John Sinclair — the celebrated counterculture icon, poet, and political activist who advocated for cannabis and rock & roll and managed the MC5 — died on Tuesday at the age of 82. Matt Lee, a representative for Sinclair, confirmed to The Detroit News that he died of congestive heart failure. …

Jack White was greeted with a bouquet of flowers recently. They were from Beyoncé. On Tuesday, the musician shared a photo of the (literal) flowers Beyoncé sent him after she released her album Cowboy Carter, and they included a sweet note acknowledging how he inspired her new record. “I just …

Drake Bell knew Josh Peck would always be there to pick him up when he was down. In a new interview with the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, Bell, who revealed in the docuseries Quiet on Set that he was sexually abused by voice coach Brian Peck, shared that …

Over 200 artists including Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Metro Boomin, and Pearl Jam have signed an open letter from the Artist Rights Alliance calling on artificial intelligence companies to cease using artists’ music without permission to train their AI tech. “When used irresponsibly, AI poses enormous threats to our ability …

John Mulaney‘s homecoming will be captured in the forthcoming episode of Netflix‘s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. In a special episode premiering on April 30, the comedian heads back to the high school he attended in Chicago to sit with Letterman for a deep discussion about …

Independent presidential candidate Rober F. Kennedy Jr. has little chance of winning the 2024 election, but that isn’t stopping him from weighing in on the de facto Republican and Democratic nominees: former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. On Monday, Kennedy told CNN that — in his view — …

Cash Cobain is leading a procession of young New Yorkers down Irving Place towards Union Square Park in Manhattan. It’s a sea of weed smoke and Hellstar hoodies, a few hundred deep, marching along like it was a parade. Cash, the 26-year-old rapper-producer responsible for the increasingly inescapable hits “Fisherrr,” …

Fans of Santigold will finally be able to catch the star in concert. On Tuesday, the musician announced that she’ll be hitting the road for several spaced-out shows through June, August, and October this year after she canceled her Holified Tour in 2022, citing artist welfare and the mental-health and …

After quickly gaining more than half a million followers by sharing glimpses into her life as a “plain” woman — a term used to describe sects such as the Amish or Mennonites — TikTok influencer Sarah Joy Nelson abruptly left the platform last week, signing off with an ambiguous apology. …

Taylor Swift is getting her very own channel on SiriusXM. Named, naturally, Channel 13 (Taylor’s Version), it will broadcast beginning April 7, which is exactly 13 days before she releases her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. SiriusXM subscribers in North America can tune in on Channel 13 in their …