A.D. Amorosi Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ “Raise the Roof” is an intense conversation between two friends who’ve sat at this table before, hashing out the blues.
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Voyage (★★★★★), the supergroup has exceeded all expectations, triumphantly launching the final act of their careers.One of the most striking things about the album, and especially its lead singles, is just how “ABBA” it sounds. This shouldn’t be surprising, in theory, given this is the exact same group.
But from vocals to instrumentation, they sound like they have been frozen in time since The Visitors. “I Still Have Faith In You” is a journey all on its own — had ABBA written and released this
.A.D. Amorosi Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ “Raise the Roof” is an intense conversation between two friends who’ve sat at this table before, hashing out the blues.
The Queen of England is in good health and back at work.
Chris Willman Music WriterBack in the teletype days, “-30-” was the mark reporters used to denote the end of a story. That Adele has named her fourth album “30” is coincidence, since she draws her LP titles from her age when most of the songs were written.
Denise Welch made an emotional return to Loose Women as the show paid tribute to her late dad.
The city centre is getting ready to welcome back the famous light-up Santa statue for another year of festive cheer.
Zack Ruskin It’s fitting that Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett opens her third album by staring out the window.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor the uninitiated, Idles are a monumentally powerful British hard rock band whose music is loaded with punk and hardcore influences, although it’s not accurate to label them as either.
Chris Willman Music Writer“What’s past is past,” Taylor Swift sang eight years ago on “Begin Again,” one of the original tracks from “Red.” And what a damnable lie that was. Sure, it was said in the context of one of the few unabashedly uplifting songs on that 2012 release, so she could be forgiven for getting caught up in the ray of hope the tune provided to cap off an otherwise not-that-optimistic album.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt might have a core of ultra-rich high-calorie cheese, but the throwback song is a very specific and carefully calibrated art form.It must evoke and transcend the era it’s reviving in an affectionate or hilarious fashion (or both); it has to be a great song as well as a nostalgia trip for those who remember, and a vicarious saunter through a previous decade for those who don’t.
Phaedra Parks jokes she returned to the world of «kicking and screaming.» «I'm on the mash-up show and oh, what a great, interesting time,» the alum spills to ET over video chat. Earlier this year, Phaedra and a bevy of Bravo-lebrities — Jill Zarin, Brandi Glanville, Taylor Armstrong, Tamra Judge, Vicki Gunvalson and Eva Marcille — descended on Dorinda Medley's Massachusetts estate, Blue Stone Manor, to film the second iteration of Peacock's «all-stars» spinoffs.
Jane McDonald has made an emotional return to the Loose Women panel after an absence of two years.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAnticipating a long-awaited yet unexpected reunion is one of life’s more conflicted experiences. Will your old friend look good or awful? Will they be stuck in the past, or a 2.0 or 3.0 version of the person you remember? Most of all, will they still be themselves?It’s both corny and perfectly fitting to frame ABBA’s first album in nearly 40 years as a reunion with an old friend.
A.D. Amorosi Though he hasn’t been completely out of the public eye, or ear, there hasn’t been much Jay-Z to go around lately.
Mike Wass Ed Sheeran has perfected the recipe for a mega-selling album. Simply combine inoffensive ballads with up-tempo pop songs, before seasoning with a dash of something new to feign growth — in this case, synth-pop.
ABBA have said they will retire after releasing their new album ‘VOYAGE’ and completing its accompanying live shows next year.The Swedish pop icons will release their first studio album in 40 years next week (November 5), ahead of a series of “revolutionary” concerts in London in 2022.Instead of the band members themselves performing, the gigs will see a “digital” version of the group take to the stage at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in May.Speaking to the Guardian, the band’s Benny
Brian Austin Green gave fans a reason to celebrate when he made his return to the Dancing with the Stars ballroom, just not in the way they expected.MORE: DWTS' Brian Austin Green's home with girlfriend Sharna amid Megan Fox divorceInstead of returning to compete with his girlfriend and professional partner Sharna Burgess, he made a cameo for the show's Halloween episode.The actor appeared on the sidelines of the show, cheering on the contenders left in the competition, with his partner by his