The photographer who claims Marilyn Manson caused her “fear and anxiety” when he spit and blew his nose on her at a 2019 concert in New Hampshire succeeded Thursday in bringing her civil lawsuit against the disgraced rocker back to life. A Los Angeles judge had dismissed the assault case …
Read More »Rock Hall, Black Music Action Coalition Team for Mentorship Program
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has partnered with the Black Music Action Coalition to provide mentorship and financial support to emerging Black and female artists and music professionals. The BMAC Music Maker Guaranteed Income and Mentorship Program — like a similar program BMAC started with the Academy of …
Read More »Britney Spears Celebrates Memoir Hitting No. 1 on NYT Best-Seller List After Selling a Million Copies
Before Britney Spears officially released her debut memoir The Woman in Me last week, excerpts and bombshell revelations from within its 275 pages were fervently devoured online. That hunger from readers led to the sale of 1.1. million copies in the U.S. within the first seven days of the book’s …
Read More »DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince to Celebrate Hip-Hop Like Nothing Happened Last Year
Parents just don’t understand, and they haven’t been alone in trying to make sense of Will Smith’s angry assault on Chris Rock a year and a half ago at the Oscars. Perhaps to remind the world that he was once wholesome and didn’t have to cuss in his raps to …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Delivers Haunting Cover of Olivia Rodrigo's 'Vampire'
Kelly Clarkson took the the stage for “Kellyoke” on Tuesday, bloody tears and all, to pour out her own rendition of Olivia Rodrigo‘s single, “Vampire.” Accompanied with what appeared to be Uncle Fester at the piano, Clarkson crooned out the radio-friendly lyrics: “The way you sold me for parts as …
Read More »Billy Strings Dresses as Hulk Hogan, Covers Metallica at Wrestling-Themed Halloween Show
Give Billy Strings the Halloween Championship Belt. The bluegrass picker and apparent pro-wrestling fan dressed up as Hulk Hogan to deliver a concert experience for the ages on Tuesday night at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. But Strings didn’t go it alone: each one of his bandmates …
Read More »Sharon Van Etten Shares Intimate Single 'Close to You'
Sharon Van Etten has released a new single, “Close to You,” which appears on the soundtrack to upcoming Apple TV+ drama seriesThe Buccaneers. The intimate, emotive track was co-written by Van Etten and Courtney Barnett. “Close to You” joins a tracklist of all-female artists, including Lucius, Gracie Abrams, and Miya …
Read More »Jean Dawson Embraced the Chaos. SZA Was Listening
The musician and visual artist Jean Dawson is consistently viral — clips of his wide-ranging and somewhat existential interviews have a way of multiplying on social feeds — and yet remains a genuine enigma. Growing up, the 26-year-old artist split his time between Tijuana and San Diego near the border. …
Read More »Mariah Carey Officially Welcomes the Holiday Season in Festive Video: 'It's Time!'
The first day of November means one thing: It’s officially the holidays. But what’s the festive season without Mariah Carey to herald it in? In a whimsical new video, Carey has announced that it is, in fact, Christmas. In the clip, a clock counts down the seconds until midnight on …
Read More »Olivia Rodrigo and Sheryl Crow to Perform Together at Rock Hall Induction
Olivia Rodrigo and Sheryl Crow will share the stage once again when they perform together at the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Nov. 3. While the Rock Hall didn’t elaborate on who Rodrigo would be performing with — “one of her heroes,” they teased — …
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