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The new album will be released May 17. Billie Eilish has announced her third album, which is titled "Hit Me Hard and Soft." The award-winning singer shared Monday that the highly anticipated project ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Maroon 5 stops at Rocket Arena on tonight (Monday, Nov. 24) with a setlist of hits, fan favorites and songs from their 2025 album “Love Is Like.” Tickets for the show are on sale now ...

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"I don't know what I'd do without music," says Mort Block, 86 Courtesy of La Reserve Records; Courtesy of Julie block Mort Block recorded and posted a hit song on TikTok in 2022 about his love story ...