The SPIN Interview: Youssou N’Dour

The SPIN Interview: Youssou N’Dour

Youssou N’Dour’s voice is one of the wonders of music, a soaring bird that has taken him around the globe from his native Dakar, Senegal, as a beloved, ever-visionary arts ambassador for more than four decades. But there’s another voice of note on one song from his new album, Eclairer le Monde (Light the World),…

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The Night Sum 41 Called It a Day

The Night Sum 41 Called It a Day

“Who’s taking resumés?” quipped guitarist Dave ‘Brownsound’ Baksh, walking into the backstage media room with his bandmates just after Sum 41 performed together for the very last time on March 30. They closed out the JUNO Awards at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena, where they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame 25 years after…

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Ed Sheeran Is All Smiles On New Single ‘Azizam’

Ed Sheeran Is All Smiles On New Single ‘Azizam’

Ed Sheeran and a trusty pink, heart-shaped balloon smile their way through New York, Los Angeles and England in the video for the new single “Azizam,” the lead track from the superstar’s upcoming Atlantic album, Play. Named after the Persian word for “my dear,” the song was crafted by Sheeran with Swedish/Iranian pop producer Ilya Salmanzadeh…

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5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: John Bechdel of Ministry

5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: John Bechdel of Ministry

Name  John Bechdel More from Spin: Brandi Carlile and Elton John Offer a Little Light in This Dark World Craig Finn’s ‘Always Been’ a Novelist Ed Sheeran Is All Smiles On New Single ‘Azizam’ Best known for  Keyboardist for Ministry since 2006. Vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist for False Icons. Former keyboardist for Fear Factory, Killing Joke, Prong, Murder Inc., Ascension…

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