Neil Diamond has sold his publishing and master recordings to Universal Music Group in the latest major catalog deal. No financial terms were disclosed. Along with his publishing and masters, the deal includes 110 unreleased tracks, an unreleased album, and archival video footage. UMG will also handle any future Diamond …
Read More »The Chicks Schedule Long-Awaited Live Return With Summer 2022 North American Tour
The trio formerly known as the Dixie Chicks are heading back out on the road this summer for the first time as the Chicks. The country band has scheduled a tour spanning 27 cities in North America in support of their 2020 album Gaslighter, the band’s first in 14 years. …
Read More »The Breakdown: Zendaya, Labrinth Release 'I'm Tired' Collab for 'Euphoria' Season Finale
Since Season 1, Labrinth’s work as composer for the score for Euphoria has been instrumental in the show’s cultural imprint. The orchestral vocals, futuristic production and sonic ingenuity soundtrack the characters’ quest for elation and ecstasy. Songs like “Still Don’t Know My Name” and “Yeh I F*ckin’ Did It” have …
Read More »Stevie Nicks Compares Putin to Hitler: He's 'Coming Back to Haunt Us'
While some celebrities have decided to use the Russian invasion of Ukraine as an opportunity to cringepost, Stevie Nicks chose to use her platform to deliver some choice words about Russian president Vladimir Putin. On Friday, the singer shared a letter to her fans in which she compared Putin to that …
Read More »Pussy Riot Spearhead NFT Sale to Help Raise Funds for Ukraine
Russian punk band/activists Pussy Riot have teamed with several cryptocurrency groups to mint an NFT that will be sold this weekend to raise funds for Ukrainian civilian groups. UkraineDAO will launch Saturday at noon EST with the release of a 1/1 NFT of the Ukrainian flag, the sale of which …
Read More »Kanye West Says Prenup Not 'Ratified,' No Proof He Harassed Kim Kardashian Online
Kanye West is now suggesting he might challenge his prenup with Kim Kardashian and that her claims he’s been causing her “emotional distress” with harassing social media posts are “double hearsay.” In a new court filing late Friday, the Donda rapper is doubling down on his opposition to Kardashian’s pending …
Read More »Big Time Rush Goes Full Love Doctor Infomercial in 'Not Giving You Up' Video
The Big Time Rush boys are back. In the video for “Not Giving You Up,” which Rolling Stone is premiering, Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson, Carlos PenaVega, and James Maslow are giving love advice via their “totally legit business” Big Time Relationship Services. “Everyone agreed that we wanted to make a …
Read More »Hear the Song Billie Eilish and Finneas Wrote for Animated Boy Band 4*TOWN
*NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, One Direction… move over! There’s a new boy band in town. On Friday, Disney and Pixar released “Nobody Like U,” the Billie Eilish and Finneas-penned single for the animated boyband 4*TOWN from the Pixar film Turning Red. “I’ve never met nobody like you/Had friends and I’ve had …
Read More »Bootsy Collins on the 'Oneness' of Black History Month, His New Video 'Hip Hop Lollipop'
Bootsy Collins presides over a kaleidoscopic funktopia in the video for his new song “Hip Hop Lollipop,” a remake of “Club Funkateers” from his recent album, The Power of the One. The clip features Hamburg artist Fantaazma rapping and dancing around clips of Collins singing the “Funkateers” chorus — “How …
Read More »Banks Slithers into the Driver's Seat of Her Destiny as She Announces LP 'Serpentina'
“You know when you have cheerleaders that just want what’s good for you?” asks Banks. “This is what’s good for me.” It took a pandemic lockdown filled with “isolation in the best way possible” for Banks to shed her old skin and learn to live life in the present moment. …
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