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New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Defends Radio Analyst Monica McNutt After Taylor Swift Backlash: ‘Cut Her Some Slack’

The NBA Finals MVP is urging Swifties to ease up on the Knicks radio analyst.

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Jalen Brunson Defends Monica McNutt After Taylor Swift Backlash: ‘Cut Her Some Slack’

The NBA Finals MVP is urging Swifties to ease up on the Knicks radio analyst.

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Bruce Springsteen Wants to Find “Common Ground” with Fans Who Have Walked Away Because of Politics

The Boss discussed his beliefs and alienated fans with Bono at Tribeca Film Festival. Bruce Springsteen Wants to Find “Common Ground” with Fans Who Have Walked Away Because of Politics Travis Bland

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The Making of a Guns N' Roses Ballad

Rose called it “a song about not wanting to be in a state of unrequited love”

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Morrissey’s team reportedly get parody post of ‘The Malefactors’ enemy list taken down, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills responds to being listed

The list included Johnny Marr (three times), Nigel Farage, IDLES' Joe Talbot, Machine Gun Kelly, Edward Cullen, Canada and Lisa Simpson

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‘Michael’ Surpasses ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ as Highest-Grossing Music Biopic of All Time

The film has surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody's total gross with $358.6 million at the domestic box office and $553.3 million internationally.

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Morrissey’s team reportedly get parody post of ‘The Malefactors’ enemy list taken down, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills responds to being listed

The list included Johnny Marr (three times), Nigel Farage, IDLES' Joe Talbot, Machine Gun Kelly, Edward Cullen, Canada and Lisa Simpson

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Mark Knopfler's Fingerpicking Technique in Dire Straits Classic

The early ’80s hit featured his iconic National Style O resonator guitar

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Geddy Lee on Alex Lifeson's Underrated Guitar Genius

Lee explains how Lifeson made the Canadian prog trio greater than the sum of their parts

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Elvis Costello on Olivia Rodrigo Plagiarism Allegations

It’s alleged her 2021 track Brutal rips off Pump It Up

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Rick Astley's Biggest Song - Secret Sauce Revealed

"It made us sound like a sausage factory – that we were just churning them out – and that couldn't be further from the truth, because we always put the time and the hours and the effort in"

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Axl Rose on Guns N' Roses Ballad Inspiration

Rose called it “a song about not wanting to be in a state of unrequited love”

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Tony Iommi's Secret Black Sabbath Tone Secret Lost

A moment of madness from an amp tech and Iommi's secret weapon was gone, never to be seen again

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“I was looking for it and he said, ‘Oh that? I threw it away. It was crap.’ I couldn’t believe it”: How Tony Iommi found the secret to his Black Sabbath tone (and how he lost it)

A moment of madness from an amp tech and Iommi's secret weapon was gone, never to be seen again

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Geddy Lee Praises Alex Lifeson's Guitar Skills

Lee explains how Lifeson made the Canadian prog trio greater than the sum of their parts

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Elvis Costello Addresses Olivia Rodrigo Plagiarism Allegations

It’s alleged her 2021 track Brutal rips off Pump It Up

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How Axl Rose's Elton John Inspiration Led to a Guns N' Roses Ballad

Rose called it “a song about not wanting to be in a state of unrequited love”

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Yamaha releases upgraded EAD50 drum sound module

Nearly a decade after the release of the EAD10, Yamaha knocks it out of the park with the upgraded EAD50

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Ariana Grande establishes foundation for LGBTQ+ community support

Grande says that the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation's goal is to "support, protect, and provide resources for our vulnerable friends in need"

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Ariana Grande launches foundation to provide support for LGBTQ+ community

Grande says that the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation's goal is to "support, protect, and provide resources for our vulnerable friends in need"