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Olivia Isabel Rodrigo made her third trip to Saturday Night Live on Saturday (5/2) where she not only played her #1 hit, and unveiled a new song that had only been heard by 200 people last week, but she also sang a parody to the tune of her first #1 hot.
And she also hosted the entire evening, participating in every skit.
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A legend in country music, David Allan Coe, died Wednesday (4/29) after 86 years of epitomizing outlaw music. Someone upstairs seems to have given him time off for bad behavior.
Coe led one of the most colorful and controversial lives in all of music and embodied the rebellious genre in some ways more accurately than his peers Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Merle Haggard.
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The Gorge began innocently enough in the late 1970s when a sweet couple, Vince and Carol Bryan, who bought land above the Columbia River near George, Washington.
Their goal was to build a winery, which they did, called Champs de Brionne.
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Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, or Akon for short, has sold millions of records, broken several records, and has been a mainstay on the radio and in playlists for over 20 years.
Kicking off with his debut album in 2004, the Senegalese rapper had two singles in the top 10 of the charts. His second LP, Konvicted (2006) peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 and had two singles receive Grammy nominations: “I Wanna Love You” (featuring Snoop Dogg) and “Smack That” (featuring Eminem).
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If anyone has 24k magic it is Peter Gene Hernandez who was blessed out of the gate by being born in the paradise island of Oʻahu, changed his name to Bruno Mars and first wrote songs for others and then himself which resulted in one of the most successful music careers a 40 year old man could have ever dreamed for.
He can sing, dance, entertain and play the guitar and the piano and drums and bass and congas and even the ukulele.
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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival kicked off its 54th year with its first weekend of great music, delicious food, and incredible vibes.
Over 450,000 music lovers will make their way to the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans between the two weekends from April 23 - May 3.
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Olivia Rodrigo has been doing all the right things to take her latest single, "Drop Dead" to the top of the charts, and as of yesterday it came true.
After doing a guest appearance at Coachella with Addison Rae, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter did a secret show at the tiny Sunset Blvd club, The Echo, where she performed the song twice alongside indie darling Weyes Blood, then she jetted across the country to an open mic in New York City where she rocked the tune with just an acoustic guitar accompanying her.
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Florence + The Machine had something to scream about last week, but not the cathartic cry belted out throughout her hugely popular North American tour.
An NHL playoff game hastily scheduled for April 25 at the same Philadelphia venue Florence was set to play forced concert organizers to scramble.
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Songstress Olivia Dean performed at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on Wednesday (4/22) on The Art of Loving Tour.
The 26-year-old singer who received the Best New Artist Grammy in February, dropped her second studio album The Art of Loving last September which her opening night setlist drew heavily from.
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Post Malone headlined the final night of Stagecoach on Sunday (4/26) and it was fine. He was charming and humble and sweet and dorky and all the things that have made him one of the most lovable and popular stars in pop music.
But something was missing on that cold breezy night at the
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Straight outta St. Louis, the pop punk group Story of the Year are the epitome of dedication, grinding it out for eight years before tasting the rich rewards of success.
In 2003 their major label debut, Page Avenue came out on Maverick Records and singles “Until the Day I Die” and “Anthem of Our Dying Day” helped propel the LP to #51 on the charts and ended up moving more than a million units.
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Karol G, who delivered a mindblowing set on weekend one at Coachella (4/12), miraculously improved it on Sunday (4/19) thanks to bringing out surprise guest Peso Pluma.
It resulted in a trifecta of weekend two A-listers who shocked the capacity crowds during the most anticipated sets.
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