In the aftermath of the Sean Combs sex trafficking charges, John Legend’s manager has penned an op-ed detailing her experience in the “toxic” music industry and how things must change. Ty Stiklorius, a 20-year music industry exec, opens her New York Times op-ed recounting a story about how she, as …
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Madlib has filed a lawsuit against his former manager Eothen “Egon” Alapatt on the fourth anniversary of MF Doom’s death. On Thursday, the rapper and producer accused Alapatt — who is in litigation with Doom’s widow over his rhyme books — of “pervasive management” of his businesses and funds. The …
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Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird, which first premiered at South by Southwest in March, is heading to select theaters nationally on Nov. 20 via Oscilloscope Laboratories. The documentary focuses on bandmates and friends Omar Rodríguez-LópezandCedric Bixler-Zavala’s lives and musical partnerships in seminal bands including the Mars Volta …
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While October marked the end of Austin’s largest annual music festival, PATRÓN Tequila and Rolling Stone decided to throw one last hurrah with an epic performance by country pop star Dasha in another installment of The Green Room event series. Just a week earlier, festival-goers were given an incredible concert …
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Broadway‘s pop-injected Romeo and Juliet revival opened at New York’s Circle in the Square Theatre earlier this month but took a detour last night to unravel on the stage at The Tonight Show With Stephen Colbert. Rachel Zegler brought her leading role as Juliet to the performance of “Man of …
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For two years, Halsey managed to keep their dual diagnosis of lupus and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder a secret from their audience. During that time, they performed more than a dozen concerts — including festival appearances and a live string ensemble tour— while undergoing treatment. Her latest album, The …
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After spending 2024 performing both Joy Division and New Order’s Substance live, Peter Hook & The Light will return stateside in 2025 with a new tour focusing on New Order’s Get Ready. The former Joy Division/New Order bassist’s tour kicks off May 22 in Montreal and currently runs 13 dates …
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K-pop group Seventeen brought their synchronized choreography and vocal harmonies to Good Morning America Wednesday, with an English-language performance of new song “Love, Money, Fame,” the 13-person crew’s first performance of the single for U.S. TV audiences. Seventeen — S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The 8, Mingyu, DK, …
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Snoop Dogg has announced that his 20th studio album, Missionary, will arrive on December 13, in a trailer on Instagram. It will be the first album Dr. Dre has produced for him since 1993’s Doggystyle. The rapper announced the album with a playful social media trailer featuring two Mormon missionaries …
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Two more co-defendants accepted mid-trial plea deals Wednesday in Young Thug’s long-running gang and racketeering conspiracy prosecution in Georgia. Rodalius Ryan, 20, and Marquavius Huey, 28, each pleaded guilty under separate agreements that required no signed statement of facts and no agreement to testify against others. The new deals mean …
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