The Rock The Bells festival is back, and this time they’re hitting New Jersey. The LL Cool J-owned classic rap showcase announced their June 28 Class of 2025 event at Newark’s Prudential Center, with performances from Busta Rhymes, Redman, Eric B. & Rakim, Remy Ma, Too $hort, Scarface, Plies, Boosie, …
Read More »Halestorm Brood About Undying Evil on New Power Ballad, 'Darkness Always Wins'
It’s barely Tuesday morning, you’re finishing your first coffee of the day, shrugging and sighing at the headlines, and here comes Lzzy Hale to bum you out. The message of Halestorm‘s latest single, a moody power ballad titled “Darkness Always Wins,” essentially reminds you that evil never dies. The chorus …
Read More »Kevin Hart to Host BET Awards for its 25th Anniversary
Kevin Hart has been tapped to host the silver anniversary edition of the BET Awards on June 9. The gig will be Hart’s second time hosting what BET deems “Culture’s Biggest Night,” after previously serving in the role in 2011. The show will take place at the Peacock Theater at …
Read More »Demi Lovato Is 'Never Letting' Her Beloved Meme Twin Poot Out of Her Basement
Free our internet bestie, Poot. She didn’t do anything! On Monday night, Demi Lovato joked about never allowing her photoshopped Poot out of her basement in a silly TikTok a decade after the world was first introduced to her fictitious twin. “When someone asks me to let Poot out of …
Read More »Hugh Jackman and King Princess Cover 'I Got You Babe' at Radio City
Hugh Jackman is set to play King Princess‘ dad in an upcoming film, and the pair showed off their father-daughter chemistry during a sweet performance over the weekend. King Princess joined Jackman during one of his recent shows at Radio City Music Hall for a rendition of Sonny and Cher’s …
Read More »Deltron 3030 Plot Tour to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Debut Album
Hip-hop collective Deltron 3030 — rapper Del the Funky Homosapien (a.k.a. Deltron Zero), producer Dan the Automator (the Cantankerous Captain Aptos), and turntablist Kid Koala (Skiznod the Boy Wonder) — are going on tour. The group are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their eponymous debut with a 16-date North American …
Read More »Roy Thomas Baker, Hitmaking Producer Behind Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' Dead at 78
Roy Thomas Baker, the journeyman rock producer who was behind the boards on hits like the Cars’ “Just What I Needed” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” has died. He was 78. Baker died earlier this month, April 12, at his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, though his family only just …
Read More »Lorde Plays 'What Was That' for Fans in NYC After Cops Shut Down Earlier Gathering
Lorde texted her fans to meet her “in the park” on Tuesday and those who figured it out headed to New York’s Washington Square Park in droves. The nearly 10-acre park in Lower Manhattan was swarmed with hoards of people as the star stood over the crowd and blasted her …
Read More »Alice Cooper Announces First Album With Original Bandmates in 51 Years
The surviving members of Alice Cooperhave come together to record their first new album in 51 years. Cooper shared the news during a Billboard interview published Monday, revealing he had reunited with guitaristMichael Bruce, bassistDennis Dunaway,and drummerNeal Smith to record The Revenge Of Alice Cooper, slated for release on July …
Read More »Katy Perry Cancels Guadalajara Concerts Due to Unfinished Venue
Katy Perry‘s upcoming concerts in Guadalajara, Mexico, have been canceled. The shows, set for May 1 and 2, aren’t able to take place because the construction of the new Arena Guadalajara won’t be done in time. Perry shared the news in an Instagram Story, writing, “Sadly, I learned that the …
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