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John Prine Dies From COVID-19 Complications at Age 73

John Prine, the legendary singer/songwriter who blended country and folk music, has died at the age of 73, a rep for Prine told SPIN. On March 29, his family announced that he was hospitalized due to COVID-19 and was intubated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He also had pneumonia in both lungs. Prine’s […]

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Hal Willner, Music and 'SNL' Sketch Producer, Dies at 64

Hal Willner, the music producer known for his offbeat compilation albums, has died at 64 due to complications from coronavirus, according to multiple reports. Variety was first to report the news of Willner’s death. Willner was the longtime sketch music producer for Saturday Night Live, having been in the role since 1981. On March 28, Willner […]

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Charli XCX Shares Snippet of New Song, 'Forever'

Within 24 hours of announcing that she’s working on a new album, Charli XCX has just dropped the beginnings of what will her new song, “Forever.” The electro-pop instrumental is 30 seconds long, and she promises to share “my vocals/topline ideas” on Instagram Live around 4 pm ET/1 pm PT today (April 7)! The snippet […]

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Mac P Dawg Shot and Killed at 24 (Report)

Rising rapper Mac P Dawg was reportedly shot and killed on Monday night (April 6), record executive Adam Grandmaison, as well as the members of Shoreline Mafia (the group which he was affiliated with), confirmed via social media. The Los Angeles-based rapper was 24. “Shoreline Mafia associate @MACPDAWG was gunned in LA tonight,” Grandmaison tweeted […]

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Dave Grohl Reminisces About Jamming With Prince

For someone who’s been playing for as long as Dave Grohl has, it’s not surprising that he’s got a lot of tales to share including a wild one with Pantera. And his latest Dave’s True Stories post earlier this morning (April 7), the Foo Fighters leader unveiled that time he jammed out with Prince back […]

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GWAR Tells CNN How They're Handling the Pandemic

Raise your hand if you ever thought GWAR would ever be on CNN. Nobody, nada, zilch. Well, it happened. Beaming in from his “Anarctic fortress,” lead guitarist Pustulus Maximus filled in CNN’s Rick Damigella what’s been going on with the group — and the answer was typical of what fans of the metal band have become […]

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