If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Joni Mitchell added a second show for her grand return to one of the most iconic venues in the U.S. According to a press release, due to “overwhelming …
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Jam Master Jay “was nervous about something” days before he was killed, according to witness testimony on Thursday at the Brooklyn trial for two men accused of killing the Run-D.M.C. DJ in 2002. The Associated Press reports that Stephon Watford, a cousin and business associate of the late DJ (whose …
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A day after Universal Music Group threatened to stop licensing its music to TikTok amid a breakdown in deal negotiations, songs from UMG‘s unparalleled stable of artists began vanishing from the social media platform late Wednesday. The removals started gradually late Wednesday evening. The official versions of UMG-owned recordings such …
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Lana Del Rey has confirmed she has a new album in the works and this time it’s a little bit country. The singer announced the LP, Lasso, at Billboard’s pre-Grammy event in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. During the event, Del Rey took the stage to fete producer Jack Antonoff, …
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Billy Joel‘s new single, “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first original song in 17 years, has been released. Produced by Freddy Wexler, who has worked with everyone from Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez to Celine Dion and Kanye West, the song is a tender love ballad that doubles as …
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Fans of Universal Music Group’s artists, including Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, and Olivia Rodrigo, are not pleased that the record label group has ceased to license its music to TikTok. The day after UMG threatened to stop licensing its music to TikTok amid a breakdown in deal negotiations, songs from …
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The estate of Tammy Wynette’s fifth and final husband, George Richey, has sued Showtime and one of Wynette’s daughters over the “villainous” portrayal of Richey in the 2022 miniseries George and Tammy. Richey died in 2010, 12 years after Wynette’s 1998 death. A year after Richey died, Georgette Jones — …
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It’s been five years since Justin Timberlake last toured, but over the last few weeks, he’s been easing back into performing with a couple of one-off shows ahead of his forthcoming album Everything I Thought I Was, out March 15. During those appearances, a recurring performance bit has emerged. Wednesday …
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The official title of the opera making its U.S. premiere next week is Last Days. But Matt Copson, who co-directed it and also wrote its libretto, knows everyone will call it something else: the Kurt Cobain opera. “That’s fine,” Copson says. “I’m up for that. It’s not about that, of …
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ScHoolboy Q has finally – and cryptically – shared a release date and track list for his long-awaited sixth album. Per a trailer and countdown on his website, the album, named Blue Lips, will drop at midnight on March 1. The trailer embedded on the site via YouTube is set …
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