After celebrating a Super Bowl victory this weekend, Taylor Swift and her Eras Tour are back overseas in Melbourne, Australia, where the singer had a surprise announcement for the audience: Another variant of her upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, with a different bonus track titled “The Bolter.” Like her …
Read More »How Sean Ono Lennon Defied the Stars to Make His Next Album
Sean Ono Lennon may have initially rejected the astrology his family embraced growing up, but when it came to his new album, it felt like the very stars were against him. “I just felt like there was too much cosmic interference,” he tells Rolling Stone of Asterisms, a genreless wash …
Read More »Everything That's Gone Wrong for Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's 'Vultures 1' Rollout
If there’s one defining feature of seemingly every Kanye West album rollout, it’s gotta be chaos. In the past, it was usually good chaos — oh, how we yearn for the days of first-week sales competitions, Good Friday drops, and music videos projected on buildings. But these days, it’s often …
Read More »Alexei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader and Fierce Putin Critic, Dead at 47
Alexei Navalny, the Russia opposition leader and fierce critic of Vladimir Putin, died in prison, Russian authorities announced on Friday. He was 47. Russia’s prison service said Navalny felt unwell after taking a walk and lost consciousness. He was service a 19-year sentence on controversial, extremism-related charges. “The facility’s medical …
Read More »Taylor Swift Donates $100K to Family of Woman Killed at Chiefs Victory Parade
Taylor Swift has contributed $100,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who was killed in a mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade earlier this week. TheElizabeth Lopez-Galvan Memorial pagewas set up Thursday afternoon with a goal of raising $75,000 for the …
Read More »Brittany Howard Embraces the Groove With 'Prove It to You' Performance on 'Fallon'
Brittany Howard appeared on The Tonight Show to showcase her recent single, “Prove It to You.” Performing with a live band and two back-up singers, the singer emphasized the psychedelic vibe of the track with smoke and a hazy rainbow backdrop. Howard released “Prove It to You” last month ahead …
Read More »Billy Joel Says He Can 'Kind of Relate' to Author J.D. Salinger on 'Colbert'
Billy Joel stopped by The Late Show to discuss his new single, “Turn The Lights Back On,” and his Madison Square Garden residency. After coming onstage to chats of “Billy! Billy!” from the late-night show audience, Joel explained the inspiration behind releasing what he calls his first new song in …
Read More »Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey Ask Why You're So Obsessed With Them on 'Yes, And?' Remix
Nearly 15 years ago, Mariah Carey took aim at an extensively gossipy person spreading her business around. On “Obsessed,” the first single from Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, opens with the songstress chuckling before asking: “Why are you so obsessed with me?” It’s the same question Ariana Grande tried to …
Read More »Lainey Wilson Says What We All Know in New Song 'Country's Cool Again'
Back in 1981, Barbara Mandrell proudly professed her country music roots in her hit “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” Forty-three years later, Lainey Wilson shares a similar sentiment in her new song “Country’s Cool Again.” Released at midnight on Friday, the funky, slippery back-porch number is the Louisiana …
Read More »Dave Grohl, Charlie Benante, Scott Ian Cover Bad Brains' 'The Regulator' for Record Store Day
Dave Grohl joined Anthrax’s Charlie Benante and Scott Ian (collectively dubbed G.B.I) to cover Bad Brains‘ “The Regulator” from their self-titled 1982 debut album. The rendition is a Record Store Day exclusive with only 3000 copies pressed and will be released on April 20. All proceeds will also go towards …
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