Rihanna‘s getting to work, work, work, work, work in Malawi. Photos of the pop star have surfaced online, and PEOPLE has learned she is visiting the African country to spend time with key educators, government officials, students and mentors to promote education on behalf of her Clara Lionel Foundation and as the ambassador for Global Citizen and the Global Partnership for Education. The singer, 28, was spotted with Global Citizen CEO Hugh […]
Stevie Wonder surprises me onstage and sings with me!Posted by Grayson Erhard on Κυριακή, Ἰανουάριος 22, 2017 One minute, Grayson Erhard was performing for a hotel lobby. The next, he was sharing a stage with the great Stevie Wonder. The musician had just finished performing “Superstition” for a California audience on Saturday when, as if by magic, the 25-time Grammy award winner appeared and joined him on stage. “I played my […]
Pixies announced a series of U.S. performances in the spring to support Head Carrier, their 6th studio LP, which came out last fall. The tour starts April 21st in Pomona, CA and loops across the southern half of the country. Black Francis and co. finish the tour with a pair of dates in New York City on May 24th and 26th. The band heads to Europe in July. The pre-sale […]
Pharrell Williams is confident women could save the world if they wanted to. The Happy hitmaker has always been an advocate for the female power, even calling his 2014 album Girl in honour of the fairer sex. He was also one of presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s biggest supporters prior to the November (16) U.S. Election. He’s once again championing women, thanks to his work on new film Hidden Figures. The […]
Mariah Carey said a malfunctioning ear piece was to blame for her performance during Dick Clark's "New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest," in which she at times stopped singing altogether. Millions of TV viewers watched Carey perform her three-song set during the special which ran on ABC stations, but many couldn't hear the singer -- especially during her second song. The singer successfully opened her set with a […]
The Kinks' Ray Davies received a knighthood Saturday for his service to the arts as part of Queen Elizabeth's annual New Year Honours list. "Initially I felt a mixture of surprise, humility, joy and a bit embarrassed but after thinking about it, I accept this for my family and fans as well as everyone who has inspired me to write," Davies said of the honor in a statement (via the […]
The performer died of heart failure, according to his longtime manager. George Michael has died of heart failure, according to the singer's longtime manager, Michael Lippman. The English singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame with the group Wham! in the 1980s was found Christmas morning, says Lippman. "It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at […]
No one could ever accuse Spencer Krug of a taking a languorous approach to his music. Over the last decade, the Canadian singer-songwriter’s output has been torrential: he’s released something like 20 albums and EPs, under an impressive variety of names. The most famous is Wolf Parade, a Montreal quartet whose very name can cause a certain kind of Pitchfork-scouring music fan’s heart to skip a beat: look online and […]
Journey, Pearl Jam and Tupac Shakur are among some of the premiere acts named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2017. The trio will be inducted into the Cleveland-based hall alongside Electric Light Orchestra, Yes and Joan Baez with musician and producer Nile Rodgers set to receive the Award for Musical Excellence according to Variety. The 32nd annual induction ceremony will take place April 7 at […]
