Yungblud will peel back the complex layers of hero worship on the first part of his forthcoming double album Idols, out June 20. In a statement, the musician explained the concept behind the 13-track project, saying: “We turn to others for an identity before turning to ourselves. Self-belief, self-reclamation, self-evolution …
Read More »Fitz and the Tantrums Preview New Album 'Man on the Moon' With Funky Title Track
Fitz and the Tantrums take fans on a funky lunar voyage with their new single “Man on the Moon,” the title track from the band’s upcoming album. Man on the Moon, out July 25 via Atlantic Records, is heralded by the band as their most daring album yet, with Fitz …
Read More »Kanye West Lasts Three Minutes With Piers Morgan, Storms Off After Stupid Dispute Over X Followers
Ye (fka Kanye West) spent approximately three minutes doing an interview with Piers Morgan before storming off, which, to be fair, is probably about as long as we’d want to spend talking to Piers Morgan. Which is not to say that, in this instance — to paraphrase the tweet — …
Read More »See Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' Re-Created With Dialogue From Over 330 Films
An intrepid YouTuber has re-created Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” using dialogue plucked from 331 different movies and TV shows. The Unusual Suspect — who has previously given the “CinemaSings” treatment to wordy tracks like Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” (257 films were needed for that one) and M.I.A.’s “Paper …
Read More »The Who Tease Upcoming 'The Song Is Over' Project. What Is It?
The Who‘s Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are holding a press event in London on Thursday where they will be making a “special announcement followed by an exclusive Q&A session” that will be livestreamed to fans around the world. (They’re already soliciting questions via their social channels.) Enticingly, the project …
Read More »The Outlines on Lisa's Met Gala Look Were Real People, Just Not Rosa Parks
When Pharrell Williams joined Louis Vuitton as the men’s creative director, he teamed up with multidisciplinary artist Henry Taylor for his debut collection. Taylor had a pre-existing relationship with the fashion house, which printed his 2017 portrait “A Young Master” on their Capucines bag in 2020. But working with Williams …
Read More »Liam Payne, Who Died Without a Will, Left $32 Million Estate
Liam Payne died without a will, but Cheryl Tweedy, his former partner and the mother of his son, Bear, has been named one of the administrators of his sizable estate. According to U.K. records obtained by Rolling Stone, the gross value of Payne’s estate is £28,594,888 (about $38 million), while …
Read More »Big Thief to Leap Into Somersault Slide 360 Tour This Fall
Big Thief will hit the road this fall, with the band announcing the first leg of their Somersault Slide 360 Tour. The 20-date run kicks off Sept. 17 at Channel 24 in Sacramento, California and wraps Nov. 7 at the White Oak Music Hall Lawn in Houston. The tour includes …
Read More »Al B. Sure! to Write About Sean Combs Ties, Kim Porter's Death in New Memoir
Al B. Sure!, the R&B artist whose son with late model Kim Porter was adopted by Sean “Diddy” Combs, is prepping a new memoir, Do You Believe Me Now? The book is set to be published Sept. 9 via Simon & Schuster. According to a press release, the book will …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Gets Criminal Case Record Sealed After Acquittal
A$AP Rocky has lots to celebrate. He was a co-chair of the Met Gala in Manhattan Monday night, where he and Rihanna announced they’re expecting their third child together. He’s also starring in the new Spike Lee movie Highest 2 Lowest opposite Denzel Washington. And in a courtroom in downtown …
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