times, these are the good times" they do it near the end of the 25-song set, but they may want to consider placing it at the top of the show because what Nile Rodgers and Co. effortlessly display is his magic touch on dance music from the '70s to '80s to today.

Rodgers, the 71-year-old guitarist, songwriter, and music producer formed Chic way back in '71, and over the years has helped craft hits by Madonna, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Beyonce, Duran Duran, and many others.

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Ashlee Simpson Performs Live After a Five-Year Absence

Ashlee Simpson Performs Live After a Five-Year Absence

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Autobiography, Ashlee Simpson performed a short set in West Hollywood, California.

On Saturday, July 20, Jessica's little sister and Pete Wentz' ex-wife, delighted an intimate audience at a nightclub called Beaches with a pair of tunes from Autobiography and one from her followup, I Am Me.

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Billy Strings Played So Long They Pulled The Plug

Billy Strings Played So Long They Pulled The Plug

Billy Strings did something you don't see that often: he gave all.

Ask anyone older than you, everything is smaller and shorter and more expensive. There was a time you could get a candy bar bigger than your foot for a quarter. Now they're a buck, on sale, and you get three bites, tops.

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