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Harry Styles fans are getting the opportunity to learn even more about their favourite pop star.

It’s telling that Wednesday’s version of Drive-By Truckers’ “Women Without Whiskey” is the most faithful on their covers compilation Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling ’Em Up. Like many of Mike Cooley’s best songs, “Women Without Whiskey” meditates on misery and lands on absurdity.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Did the Algonquin round table somehow spiritually relocate itself in the early 1970s to Key West, Florida? The idea that the small, remote island city was a hotbed for one of the last great counterculture arts scenes — particularly for prose writers, but also with some music mixed in — is the focus of a new short film about the Key West scene of 50 years ago, “All That Is Sacred.” The 34-minute movie, which stars the famous novelist Tom McGuane and writer-musician Jimmy Buffett, has its premiere at the Telluride Film Festival this weekend. Variety has an exclusive premiere for a trailer for the film, which does not yet have distribution; check it out below.

William Earl Wednesday’s genre-bashing fifth album, “Rat Saw God,” demands immediate attention. The Asheville-based quintet is fronted by powerhouse singer and guitarist Karly Hartzman, who spins vivid portraits of mundane American life (one gorgeous example, from “Quarry”: “Old bitter lady sits catty-corner to the aftershock from the quarry / She says, ‘America’s a spoiled child that’s ignorant of grief’ / But then she gives out full-size candy bars on Halloween”). Meanwhile, guitarist MJ “Jake” Lenderman and lap steel player Xandy Chelmis create a lush, shoegazey bed for the group’s songs, which thrum along with bassist Margo Schultz and drummer Alan Miller’s precise playing. Ahead of the band’s sold-out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 20, Variety spoke with Hartzman about how her unconventional upbringing brings a specificity to her lyrics, writing with Lenderman, her bandmate and boyfriend, and early plans for their next album.

Madonna's oldest brother's cause of death has been revealed to be from a combination of respiratory failure and throat cancer, it had been reported. Anthony Ciccone died at the age of 66 in February, reportedly due to oropharyngeal cancer, which can be caused by smoking.  TMZ reported that the death certificate shows he was cremated and that use of tobacco contributed to his death.

Madonna's oldest brother's cause of death has been revealed to be from a combination of respiratory failure and throat cancer, it had been reported. Anthony Ciccone died at the age of 66 in February, reportedly due to oropharyngeal cancer, which can be caused by smoking.  TMZ reported that the death certificate shows he was cremated and that use of tobacco contributed to his death.

shared the news of Ciccone’s passing on Instagram.Henry expressed his grief and also reflected on the complexity of their relationship as brothers. In his post, Henry said, “Anthony was a complex character, and God knows we tangled in moments, as true brothers can.

Madonna reportedly visited her brother Anthony Ciccone in the last few months of his life. According to a source who spoke to People, Madonna, along with her six other siblings, had a complex relationship with her older brother Anthony due to his long-standing struggles with addiction. However, despite the estrangement, the Grammy Award-winning singer did her best to be a source of support for him in his final months.

Madonna has paid a heartfelt tribute to her late brother Anthony Ciccone. Over the weekend, a representative for the Queen of Pop's family announced that Anthony had died on Friday at the age of 66. No cause of death was given.

Madonna is thanking God she has her “creative life” to keep her going as she mourns her brother. The grief-torn Queen of Pop, 64, broke her silence on Monday (27. 02.

Madonna honored her older brother, Anthony Ciccone, on Monday, in an Instagram story shared days after his death. The "Vogue" singer broke her silence on Anthony's death with a throwback snap and a list of a few pivotal points she learned from her late sibling. Fox News Digital confirmed Ciccone died on Friday, Feb.

Madonna broke her silence over the death of her older brother Anthony Ciccone, one day after news broke of his passing at the age of 66 on Sunday, over Instagram. While paying tribute to her late sibling, the Queen of Pop, 64, fondly remembered the wisdom he passed down to her, from different religion and his favorite novelists to music recommendations.  'Thank you for blowing my mind as a young girl and introducing me to Charlie Parker, Miles David, Buddhism, Taoism, Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, Jack Kerouac, expansive thinking outing the box,' she captioned a sepia throwback.

Harry Styles stopped by NPR for an intimate Tiny Desk Concert, performing four tracks from his new album, “Fine Line.”

The rollout for Harry Styles’ sophomore album Fine Line just ramped up as the former boybander debuted “Watermelon Sugar” while pulling double duty as the host on Saturday Night Live. Produced by Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon, Styles spins a sensual tale about romance: As Genius user @tirelessmess points out, the pop star’s ex-girlfriend Camille Rowe previously told Elle that Richard Brautigan’s In Watermelon Sugar is one of her favorite books.