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Has Nickelback Secretly Been a Country Band This Whole Time? Chad Kroeger Seems to Think So
Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger explains how the Canadian rock band has actually been hiding as a country act in plain sight.
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Scott Gries/Getty Images How the Darkness Crafted Their Ideal Christmas Song With the Help of Fairy Lights and Holiday Jumpers
The Darkness wrote their first holiday hit in the back of a tour bus at the last minute, but they became staples of the Christmas season.
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 16: Asake performs onstage during AfroFuture Festival at Bedrock's Douglass Site on August 16, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) Afrobeats Musician Asake Says He’s ‘Devastated’ Over Loss of Fan Who Was Crushed to Death During His Nairobi Concert
Ahead of Asake’s Kenya concert, crowds were delayed entering the venue due to inclement weather, leading to a fan being crushed to death.
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(Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) The Surprising Reason Why Eminem Turned Down a Collab Record With Nas Back in 2012
Nas reveals his 2012 song “Daughters” was originally supposed to have an Eminem verse and explains why it never came together.
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(Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) D’Angelo Explains How the Music Industry Caused Delay in ‘Black Messiah’ Release
In newly released audio, D’Angelo reveals how it wasn’t just his personal struggles that made ‘Black Messiah’ take so long to release.
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(Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images) Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation Teamed up With NASA for a New Youth Program
At the end of an eight-week course, students were able to present their innovative projects to Travis Scott and NASA personnel.
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Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage; Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images Kylie Minogue Has the No. 1 Holiday Song in the U.K., While Mariah Carey Still Reigns in the U.S.
Kylie Minogue eked out the top spot on the U.K. holiday charts, beating Wham! and Mariah Carey, who still reigns in the U.S.
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Tim Roney/Getty Images How The Pogues Responded to Censorship of Their Hit Song ‘Fairytale of New York’: ‘Times Change’
The use of the f-slur in The Pogues’ 1987 Christmas hit caused backlash on both sides when the BBC censored the song years later.
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Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Move Over ‘Stayin’ Alive’, There’s a Hot New CPR Song in Town, and It’s Wearing Flannel
The American Heart Association updated its playlist of songs with the ideal beats-per-minute for administering hands-only CPR.
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Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images With Spotify’s Library Plundered, the Door Is Open for Music Preservation, but Also for AI Companies
Spotify’s library was scraped in the name of music preservation, but will this make illegally training AI even easier?
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