The metal institution is on the road supporting its 11th album. Drawing on four decades of songs, the drummer Lars Ulrich keeps fans, and his bandmates, on their toes.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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9 Songs From Pop’s ‘Middle Class’ That Deserve to Be Hits
Hear songs by Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX, Troye Sivan and more.
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‘Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback’ Review: Fully in the Building
Elvis Presley’s 1968 TV special showcased the king of rock ‘n’ roll in his unadulterated glory. A new documentary shows how it happened.
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Travis Scott’s ‘Utopia’ Repeats at No. 1
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Clarence Avant, Quiet Force in Black Entertainment, Dies at 92
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What Happens When a Pop Star Isn’t That Popular?
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Jamie Reid, 76, Dies; His Anarchic Graphics Helped Define the Sex Pistols
He created some of the most controversial — and celebrated — artwork of the punk era, which outraged polite British society almost as much as the band’s music did.
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‘Fast Car’ and 5 More Cross-Generational Covers
With Luke Combs’s version of Tracy Chapman’s hit at No. 2 on the Hot 100, revisit the origins of Björk, the Clash and Nirvana songs.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Bad Idea Right?’ and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Noname, Ian Sweet, Miguel and others.
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‘The Last Waltz’ With Robbie Robertson Is One of Rock’s Great Docs
The film capturing the Band’s final performance in 1976 is a showcase for the group’s main songwriter and guitarist, Robbie Robertson. And for some, that was a problem.
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Taylor Swift Announces Fourth Album Rerecording During Eras Tour
Swift announced the October release of “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” during a concert in California on Wednesday.
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How Hip-Hop Conquered the World
Fifty years ago, a party in the Bronx jumpstarted an essential American artform. For decades the genre has thrived by explaining the country to itself.