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Unlike the Grammys and Oscars and Music Video Awards, when we list top setlists, it's not because of personal tastes. No one can lobby to get nominated.
It is very simple: the most amount of clicks gets you on the list.
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Metallica's annual Helping Hands concert is an all-star fundraising event organized by the metal legends to support their philanthropic foundation All Within My Hands Foundation.
Launched in 2017, the ambitious non-profit focuses on addressing issues such as job training, disaster relief, homelessness prevention and mental health initiatives.
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Howard Stern lived up to his self proclaimed status as the King of All Media in 2024 when he hosted some of the best musical guests on his satellite radio show to SirusXM's 34 million listeners.
When Howard wasn't being visited by the POTUS, the VP, and his usual cast of characters, Baba Booey booked some of the most talented musicians on the planet.
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It's a concert novelty that should happen more, but life isn't perfect.
On June 16, 1989, upon their first appearance at Glastonbury, the Pixies played their entire set alphabetically.
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Today Billie Eilish turns 23 years old, how will she top what happened to her when she was 22?
And no, she didn't go out dressed up like hipsters.
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Often it takes years to become an overnight sensation. Just because an artist has been grinding in the club scene and opening for one star after another, doesn't mean when they finally get their time to shine they caught a lucky break.
As Chi Chi Rodriguez, the Dominican golfer once said when asked whether his hole-in-one was "luck," he replied, "the more I practice, the luckier I get."
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On December 17, 1977, the year punk originally broke, 23-year-old Elvis Costello did something on live, national TV that would have him banned from Saturday Night Live "forever."
Although not technically a punker, the well-dressed pop star was never one to back down from confrontation and had such a beautiful edge to him that when he sang "I'm Not Angry (Anymore)" no one believed him.
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Cover songs are more than celebrations of the long, rich history of popular music.
It's a way for the audience to hear a new twist on an old chestnut. A good cover can say as much about the originator as the imitator because sometimes the lyrics strike home harder when heard from a different voice.
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Tampa rapper Doechii wrapped up her breakthrough year with a series of awe-inspiring performances this month that put an exclamation mark on her full-court press.
Jaylah Ji'mya Hickmon might seem like she just appeared yesterday but her newest release, Alligator Bites Never Heal, is technically her third mixtape although the previous two were EPs while her 2024 effort is 19 tracks of pure fire and soul.
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The Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, Sublime, The Linda Lindas and others performed to a sold out Kia Forum this weekend celebrating mostly '90s rock which continues to dominate the once-influential station known as being The Rock of the '80s.
It was the fourth time this year the Pumpkins played LA in 2024.
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Tis the season to hear the same Christmas songs over and over.
Live long enough and you'll end up hating those once-merry tunes that have now made you dive for the skip button.
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Don't you love it when your favorite musician gets up on stage with your other favorite performer?
On-stage collabs are the secret bonus surprise of live performances and one of the coolest things that can happen when you least expect it.
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