Paul McCartney remembered the “supremely talented” Quincy Jones in a tribute to the late musician and producer shared on Instagram. “Dear Quincy Jones has passed and left those of us who knew him feeling sad,” McCartney wrote. “He was supremely talented, and I felt privileged to have known him for …
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A former Def Jam employee who says Russell Simmons pulled a “wrestling move” and raped her in his New York apartment in the mid-1990s is asking a judge to reject the hip-hop mogul’s claims he can’t be sued in federal court in New York because he’s now a “stateless” U.S. …
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Chappell Roan debuted as Saturday Night Live musical guest with performances of “Pink Pony Club,” from The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, and her new track, “The Giver.” Rolling Stone‘s September cover artist, Roan recently concluded her Midwest Princess tour. The Missouri native had also been opening for …
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As promised, Hot Boys — the rap supergroup of Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Turk, and B.G. — reunited in full for the first time in over 15 years at Wayne’s Lil WeezyAna Festival Saturday in New Orleans. According to the New Orleans Times-Pecayune, the reunion set lasted about 22 minutes, and …
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When Eric Earley isn’t fronting indie-rock darlings Blitzen Trapper, he’s been spending his days working full-time at a homeless shelter in Portland, Oregon, a job he’s held since 2018. “You’re trying to help them have a roof over their heads, help them with paperwork,” Early tells Rolling Stone. “I just …
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Morrissey’s concert in Dallas was cut short Saturday after the stage was invaded by overeager fans attempting to embrace the singer, with a security guard apparently injured during the chaos. Video from the Music Hall at Fair Park concert shows that, during the encore performance of “First of the Gang …
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Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, the Roots, Jazmine Sullivan, and more will take part in Kamala Harris election-eve rallies in Pennsylvania, the Harris-Walz campaign announced Sunday. Oprah Winfrey will also make an appearance at the Philadelphia rally on Monday, which will also include performances or remarks by artists like Gaga, Sullivan, …
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Michael Stipe performed at a Harris-Walz get-out-the-vote rally in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday attended by Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (MN) and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. He performed R.E.M.’s “Driver 8” from the band’s third album, 1985’s Fables of the Reconstruction. “Thank you for being here, and thank …
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Tyler, The Creator’s Chromakopia has debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, the publication confirmed on Sunday, marking the rapper’s third consecutive Number One record. Tyler broke away from industry norms for Chromakopia’s rollout, electing to drop the project on a Monday morning rather than at the typical midnight Friday …
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Willie Nelson looked back at the career of his longtime friend and collaborator Kris Kristofferson, remembering the legendary songwriter as he released his 76th album The Last Leaf On the Tree on Friday. “He was a great songwriter,” Nelson told the Associated Press in an interview published on Friday. “He …
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