Did you really think Kiss were done? Only 481 days have passed since the group, which has reunited several times, played the last date of their End of the Road World Tour — a concert they billed as “The Final Concert” and monetized with a pay-per-view stream — and the …
Read More »Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings to Celebrate 'Naturally' With 20th-Anniversary Reissue
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their second album Naturally with a remastered reissue of the late singer’s 2005 soul classic. Out May 2nd via Daptone Records, the 2-LP vinyl edition of Naturally will pair the original album with a bonus record featuring instrumental versions …
Read More »Kesha Saddles Up for New Album With Countrified T-Pain Collab 'Yippee-Ki-Yay'
The pop music-as-recession indicator final boss has arrived: Kesha and T-Pain have released their first-ever collaboration, the countryfied single “Yippee-Ki-Yay.” The record follows early singles “Delusional” and “Joyride” as the latest preview of Period, stylized as the punctuation mark (.), the forthcoming sixth studio album from Kesha, out July 4, …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Debuts Nostalgic Single 'Old Phone' From New Album, 'Play' on 'Fallon'
Ed Sheeran has finished working his way though mathematics symbols with his albums Plus, Multiply, Divide, Subtract, and Equals. Now, he’s moving on to the buttons on a walkman. During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the musician revealed the title of his forthcoming album, Play, …
Read More »Katy Perry Going to Space Next Month
So that’s what Katy Perry has been fueling up for. On April 14, a little over half a year since she released her globally panned 143 album, the pop star will be exiting earth in search of friendlier alien music critics. Perry will be among the passengers on Jeff Bezos’ …
Read More »FKA Twigs Needs North West's Help to Win Over Music Exec in 'Childlike Things' Video
The music executive FKA Twigs recruited actor/director Kevin Smith to play in the music video for “Childlike Things” couldn’t care less about whatever Eusexua is. The musician would describe it as a feeling, the kind that emerges after reaching euphoria on the dance floor. He would call it noise, just …
Read More »Duffy Makes First Appearance Since Claiming in 2020 That She Was 'Held Captive'
Duffy has returned to the spotlight. On Thursday, five years after claiming she had been abducted and sexually abused, the Welsh singer appeared on TikTok to promote a new remix of her hit, “Mercy.” In the video, the singer is captured lip-synching to her 2008 hit before winking at the …
Read More »Surf Company Claims Lady Gaga Ripped Off 'Mayhem' Logo in $100 Million Lawsuit
Lost International, a prominent surf and lifestyle brand, has filed a $100 million trademark infringement suit against Lady Gaga, alleging some of her Mayhem designs and merchandise rip off one of its logos. The dispute centers around Lost International’s “Mayhem” product line, which often features a stylized logo. Lost has …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Drew 125 FCC Complaints
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime performance drew 125 FCC complaints, according to several FOIAs filed following the event, including one by The Hill. Some of the FCC complaints expressed moralistic sentiments typically associated with critiques of rap.“The halftime show was terrible with the language and gestures. My younger kids …
Read More »Meek Mill Shoots Down 'Fake' Claim Rick Ross Paid $50k Ransom to Release Him
Meek Mill has shot down a claim made by imprisoned rapper Luce Cannon that he and some folks once kidnapped Mill over his posts on Twitter. In a clip from DJ Akademiks’ podcast, Cannon — who’s part of the Rollin’ 60s Crip gang and is behind bars for federal charges …
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