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Spike Lee, like millions of other Americans, tuned in to the Super Bowl halftime show to watch Kendrick Lamar‘s history-making spectacle. As Lee reflected on the Pulitzer-Prize winning artist’s show, the first rapper to headline the coveted mid-game performance, he drew parallels to his own film work. Samuel L. Jackson, …

Kanye West was dropped by his talent agency following the controversial rapper’s meltdown on social media over the weekend, which included selling a swastika T-shirt, making a string of antisemitic remarks, and posting several pornographic videos to his feed. Daniel McCartney, who works as a talent agent at 33&West, said …

The Kooks announced the North American leg of their All Over the World Tour this summer. The band will embark on their trek following the release of their upcoming album Never/Know on May 9. The 16-show tour will launch in Montreal followed by a concert in Toronto, before heading to …

Avril Lavigne is hitting the Vans Warped Tour for the first time ever. The singer will make her festival debut at the Washington D.C. stop in June. “This summer I’ll be on the second round of my Greatest Hits Tour, so it worked out perfectly to hit up the Warped …

When Brynne Weaver first released her novel Butcher & Blackbird, she was on a fact finding mission in the self-publishing world. The author had started with fantasy, then moved into paranormal, and then contemporary dark romance— all with the express purpose of laying the groundwork for her eventual big hit. …

Kanye West‘s Yeezy website, which as of yesterday only sold a t-shirt with a large swastika on it, has been removed. On Tuesday, a Shopify spokesperson confirmed to Rolling Stone that it had taken down the rapper’s website for violating its terms. “All merchants are responsible for following the rules …

After spending the last couple of years on the road commemorating their 2003 album Transatlanticism, Death Cab for Cutie have announced a four-gig run celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2005 album, Plans. The short trek will kick off Aug. 2 with a hometown show at Climate Pledge Arena in …

David Letterman was famously denied the chance to take over The Tonight Show when Johnny Carson retired in 1992, but he made his way to the show 33 years later on Monday evening when he crashed the stage midway through Jimmy Fallon‘s opening monologue. “Oh my God, David Letterman!” Fallon …

After speaking with his lawyer — and likely keeping prosecutors up late preparing for his potential cross-examination — A$AP Rocky decided not to testify in his own defense at his firearm assault trial in downtown Los Angeles. He confirmed the decision today before jurors were seated for the morning session. …