The real Earth, Wind & Fire have prevailed in a trademark infringement suit against the company’s behind an Earth, Wind & Fire tribute act that promoted itself with “deceptive and misleading” marketing. The funk legends filed the lawsuit last year against Substantial Music Group and Stellar Communications, which oversaw the …
Read More »Kylie Minogue Closes Out 2024 Brit Awards With a Rousing Medley
Kylie Minogue accepted the 2024 BRIT Awards Global Icon award and also performed during the ceremony on Saturday at O2 Arena in London. Dua Lipa, who won the Pop Act award and was a fellow performer at the BRITs, presented the award to Minogue. The Australian pop star has garnered …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Kacey Musgraves Perform 'Deeper Well,' 'Too Good to Be True'
A barefoot Kacey Musgraves opened her third appearance as Saturday Night Live musical guest by singing the mellow title track of Deeper Well, her new album that comes out March 15. The 14-track LP, recorded at New York’s storied Electric Lady Studios, is “a collection songs I hold very dear …
Read More »Taylor Swift Announces Fourth and Final 'Tortured Poets Department' Variant: 'The Black Dog'
Taylor Swift announced the fourth and final variant of her upcoming album The Tortured Poets Department Sunday at her second Eras Tour show in Singapore: “The Black Dog.” During the Surprise Songs portion of the show, following the debut live performance of Evermore‘s “Long Story Short,” Swift revealed the fourth …
Read More »U2 Play 'One' With Daniel Lanois and Break Out Fan Favorite '40' at Final Sphere Concert
U2 closed out the final night of their Las Vegas Sphere residency by playing the War deep cut “40” for the first time since 2016. The 1983 tune closed out countless U2 shows throughout the Eighties, and it happened to be U2’s 40th show at the Sphere since they opened …
Read More »BTS' V Announces New Single 'FRI(END)S' Out This Month
Just six months after BTS’ V released his debut album Layover, the singer will return with a new single titled “FRI(END)S.” V and Big Hit Music previously teased the track on social media before formally announcing the digital single on Sunday, revealing the song title and March 15 release date. …
Read More »Morgan Wallen Surprise-Releases 'Abbey Road Sessions'
Morgan Wallen is marking the one-year anniversary of chart-topper One Thing at a Time with the surprise-release of Abbey Road Sessions. The songs were recorded at the legendary Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios on Dec. 5, 2023. “Playing the O2 in London last fall and getting to record at …
Read More »Judge Upholds PnB Rock Murder Charges, Rejects Suggestion Rapper 'Scared' His Shooter
The California dad charged with helping his teen son plot what turned into the deadly armed robbery of rapper PnB Rock failed to get his murder charges dropped Friday with arguments including one that suggested the son may have fired out of “fear.” At a morning hearing in Compton, Calif., …
Read More »Cardi B Says Anxiety Won't Stop Her From Releasing Album 'This Year'
Cardi B said that her long-awaited sophomore album will finally drop this year, teasing the new record on her Instagram story Friday. In the clip, the rapper said that she’s “not letting my anxiety, I’m not letting what haters say, I’m not letting what fans say” prevent her from releasing …
Read More »'There's Some Music Coming Out of the Bronx Called Rap,' How the Village Voice Championed Hip-Hop and Changed Criticism
Almost immediately after its founding in 1955, the Village Voice became the most raucous, irreverent and important alternative newspaper in America. At one point the Voice was the most read weekly in the country, serving as Andy Warhol put it “the entire liberal thinking world.” In her excellent new book …
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