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Reina Lafantaisie, the self-titled “Leader of the Harries,” had a sweet reunion with Harry Styles at his show in Coventry, England Monday. Styles snapped a picture with Lafantaisie, the sweet grandmother who handed him his album of the year award at the 2023 Grammys, at his show this weekend. “Imagine my shock and joy when I was invited backstage to meet our Harry and have him walk-in towards me singing the song ‘Reunited And It Feels so Good’ by Peaches and Herb while giving me a hug,” Lafantaisie wrote on...

America has voted, and the results are in, which means the winner of Season 23’s The Voice has been named! Gina Miles, an 18-year-old from Paxton, Ill., received the majority of the votes leading up to the nail-biting two-hour finale, which aired live on Tuesday night (May 23) on NBC.Miles beat out runner-up Grace West of Team Blake and fellow Top 5 contestants NOVIAS (also Team Blake), Team Kelly’s D Smooth and Chance the Rapper’s sister trio Sorelle.The new champion follows Bryce Leatherwood’s Season 22 The Voice victory.Before taking the...

HIP-HOP WAS BORN in the Bronx in the summer of 1973. To celebrate the music’s 50th anniversary, “Rolling Stone” will be publishing a series of features, historical pieces, op-eds, and lists throughout this year. I try to be deliberate about describing it as a “car crash” and resist writing “accident,” because I’m not so sure. I didn’t think I was suicidal, at least not while sober. I was in Detroit preparing for an academic conference the first time I watched the video for Ab-Soul’s “Do Better.” For my panel on Black Study...

The Wreckers were officially a band for only two brief years, but fans freaked out when the country-pop duo teased a reunion in late 2020. Clearly, their debut -- and, thus far, only -- album left a mark.Stand Still, Look Pretty, the Wreckers' first full-length project, arrived on May 23, 2006 -- 17 years ago today. The band of Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp had formed one year prior, when the pop-rock singer-songwriter known for early 2000s hits including "Everywhere" and "Goodbye to You" and her longtime friend and backup singer...

Taylor Swift stans in the Philippines aren’t sure if their favorite singer is going to make the trek to Asia on her Eras Tour — so they threw their own version of the sought-after show. Over the weekend, Swifties in Quezon City packed Ayala Malls Trinoma to watch Taylor Sheesh, a local drag queen and Swift stan, perform a full set in the style of the singer’s headline-making tour. “To all my fellow Swifties, thank you so much for your energy last night,” Sheesh — whose username is @heymacyou —...

Grace West is Blake Shelton’s last country contestant to grace The Voice, which means her moments on stage are extra meaningful for the long-running coach. It also means she has to give it her all to make him proud.During night one of the special two-part finale on Monday (May 22), she did just that, captivating viewers with a powerful rendition of Patsy Cline’s “She’s Got You.”Standing in front of the live studio audience inside Universal Studios in Hollywood, Calif., West brought it back to the ‘60s with the country classic...

Hojean Image Credit: Ye Fan for Rolling Stone “Coming from a family where my immigrant parents had worked all their lives in businesses, all by themselves — being able to come to where I am now, verified on multiple platforms, a million plays in multiple songs — I never thought I’d be able to get here,” Hojean told The Anti in 2021....

After her performance with Jelly Roll earlier in the show, Lainey Wilson returned to the American Idol stage during Sunday night's (May 21) finale episode for a second time.For her second appearance, Wilson hit the stage to perform her hit song “Heart Like a Truck.”She started the song off by herself before being joined by Marybeth Byrd. Byrd was a contestant during this season of Idol who was eliminated earlier in the competition. Wilson and Byrd stood center-stage to exchanged the lyrics about the complications of love.An unexpected third voice...

Renowned and always-in-demand drummer has had tenures with Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails, Devo and dozens more Foo Fighters officially revealed during their “Preparing Music for Concerts” livestream Sunday that renowned drummer Josh Freese will join the band full-time for their summer tour, filling the vacancy left by the late Taylor Hawkins. Dave Grohl and company promised a “few surprises” during the livestream, and they delivered as Freese was formally introduced in a humorous clip where Foo Fighters are solicited by potential A-list drummers — like Red Hot Chili...

Keith Urban made a triumphant return to the American Idol stage during Sunday night’s (May 21) finale episode.After taking some time to mentor the Top 3 contestants earlier in the week, Urban hit the stage himself to deliver his fun song “Wild Hearts.”Although he remained behind a standing microphone, Urban brought plenty of energy with him to the Idol stage. Dancing, strobe lights and even a little bit of pyrotechnics helped set the mood for the feel-good song that had the audience pumping their fists.Before hitting the stage, the country singer...

Pete Brown, the British poet and singer who helped co-write some of Cream’s most enduring songs — including “White Room” and “Sunshine of Your Love” — has died at the age of 82. Brown’s death Friday following “a courageous battle with cancer” was announced on his official Facebook page. “Brown started his artistic career as a Beat Poet in the late 1950s,” the statement notes. “By the mid 1960s he had sold out The Royal Albert Hall with both his British and American contemporaries including Alan Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and...

Once upon a time, Garth Brooks did a one-man show in Las Vegas and then he followed it with a full band stadium tour. Opening night of his Plus One residency in Las Vegas was a terrific marriage of the two concepts.Nobody really knew what to expect when Brooks took the stage at the Caesars Palace Colosseum on Thursday night (May 18). To hear him tell it, he didn't, either.A single acoustic guitar sat alone on the stage before the curtains raised after 8PM, tempting fans to believe they were about to witness...

Adidas has announced that proceeds from the sale of their $1.2 billion worth of Kanye West’s Yeezys shoes will benefit charities like the Anti-Defamation League and a non-profit founded by George Floyd’s brother.  The company’s CEO Bjorn Gulden previously told shareholders that Adidas would begin offloading the leftover Yeezys and “donate money to the organizations that help us and were harmed by what Ye said.” On Friday, Adidas announced two of those organizations, both of which represent those who were deeply impacted by West’s words: The Anti-Defamation League — West’s...

American Idol finalist Megan Danielle will compete for the Idol crown during the Season 21 finale on Sunday, May 21.To gear up for the big moment, she and the other two finalists Colin Stough and Iam Tongi, have released official singles into the world.For her first official introduction to audiences post-Idol, Danielle is sharing a determined, country-rock song called "Dream Girl." It's a shot of encouragement to all of the dreamers out there, as Danielle sings of being independent and following a unique path in life.The song was written by American Idol alum Laci Kaye...