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Cover Story: The Pretty Reckless

Cover Story: The Pretty Reckless

| February 28, 2021 | 0 Comments

You’ve got to hand it to perfectionist Pretty Reckless anchor Taylor Momsen. Aesthetically, the 27-year-old knows exactly what she wants, down to the smallest accent — the minute, meticulous attention to detail you rarely experience these haphazard, slapdash days. To summarize her quartet’s mortality-themed new album (now #1 on Billboard‘s Album Chart) Death By Rock and […]

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Live Review: Jay-Z and Beyoncé at Soldier Field

Live Review: Jay-Z and Beyoncé at Soldier Field

| August 11, 2018 | 0 Comments

Jay-Z and BeyoncĂ© Soldier Field, Chicago Friday, August 10, 2018 “What’s better than one billionaire?” rapped Jay-Z during “Family Feud” at the first of two Soldier Field stops for the “On The Run II” Tour (that continues Saturday, August 11), before answering with an emphatic “two!” He was, of course, referring to “the most incredible […]

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Cover Story: Dorothy

Cover Story: Dorothy

| April 30, 2018 | 0 Comments

In the music industry, never underestimate the sound man. From his back-of-club vantage point, he usually sees – and knows – all. Two years ago, singer Dorothy Martin was playing a small San Francisco nightclub with her namesake outfit Dorothy, to a rabid crowd of mostly teenaged girls, who had copied the quasi-Goth look she […]

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Gallery: Jay-Z at United Center

Gallery: Jay-Z at United Center

| December 6, 2017 | 0 Comments

At this point in his career, Jay-Z is all but an elder statesman in Hip-Hop. The East Coast rapper has always had some of the silkiest flow in the genre and certainly has the record sales as proof (100 million and counting). His “4:44 Tour” touched down for a stop Tuesday at the United Center. […]

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Taylor Swift live shots!

Taylor Swift live shots!

| August 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

Let’s stop and take a minute to wrap our heads around the fact that a 23-year-old female artist sold out the city’s biggest performance space faster than some of the relationships populating her songs peter out. Love her or loathe her, Taylor Swift accomplished something Beyonce hasn’t even managed: headlining Soldier Field on her own. […]

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Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z announce summer tour

Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z announce summer tour

| February 22, 2013 | 1 Comment

Dynamic duo plays Soldier Field on July 22

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2013 Grammy nominations: Frank Ocean and Mumford and Sons lead with six

2013 Grammy nominations: Frank Ocean and Mumford and Sons lead with six

| December 6, 2012 | 0 Comments

Get the full list of nominees

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Kanye West & Jay-Z live!

Kanye West & Jay-Z live!

| December 6, 2011 | 0 Comments

Let’s get this out of the way upfront. Yes, Kanye West and Jay-Z played “N***** In Paris” eight times this past Wednesday at the United Center, the first of the duo’s two-night run at the venue. Yes, it was a bit like one of those “Family Guy” gags that go on so long it stops […]

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Hello, My Name Is J.

Hello, My Name Is J.

| September 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

Q&A with J. Cole IE: I know you were born overseas, but had you traveled much before the Rihanna tour? J. Cole: Oh yeah, on my own tours for two years at least. Growing up I was kind of a military brat. But after coming back from Germany as a kid, I never traveled much.

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Blogging the Grammys

Blogging the Grammys

| February 8, 2009 | 0 Comments

The 2009 Grammy Awards In an unprecedented scene (especially because he hadn’t been nominated for anything), The Rock took home four Grammys.

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