Offset is ready to take the lead. The Migos rapper has announced his first-ever headlining solo tour, making stops throughout North America this spring. The Set It Off tour, as he’s billing it, follows the October 2023 release of Offset’s studio album of the same name. “’SET IT OFF’ is …
Read More »Watch Previously Unseen Footage of Amy Winehouse Singing 'In My Bed' from 2004 Video
In honor of the 20th anniversary of Amy Winehouse‘s debut album Frank, unseen video footage from the artist’s 2004 video shoot for the song “In My Bed” was released Tuesday. The nearly four-minute lyric video was created in conjunction with the picture disc vinyl edition release of Frank, which features …
Read More »50 Years Later, Is Hip-Hop Still Radical?
It’s an afternoon in July 2023, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in his element. Standing at a podium at the foot of the marble staircase in New York’s City Hall, the Mayor is flanked by staffers, supporters, and hip-hop stars including Eric B. (of Eric B. and …
Read More »Peso Pluma, Rauw Alejandro, Maluma, and Iván Cornejo Headline Sueños Music Festival 2024
Sueños Music Festival is returning for another Memorial Day Weekend smash. On Tuesday, the festival announced that Peso Pluma, Rauw Alejandro, Iván Cornejo, and Maluma will headline the third iteration of the two-day festival, scheduled for May 25 and 26 at Chicago’s Grant Park this year. Featured on the stacked …
Read More »Emily Ratajkowski Is One of Travis Scott's Lovers in 'I Know?' Video
Travis Scott has so many baddies that he gets confused about which one he’s with. On Tuesday, the rapper released the music video for Utopia‘s “I Know?,” which stars Emily Ratajkowski and Anok Yai as two of his lovers. The Dave Meyers and Scott-directed video opens with suspenseful music before …
Read More »Shinedown Are Outgrowing Hard Rock With an Unexpected Pop Hit
Brent Smith was sitting in a slow-moving line of ATVs and golf carts at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival in September when he saw them start to assemble. Thousands of fans — a growing sea of humanity — were slowly recognizing the lead singer of Shinedown as he, members of …
Read More »YFN Lucci Pleads Guilty to Gang Charge Related to Fatal 2020 Shooting
Rapper YFN Lucci pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a single count of violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. The charge is connected to the late 2020 shooting of 28-year-old James Adams in Atlanta. The musician, born Rayshawn Bennett, was arrested in January 2021 and charged with murder for …
Read More »Lil Nas X Did at Least Something Right With 'J Christ': He Revived the Art of the Album Cover
As new music launches go, the arrival of Lil Nas X’s “J Christ” single and video earlier this month was hardly blessed. The artwork that adorned the single — Lil Nas X strapped to a cross and being hoisted up by five people, an apocalyptic sky behind them — led …
Read More »Grand Ole Opry Apologizes for Elle King's Language After Singer Seems Inebriated at Dolly Parton Tribute
The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday on Jan. 19 with a night of performances at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Friday. While the country legend herself wasn’t present for the Opry Goes Dolly event, other musicians took the stage to perform her hits in tribute — or at …
Read More »Kodak Black Demands Drug Case Dismissal After Lab Tests Prove No Cocaine
Kodak Black is asking a judge to dismiss his pending drug charges in Florida after lab tests proved the white substance collected during his recent arrest was the prescription painkiller oxycodone, not cocaine. In a sworn motion filed Monday in Broward County, defense lawyer Brad Cohen says the multiplatinum-selling rapper …
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