R. Kelly’s attorney Jennifer Bonjean has filed an appeal on behalf of the disgraced rapper. The singer was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty on all counts of racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child and kidnapping by a jury at his 2021 federal trial held in …
Read More »Frank Ocean Drops Out as Coachella Headliner
A rep for Frank Ocean tells Rolling Stone that the singer has canceled his scheduled performance during the second weekend of Coachella — a week after his first performance left many fans baffled and disappointed. On Wednesday, the rep for the enigmatic singer said that after suffering a leg injury …
Read More »Sufjan Stevens Previews 'Reflections' Ballet Score Album With 'Ekstasis'
The music Sufjan Stevens composed for a Justin Peck-choreographed ballet will get an official studio album release with Reflections on May 19. On Tuesday, Stevens announced the release of the project performed by Timo Andres and Conor Hanick, and dropped its first single “Ekstasis.” “Having two of them at my …
Read More »Jonas Brothers Bring the 'Waffle House' to the 'Tonight Show'
The Jonas Brothers took to the Tonight Show stairwell on Tuesday to perform an acoustic version of their new single “Waffle House” with The Roots. The “Musical Stairs” segment featured Mark Kelley on cello, “Captain” Kirk Douglas and Kevin Jonas on guitar, as Nick and Joe Jonas leading vocals. The …
Read More »J-Hope Officially Enlists in South Korean Military, Becomes Second BTS Member to Serve
J-Hope became the second member of K-pop sensationBTSto join the Korean military on Tuesday. The singer, born Jung Ho-seok, was reported arriving at boot camp at Wongju, east of Seoul, and is expected to begin five weeks of basic training there. Hybe Corp., the parent company of BTS’ management agency …
Read More »Foo Fighters Return With New Album 'But Here We Are'
After teasing their return to new music and lining up headlining festival gigs, Foo Fighters have announced that their new album But Here We Are — the band’s first album since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins — will arrive in June. Ahead of the LP’s June 2nd release, Dave …
Read More »Blackpink Belt Their Hits, Try to Break More World Records on 'Carpool Karaoke'
Blackpink buckled up for some music and world record attempts with James Corden on the latest installment of The Late Late Show’s “Carpool Karaoke.” Appearing on the segment in between their historic headlining sets at Coachella, the drive featured renditions of three of Blackpink‘s own hits, “Pink Venom,” “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du,” …
Read More »See the Walkman's First Performance (Other Than a Soundcheck) in a Decade
The Walkmen ended a decade of “extreme hiatus” Tuesday with a performance of “The Rat” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The performance opened with the Bows + Arrows song’s tremulous guitars and carnival organ rattles as frontman Hamilton Leithauser keens, “You’ve got a neeerve to be asking a …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Faithfully Covers Journey's 'Faithfully' for Latest Kellyoke
Kelly Clarkson faithfully delivered a rendition of Journey’s “Faithfully” for the latest installment of the singer/talk show host’s Kellyoke segments. For the 1983 power balled performance, Clarkson was joined by her My Band Y’All, along with preteen pianist and social media star Jude Keyz. While Kellyoke usually features Clarkson covering …
Read More »Hear Interpol's 'Big Shot City,' Remixed and Reworked by Jazz Drummer Makaya McCraven
Ahead of Interpol‘s upcoming tour opening for Smashing Pumpkins, the band is teasing a series of collaborative remixes of songs from last year’s The Other Side of Make-Believe. The project, which they’ve dubbed “Interpolations,” will roll out over the coming months with reworkings of tunes by Daniel Avery, Makaya McCraven, …
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