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Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs‘ former personal assistant, Brendan Paul, took the witness stand Friday as prosecutors’ penultimate witness at the music mogul’s sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial in New York. The ex-staffer, described in multiple civil lawsuits as Combs’ drug “mule,” worked for …

Chris Brown appeared in a London courthouse Friday, June 20, where he pleaded not guilty to an assault charge. Brown is accused of attacking the producer Amadou “Abe” Diaw with a tequila bottle and stomping on him while they were at a London nightclub in February 2023. At the courthouse …

Ethel Cain, Beach Fossils, Sophie Thatcher, STRFKR, and Osees are among the 100 artists who have joined forces with a campaign calling to abolish ICE. Launched by Los Angeles creative studio Ride or Cry and endorsed by 115 artists — including Samia, Acid Dad, Of Montreal, Ruth Radelet, Wisp, and …

An archival recording of the original Blues Brothers — John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd — performing live, The Lost Recordings, will arrive this October. The release coincides with a new graphic novel, The Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake, written by Aykroyd’s daughter Stella, Luke Pisano (son of Belushi’s …

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts kicked off their Love Earth world tour Wednesday evening at the Dalhalla open air theater in Rättvik, Sweden. The set was heavy on classics like “Cinnamon Girl,” “The Needle and the Damage Done,” “Like a Hurricane,” and “Old Man.” But there were also a …

Muse love doing everything all at once, and on “Unravelling,” their first new music since 2022’s Will of the People album, they combine EDM synths, melodramatic rock opera vocals, and shit-kicking prog-metal riffs. And somehow it all works in a way that sounds conspicuously like Muse. The most transcendent moment …

Karol G and Feid have finally released their long-awaited collaboration “Verano Rosa.” The track is officially listed as “Canción 13” on Karol’s new album Tropicoqueta, but one listen shows it’s the infamous song. “Que fuimos un verano rosa, un verano pa no olvidar,” (“We were a pink summer, a summer …

Cardi B wants to shake it all summer! On Friday, the rap star released “Outside,” her first solo single of the year, which she says channels a feistier version of herself, who was a tad angrier than she is today. “If y’all wouldn’t have asked for it, I wouldn’t have …

Karol G is expanding her sound into all sorts of unexpected avenues with her latest album Tropicoqueta. On “Papasito,” the singer folds in English lyrics into the fun, crafting a merengue track about a Latina trying to win an American man’s heart. The video follows the same story. In it, …

The pop culture universe became significantly less demented on Friday when Barret Hansen, aka Dr. Demento, announced his retirement after 55 years of playing novelty songs on the airwaves. “It’s been a blast,” he wrote in a message to fans, “but I have come to the decision that I need …