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Pharrell Williams prefers to stay out of politics, contradictory to the dozens of other artists — Barbara Streisand, Lady Gaga, Megan Thee Stallion to name a few — who expressed support for Vice President Kamala Harris during the run up to Election Day. However, the multi-hyphenate artist shut down accusations …

Coldplay will perform at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India on Jan. 25, 2025, marking the British rock band’s biggest show to date. The cricket stadium, which holds 132,000 people, is the largest in the world and is one of several shows Coldplay has scheduled in Asia as part of …

Simon Le Bon has been formally appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). During a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, the Duran Duran frontman accepted the honor from Prince William. Le Bon first received news that he would be named an MBE by King Charles …

Roy Haynes, the prolific and proficient jazz drummer who recorded alongside Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ray Charles, and Sonny Rollins, has died at the age of 99. Haynes’ daughter Leslie Haynes-Gilmore confirmed her father’s death Tuesday to the Guardian, adding he died following a short illness. A cutting-edge pioneer in …

The gentle rise, fall, and revival of Seventies soft rock rolls along like a boat amongst the waves in the new trailer Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary, arriving Nov. 29 on HBO. Directed by Garret Price, Yacht Rock looks at the history and legacy of this genre of music, which was …

Maybe Bowen Yang was onto something when he compared Moo Deng to pop superstar Chappell Roan in a Saturday Night Live sketch earlier this fall. The viral baby pygmy hippo now has an official song titled “Moodeng Moodeng.” Yes, you read that right. It’s clear Moo Deng is out for …

Grammy-winning rapper Nelly will not face any charges after he was searched and arrested at a Missouri casino last August when he tried to collect some winnings. “We don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges,” a spokesman for the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office …

Quincy Jones died of pancreatic cancer, according to the music legend’s death certificate, which was obtained by TMZ. Jones died earlier this month, on Nov. 3, at the age of 91. A cause of death was not revealed at the time, and it does not seem that it was publicly …

More than a year after Dave Mustaine ended his contract with manager Cory Brennan, the Megadeth frontman has agreed to pay Brennan more than $1.4 million as a settlement. Mustaine still has a pending countersuit against Brennan. Brennan and his company, 5B Artist Management, sued Mustaine in June of last …

A new six-minute montage titled Mask Is Off: Chromakopia collects scenes from the making of Tyler, the Creator‘s Chromakopia album. About two minutes in, you can see him rapping the first verse of “I Hope You Find Your Way Home” a cappella, and of course he’s not wearing the face …