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By Maxi Music - Aug 3, 2020

WATCH PHOEBE BRIDGERS & COURTNEY BARNETT COVER GILLIAN WELCH'S STREAMING-ERA ANTHEM “EVERYTHING IS FREE”

This past weekend was supposed to be the weekend of the Newport Folk Festival, the historic event that started up in Rhode Island in...

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By Maxi Music - Aug 3, 2020

JOHN LEGEND: TINY DESK CONCERT

This four-song set for Tiny Desk's quarantine series is utter joy.

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By Maxi Music - Aug 3, 2020

THE SOUTH GOT SOMETHING TO SAY: A CELEBRATION OF SOUTHERN RAP (2005-2009)

Our list of the best songs, albums and mixtapes by Southern rappers is a celebration that recenters the South as a creative center...

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By Maxi Music - Aug 3, 2020

BEYONCÉ'S 'BLACK IS KING' BUILDS IDENTITY FROM AFROFUTURISM

Black Is King brims with cultural and social references. Certainly, each shot reveals homage to multiple sources. The choreography,...

Artist, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Black is king, Music review, Black identity, Film review, R&b, Pop, Hip-hop, beyoncé More

By Maxi Music - Aug 3, 2020

BIG JOANIE - “CRANES IN THE SKY”

A couple years ago, the British trio Big Joanie released their debut album, Sistahs , a formidable and impressive album that came about...

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By Maxi Music - Aug 3, 2020

ANOHNI - “IT'S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE”

ANOHNI hasn't released a full-length album since 2016's Hopelessness, but there's been other music since then: The 2017 EP Paradise...

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By Maxi Music - Aug 3, 2020

WATCH ROGER WATERS & LUCIUS COVER THE JOHN PRINE CLASSIC “HELLO IN THERE”

Since the great songwriter John Prine died in April - and even since before Prine's death, when the news came out that he was suffering...

Style, Classic, Classical, News, John Prine, Lucius, Newport Folk Festival, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters More

By Maxi Music - Aug 3, 2020

COLONIAL PANDEMICS AND INDIGENOUS FUTURISM IN LOUISE ERDRICH AND GERALD VIZENOR

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Louise erdrich, Gerald vizenor, Native american literature, Indigenous futurism, Pandemics, Covid-19, Colonial capitalism, Dear john wayne, Fugitive poses, Science fiction, Short story, Poetry, Literary history, Books feature, Reading pandemics More

By Maxi Music - Aug 3, 2020

LEON FLEISHER, THE PIANIST WHO REINVENTED HIMSELF, DIES AT 92

The beloved pianist was a young lion of his generation until a hand injury forced him to rethink his relationship to music. (Image...

By Maxi Music - Aug 3, 2020

SYDNEY SWEENEY'S BLACK BIKINI BOTTOMS GO HIGHER THAN HIGH IN HER SELF-TIMER SNAPS

Sydney Sweeney is putting all our self timer snaps to shame with her latest bikinigram. The Euphoria actress recently spent some fun...

Style, Classical, Classic, Celebrity Instagrams, Celebrity Style, Sydney Sweeney, Celebrity Bikini, Bikini, Fashion Shopping, Fashion Instagrams More

By Maxi Music - Aug 2, 2020

TAYLOR SWIFT'S FOLKLORE DEBUTS AT 1

Taylor Swift's new album folklore has debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart with 846,000 equivalent album units. It's the biggest...

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By Maxi Music - Aug 2, 2020

EVENTS: LOLLAPALOOZA 2020

Join the Lollapalooza 2020 virtual experience, July 30-August 2, on YouTube at YouTube.com/Lollapalooza . For the complete schedule,...

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By Maxi Music - Aug 1, 2020

BEYONCÉ JUST DROPPED THE DELUXE EDITION OF THE GIFT, AND BRB, WE'VE GOT SOME LISTENING TO DO

Beyoncé's Black Is King has finally hit Disney+! And in true Beyoncé fashion, she dropped a surprise deluxe edition of The Lion King:...

Artist, Video, Feature, Album, Beyoncé, Beyoncé Knowles, Music, The Lion King, Black Is King More

By Maxi Music - Aug 1, 2020

FROM BLUE IVY TO WIZKID, SEE ALL THE ARTISTS FEATURED ON BEYONCÉ'S BLACK IS KING VISUAL ALBUM

If you're all over Beyoncé's new Black Is King visual album like we are, then you've probably noticed more than a few familiar faces...

Artist, Album, Blues, Feature, World, Beyoncé, Interview, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé Knowles, Music More

By Maxi Music - Aug 1, 2020

DID YOU CATCH THESE FUN CELEBRITY CAMEOS IN BEYONCÉ'S BLACK IS KING?

Beyoncé's visual album Black Is King - which dropped on July 31 - is a feast for the senses. Not only did Queen Bey give us gorgeous...

Style, Artist, Queen, Beyoncé, Album, Blues, Dance, Jay-Z, Feature, Naomi Campbell, Beyoncé Knowles, Lupita Nyong'o, Jay Z, Black Is King More