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BTS denounced widespread anti-Asian racism following a surge of violence in the U.S. “We stand against racial discrimination,” the South Korean pop group tweeted Monday night, using the hashtags #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate. “We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together.” …

The Weather Station performed three tracks off their acclaimed new album Ignorance for CBS This Morning’s latest “Saturday Sessions.” For the virtual performance, Toronto singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman — who has recorded under the Weather Station moniker for over a decade — and her well-dressed, masked band delivered “Parking Lot,” “Loss” …

Mark Kozelek, the singer-songwriter behind Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters, has been accused of sexual misconduct by seven more women, Pitchfork reports. The accusations follow an earlier Pitchfork report from last summer that detailed Kozelek exposing himself without permission and pressuring women into sex. The original report from …

Elton John has enlisted Dua Lipa and Neil Patrick Harris for his annual Oscars pre-party on April 25th benefiting the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Harris will host the virtual event alongside John and his husband, filmmaker and the foundation’s CEO, David Furnish. Dua Lipa will deliver a “stripped-back performance,” per …

Warpaint has released a cover of Gang of Four‘s “Paralysed,” off the upcoming tribute compilation The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four,in honor of the late guitarist. The cover stays true to the original, opening with searing drums and a crunchy bass line from …

Yo-Yo Ma treated a Massachusetts vaccine distribution center to an impromptu performance Saturday, minutes after the renowned cellist received his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Both Ma and his wife received their second shot Saturday at a vaccine center in Berkshire Community College, ABC News reports. During the cellist’s …

After premiering at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, Max Richter’s Sleep — a documentary about the composer’s epic eight-hour overnight concerts that encouraged its attendees to sleep during the performance — will make its U.S. streaming debut on Mubi beginning March 19th, which is also World Sleep Day. This new …

Indie rock veterans Dinosaur Jr. have announced a massive North American tour for this fall in a sign of hope that concerts may be able to resume in a somewhat normal capacity later this year. The first of the two-leg trek kicks off September 7th at the Corona Theatre in …

HBO has shared its first full look at Tina, the upcoming documentary focused on the life and legacy of Tina Turner. While last month’s teaser for film tackled Turner’s tumultuous childhood, the new preview traces the singer’s decision to leave her abusive husband and bandmate Ike Turner, her struggling early …

David Crosby may have sold his publishing to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group, but his Rolling Stone advice column Ask Croz remains 100% his own. As has been the case for the past couple of years, Crosby is taking questions from readers on whatever thing they feel like asking. No …