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Esther Rose – “Had To”

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Last month, Esther Rose announced her new album Want. The country/folk singer-songwriter released the lead single “New Bad” with a music video directed by Anna Marie Tendler, and today she’s back with “Had To,” a banger about drinking, which she quit doing while making this record.

Radiohead Tour Rumor Heats Up As Concert Tickets Appear In Wildfire Relief Auction

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Last week news broke that Radiohead — who, as a group, have stayed mostly dormant over the past few years — created a new business entity, a limited liability partnership, called RHEUK25 LLP. Historically, a new LLP is a good sign that Radiohead are up to something, though it remains unannounced what that thing might be. One smart Stereogum commenter pointed out that the LLP’s name could be an acronym for “Radiohead Europe UK 25,” or shorthand for a 2025 EU/UK tour. Now we have some more telling evidence that a tour might really be in the works.

Youngbloods Frontman Jesse Colin Young Dead At 83

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Jesse Colin Young, frontman of Youngbloods known for singing the band’s counterculture hit “Get Together,” has died. The singer-songwriter passed away at his home in Aiken, South Carolina on Sunday (March 16). The news was revealed by Young’s widow and manager, Connie Young. No cause of death was given. He was 83.

Watch Dua Lipa Cover AC/DC In Melbourne

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Dua Lipa, who just made a guest appearance on Blackpink member JENNIE’s debut solo album Ruby, also just began a tour leg in Australia promoting her own 2024 album Radical Optimism. She switched things up tonight down under in Melbourne: She sang “Highway To Hell,” from Aussies AC/DC’s 1979 album of the same name. She didn’t try to turn it into a disco-pop song or anything like that — there are plenty of guitars, and her mic was turned on. Check it out below.