Role Model walks into the damn, rustic setting of his MTV Push live performance of “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” with a hoot and a howl. Cloaked in denim, the musician goes back to his roots as he channels the country-tinged music he heard while growing up in Maine …
Read More »Watch Neil Young Play an Extraordinary Rare Electric 'Ambulance Blues'
“I haven’t played this in like 100 years,” Neil Young told the crowd Tuesday evening at the very beginning of his show at Drafbaan Stadspark in Groningen, The Netherlands. “We’ll see what happens.” He was talking about “Ambulance Blues,” the stunning, nine-minute On The Beach classic that many Young aficionados …
Read More »Katy Perry Closes Australia Concert With Tears Amid Orlando Bloom Split
Less than two weeks before Katy Perry kicked off the Lifetimes Tour, the singer was relentlessly criticized for taking an 11-minute trip into suborbital space, where she attempted to reveal the tour setlist. Still, she powered through the criticism while completing the first North American leg of the tour. In …
Read More »Scooter Braun to Step Down as CEO of HYBE America for New Role
Scooter Braun is stepping back from his role as CEO of HYBE America after four years at the head of the U.S. arm of the South Korean entertainment giant. Braun will stick around in an executive advisory capacity, serving as director of the board and senior advisor to HYBE Chairman …
Read More »Sean Combs Jury Zeroes in on 'Freak-Offs' as Deliberations Continue
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage The jury in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering case has zeroed in on Casandra “Cassie” Ventura’s testimony surrounding two key “freak-off” dates that prosecutors claim are clear-cut examples that Combs sex trafficked the R&B singer. On Tuesday, during the second day …
Read More »Mariah Carey's Next Album Is Done and Yes, There Will Be Ballads
Mariah Carey’s next album is finished and yes, there will be some classic Carey ballads on the track list. The singer revealed the news at an event with Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden celebrating the 10th anniversary of Apple Music. Near the end of the chat, Lowe asked Carey what …
Read More »Fans Claim Lorde's 'Virgin' CDs Don't Work in Most CD Players
Lorde is selling CD versions of her new album, Virgin, that are crystal clear, recyclable, and not listenable — at least for some fans. Across social media, fans have been voicing issues with the clear CD, saying that it doesn’t work on several different players. One fan on TikTok recorded …
Read More »Sean Combs Jury Reaches Partial Verdict, Deadlocks on Racketeering Conspiracy
Jurors in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering trial reached a partial verdict Tuesday but remained divided on the major count alleging the music mogul ran a criminal enterprise. The jury sent a note to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian at around 4:05 p.m. saying that after less than two …
Read More »Chris Brown's Lawsuit Over Alleged Nightclub Attack Dismissed by Accuser
A music producer who accused Chris Brown of beating him with a tequila bottle and then stomping on him at a London nightclub has dropped his lawsuit against the singer. Billboard reported the news, citing Los Angeles court documents in which Amadou “Abe” Diaw requested Friday that his suit against …
Read More »Judge Dismisses Jay-Z's Extortion, Defamation Lawsuit Against Tony Buzbee
A California judge reversed course again Monday and fully dismissed Jay-Z’s extortion and defamation case against Texas lawyer Tony Buzbee. In a 65-page ruling, Los Angeles County Judge Mark Epstein said he was not “wholly satisfied” with his decision, but he tried to balance the competing interests at play and …
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