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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 …

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 …

Some of Nashville’s biggest artists are coming together to urge Tennessee lawmakers to pass “common sense gun safety legislation” before the General Assembly ends their session, the Tennessean reports. Sheryl Crow, Kacey Musgraves, Amy Grant, Jason Isbell and dozens of other signees drafted a letter calling for Tennessee Gov. Bill …

Justin Bieber shared his thoughts on Frank Ocean’s controversial Coachella performance on Sunday, which left many fans bewildered and disappointed. The set was the musician’s first live performance in six years, and was several years in the making — Ocean was originallyslated to headline in 2020before the pandemic hit and …

Toosii delivered the mood on Monday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The singer and rapper performed his hit single “Favorite Song” flanked by roses, candles, purple-tinged smoke, and a pianist. The song’s opening was swapped by softer vocals, as opposed to the track’s original synthesized verse, and …

Megan Thee Stallion offered an unflinching account of her life since Tory Lanez shot her in the foot back in 2020 in a personal essay for Elle, which the rapper said will be the “final time that I’ll address anything regarding the case in the press.” “I understand the public …

Chlöe x Halle’s large-scale endeavors as solo musicians have found the two sisters in the center of constant comparisons and makeshift competitions in the pop arena. But during their latest appearance on Jimmy Fallon‘s That’s My Jam, Chlöe and Halle Bailey faced off in the only kind of showdown they’re …

Lana Del Rey, Boygenius, Maggie Rogers, and Carly Rae Jepsen lead the lineup for the 2023 All Things Go Festival, which will return to Merriweather Post Pavilion, just outside Washington D.C., Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Rogers and Jepsen top the bill on day one, which will also feature Tegan …

Johnny Marr will use his extensive guitar collection as a jumping-off point for a new book about his life and career, Marr’s Guitars, out Oct. 17 via Harper Design (pre-order here). In Marr’s Guitars, Marr will pair different guitars with chapters of his life, each instrument associated with a particular …

Orville Peck has scheduled a collection of tour dates for summer 2023 in support of his second studio album Bronco, released last year. The Bronco tour will begin on June 20 with an opening show at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York and will conclude on Aug. …