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Kanye and Beethoven Together at Last for...

On April 16, a 70-piece orchestra will (finally) bring the music of Kanye West and Ludwig van Beethoven together. Co-curated by conductor Yuga Cohler and arranger Stephen Feigenbaum, “Yeethoven” is a concert from the Great Music Series (hosted by the Young Musicians Foundation) that will compare and “splice together” six Beethoven works and six Yeezus tracks. The Beethoven pieces include the Egmont Overture, Symphony No. 5 (op. 67), and String Quartet No. 14 (op. 131). “Yeethoven” will aim to show how contemporary popular music and...
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Kanye West’s The Life of Pablo Fin...

Kanye West‘s album The Life of Pablo will finally be available to stream and purchase outside of TIDAL. After making the updated album available to those who originally downloaded it, “a newly updated, remixed and remastered version” of the entire album will be released on all major streaming services by midnight Friday, Def Jam told The New York Times. They added that it will be a “continous process,” and that “in the months to come, Kanye will release new updates, new versions and new iterations of the album.” The album has been...
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Andrew W.K. Organizes His Own Political ...

Andrew W.K. has launched what appears to be a new political party, called (of course) “The Party Party.” Today, the musician rolled out a new website and social media accounts for the organization, which he’s framing as “an all-inclusive alternative to the traditional two party model.” He’s also shared a short promotional video detailing his goals of unity and liberation from a two-party political system. Watch it below. In the clip, W.K. claims to have filed the “relevant paperwork with the Secretary of State.” The website...
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Action Bronson Apologizes for Behavior S...

Action Bronson has been taken off the bill for George Washington University’s Spring Fling, taking place this Saturday, April 2, XXL reports. The rapper’s set was cancelled following an outpouring of student complaints claiming that the rapper’s lyrics are misogynist, transphobic, and insensitive to sexual assault survivors. “The Program Board has decided to remove Action Bronson from Saturday’s setlist,” university representatives said in a statement. “We apologize to the GW community for causing distress over the past few days and for...
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Flying Lotus, Justin Timberlake, David B...

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival takes place April 13-24. Many of this year’s films involve contributions from prominent musicians in acting, scoring, and even directing roles, including David Bowie, Flying Lotus, David Byrne, Bat for Lashes, Justin Timberlake, Sigur Rös, Danger Mouse, Madonna, Patti Smith, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, and more. Below, find a list of some of those movies. LoveTrue, a documentary about three real-life relationships, directed by Alma Har’el and executive produced by Shia LaBeouf, features a score from Flying...