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Releasing his 12th album in 27 years, Common talks to NME about personal growth, the Soulquarians, Nipsey Hussle and why he still loves '...H.E.R.'It's all about love for Common in 2019.Hip-hop has more than its fair share of quotable lyrics. Among them are the conflicted lines of Jay-Z’s ‘Moment of Clarity’ where the legendary MC opts to abandon appeasing rap purists in favour of lining his pockets. “Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense/ But I did five mill’ — I ain’t been rhyming like […]The post Common: “I needed to unlearn some of the things I thought I had to be as a black person" appeared first on NME.
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Common: Rob Da Bank’s Common People festival cancelled, owing more than £250,000
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Another one bites the dust. Common People Festival 2017Common People festival has been cancelled for 2019, reportedly owing debts of over a quarter of a million pounds. The two-day event held on the city’s South Park in Oxford and on Southampton Common has welcomed the likes of Primal Scream, Craig David, Duran Duran and many more over...
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Aretha Franklin: Janelle Monáe, SZA and Alessia Cara among performers for Aretha Franklin tribute concert
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The show is called 'Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul'Common, Alicia Keys and more will also performJanelle Monáe, SZA and Alessia Cara will perform at the Aretha Franklin tribute concert titled ‘Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul’ The soul legend passed away back in August at the age of 76 a...
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Kiss: Why KISS Opted Not To Sue Bruce Springsteen Over Song 2018 In Review
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While copyright infringement lawsuits are rather common, even for songs stretching back decades
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Television: John Oliver’s cutting take on Theresa May and Brexit is banned on UK television – but you can watch it here
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Oliver's scathing take has been shared on Twitter John Oliver and Theresa MayJohn Oliver’s cutting take on Prime Minister Theresa May is now available to watch in the UK. Banned from being shown on UK television, Oliver’s scathing takedown has now been widely shared on social media. In the clip, Oliver shows May being ridicul...
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Death: Vox Lux And The Death Of Poptimism
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(Warning: Vox Lux spoilers ahead.) Over the last couple decades, there's been a shift in the way we discuss pop culture. It has been, for lack of a better word, called poptimism, which has resulted in a race to analyze the lowest common denominator as high art. Originally started as a welcome way…
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