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KISS’ Gene Simmons has once again doubled down on his assertion that “rock is dead”.The bassist and singer has been declaring the demise of the genre for over a decade now, dating back to comments from 2014 in which he accused record labels of failing to adequately support rock artists. At the time, he told young musicians and songwriters, “Don’t quit your day job”.In 2021, he returned to the topic, saying that contemporary artists may be popular, but that does not mean they are “iconic”, saying new bands “haven’t taken the time to create glamour, excitement and epic stuff”.He also pointed his finger at the younger generation of music fans, accusing them of “killing the thing that you love”, despite appearing to be more critical of the streaming model and its low pay for artists.Now, Simmons has reasserted his point that “rock is dead” during an appearance on The Zak Kuhn Show.“People don’t understand how I can say that when we all have our favourite songs and we love our favourite bands – you and I and everybody else,” he said. “But what I mean is that… Well, let’s play a game, and I’ve done this before.

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Michael Jackson Biopic Likely Splitting into Two Movies and Delaying Release Date

Katcy Stephan Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, “Michael,” may be split into two movies. As a result, the Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International project will likely push its current Oct. 3 release date.

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Judge Dismisses Five Charges Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ in $30 Million Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer A judge has granted and denied charges brought against Sean “Diddy” Combs in a $30 million lawsuit from former producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones alleging sexual assault. Jones initially filed his suit against Combs in New York in Feb.

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Kanye West’s New Album-Film, ‘Bully,’ Is Loaded With (Possibly Uncleared) Samples and Covers: ‘Close to You,’ ‘Can’t Hurry Love,’ Apparently a Verse From Playboi Carti, More

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Kanye West’s innovative use of samples was one of the hallmarks of his early hits — his slowed-down snippets of songs from Chaka Khan, Ray Charles, Daft Punk and more set a sonic path that countless artists would follow from that point on. But in recent years, as West’s behavior became more unpredictable and often aggressive, so too did his adherence to the legalities of samples, interpolations and straight covers of copyrighted songs and sounds.

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Matt Maltese shares yearnful single ‘Pined For You My Whole Life’, announces 2025 tour – including UK dates

Matt Maltese has shared his yearnful new single ‘Pined For You My Whole Life’ from his forthcoming album ‘Hers’.The soft, soulful and romantic track sees Maltese confess his love for a partner and how much he has yearned for them. “I fell in your hands / it changed the world / a challenge that meant to want you more,” he sings over a smooth bassline and beautiful piano arrangement.Speaking about the track in a press release, Maltese shared: “Potentially the most amount of yearning I’ve done in a song.

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Smokey Robinson responds to theory that he wrote song about Diana Ross affair

Smokey Robinson has responded to a theory about a song he wrote which is speculated to be about an alleged affair with Diana Ross, saying he “could not possibly have experienced everything” he has written music about.The Motown icon, 84, spoke to The Times about his music, the soul genre, and hanging out with the likes of The Beatles and Marvin Gaye. He was also asked about his 1975 track ‘The Agony and The Ecstacy’, and whether it was about the affair he was having with Diana Ross at the time.In the interview, he called Ross a “babe” and said: “As a songwriter, I could not possibly have experienced everything I’ve written about, and that song seemed like a good idea because so many people were in that situation.“I’ve known Diana Ross since she was eight years old, man! She’s precious to me.

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Ariana DeBose Won’t Star in ‘Evita’ in London ‘Due to Scheduling’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Ariana DeBose won’t be crying for Argentina. The Oscar winner was in talks to star in Jamie Lloyd’s revival of “Evita” at the London Palladium, but sources tells me things didn’t work out “due to scheduling.” The musical is scheduled to run June 16-Sept. 6.

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Diana Ross announces 2025 UK tour including Manchester Co-op Live date - how to get tickets

Music legend Diana Ross has announced a 2025 UK tour. 'A Symphonic Celebration' will hit the road in June this year with six arena dates.

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As she caught a towel in the gig crowd she was ecstatic, later that night she was dead

It is the unsolved murder that has haunted one of Greater Manchester's top detectives for decades. Dorothy Leyden was just 17 years old when she was brutally raped and killed on her way home from a concert.

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Marvin Gaye III sued for assault and sexual battery

the Motown legend, has been accused of assault, battery and false imprisonment.As reported by Us Weekly, a lawsuit was filed against Gaye in Los Angeles on December 26 in which a woman referred to only as Jane Doe claims she was called to Gaye’s home in January 2023 to mediate an argument between Gaye and his then-wife Wendy.Court documents state that the situation “escalated into a series of violent and threatening acts perpetrated by [Gaye] including physical assault, verbal threats of death and the retrieval of a firearm, which he pointed at [the alleged victim] and his wife, while threatening their lives.”Gaye has denied the allegations, saying: “No way did that happen. It’s all bullshit.

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OG Maco, ‘U Guessed It’ Rapper, Dies at 32

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer OG Maco, the Atlanta rapper best known for his 2014 hit “U Guessed It,” died at the age of 32. The musician, born Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr., was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital on Dec.

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Pop icon died on Boxing Day at 54 after taking afternoon nap

Singer Teena Marie rose to fame in the 1970s, thanks to her distinctive voice. She soon became a prominent figure on the R&B and soul scene in America, having been discovered by Motown Records label boss Berry Gordy, who decided to sign Teena as a solo artist. Her debut album, Wild and Peaceful, was released in March 1979.

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The Temptations Celebrate 60 Years (and 1 Billion Streams) of ‘My Girl’: ‘A Group of Our Ilk Should Have Been Through a Long Time Ago’

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Otis Williams’ nickname is “Oak,.” Given that the 83-year-old singer is still a member of the Temptations, 64 years after the group’s founding, it’s not to figure where that came from. He’s been the sole original member in the group since the early ’90s, in fact, and is still on the road and in the studio with the perpetually reconstituting Motown group… the lone member who can talk about the transformative era that really began when “My Girl” was released almost exactly 60 years ago, on Dec.

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MGK Posts Cryptic Message For ‘Someone Special’ After Megan Fox Breakup!

Is Machine Gun Kelly trying to send a message after his breakup with Megan Fox?

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Machine Gun Kelly shares cryptic message after Megan Fox split — and Brian Austin Green’s major dig

pregnant fiancee, Megan Fox, have split.The musician, 34, posted a part of his rendition of “Last Christmas” from NBC’s A Motown Christmas special alongside a bandaged heart emoji.“Give it to someone special,” he wrote via Instagram on Thursday.His actual performance of the song aired on Peacock on Dec. 11 and is currently streaming.Hours earlier, Fox’s ex-husband, Brian Austin Green, took a dig at MGK. The exes share three children: Noah,12, Bodhi, 10, and Journey, 8.

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NBC's 'A Motown Christmas' - Hosts, Performers, Song List & Celebrity Guests Revealed!

A Motown Christmas is airing tonight (Wednesday, December 11)!

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Smokey Robinson to play first UK headline show in over 15 years

Smokey Robinson is set to play his first UK show in over 15 years next summer in East Sussex.The Motown icon, 84, will play a headline set at the Love Supreme jazz festival in Glynde Place in the South Downs, which will run from July 4 to 6. You can find your tickets here.Alongside Robinson will be a range of names from across the musical spectrum, including En Vogue, Thee Sacred Souls, Branford Marsalis, Sampa The Great, Jamila Woods, War, Arooj Aftab and Durand Jones & The Indications.Last month, Love Supreme also announced that their Sunday night headliner would be the neo-soul singer and producer Maxwell.Smokey Robinson is considered one of the most influential songwriters and soul singers of all time, fronting the key Motown band The Miracles, who had hits with the likes of ‘The Tracks Of My Tears’ and ‘Tears Of A Clown’.He also wrote a litany of classic songs for other artists, including ‘My Girl’ and ‘Get Ready’ for The Temptations, ‘Ain’t That Peculiar’ for Marvin Gaye and ‘My Guy’ for Mary Wells.Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and was awarded the 2016 US Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music.Earlier this year, Robinson confirmed that he was in talks to play at Glastonbury 2024, although this did not come to fruition.

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Jake Bugg isn’t sure he’d get a record deal in “current climate”

Jake Bugg has revealed in a new interview that he is unsure he would get a record deal in our “current climate”.The singer-songwriter appeared on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X to discuss his career, which launched when he clinched a record deal with Mercury Records at age 16 in 2010. He released his debut self-titled album two years later.In the chat, he cautioned that the success he attained in his early years was only the beginning – and he doubts he would get the same opportunity now if he is just starting out.

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‘Agitated’ Phil Spector once pulled a gun on Cher when she confronted him about violating her record contract: book

second-degree murder in 2009.The “If I Could Turn Back Time” singer, 78, made the startling revelation in her newly released self-titled book, “Cher: The Memoir.” According to the Grammy winner, after she completed her 1974 album “Dark Lady,” Spector approached her about joining forces for new music. The pair were set up through Cher’s then-boyfriend David Geffen.She claimed that Spector asked her and Harry Nilsson to record a “guide vocal” on the Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas’ song “A Love Like Yours.” He said he’d pass the music to John Lennon for review, as she and Nilsson sang back-up on the Beatles frontman’s “Rock ‘n’ Roll” album.But Cher said the music producer-turned-convicted murderer — who died in 2021 — misled them. Spector allegedly released the single illegally in Europe, infuriating Cher because it violated both her and Nilsson’s record contracts.

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Get to Know 'Cross' Actress Samantha Walkes with These 10 Fun Facts! (Exclusive)

Season one of the new Prime Video series Cross is now streaming and we caught up with actress Samantha Walkes amid the release!

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Fulwell 73 and SpringHill Co. Join Forces to Grow in Film, TV, Documentary, Live Events and Branded Content

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The SpringHill Company and Fulwell 73 have joined forces in a merger of equals that aims to make the enlarged company a bigger player across TV, film, live events, branded content and commercials and consumer products. SpringHill, the production banner headed by LeBron James and his longtime partner Maverick Carter, will come under the same roof as Fulwell 73, the company founded nearly 20 years in the U.K.

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