It has been nearly 28 years since Pink suffered a near-fatal drug overdose at 16 and more than a decade since she last spoke in detail about the pivotal moment. During a recent appearance on 60 Minutes, the singer and songwriter reflected on the November 1995 incident, which occurred a …
Read More »Breaking Through Rock Journalism's Boys' Club
PLEASE ALLOW THIS ASIAN AMERICAN music writer to articulate this at the level it deserves: Egregious racism and misogyny have a long history in rock & roll — from those on the industry side who have appropriated Black artists’ work to those at the top of the publications who dictated …
Read More »Dreamville Festival 2024: J. Cole's Annual Music Event Sets Return for Fourth Year
J. Cole‘s Dreamville festival will make its return to North Carolina in Spring 2024. On Monday, the rapper announced that the music event will celebrate its fourth anniversary on April 6 and 7 in Raleigh. The lineup will be revealed in the lead-up to the festival. “Dreamville Fest 2023 was …
Read More »Jay-Z Would Much Rather You Take the $500,000 Than Have Dinner With Him
Jay-Z has officially settled the most online “would you rather” since the great horse-sized duck debate of the early-2000s: Would you rather have one meal with Jay-Z and pick his brain, or get $500,000 cash? “You gotta take the money,” Jay quipped without hesitation when asked about the conundrum in …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Cruel Summer' Finally Tops Hot 100 — Four Years After Its Release
“Cruel Summer” has officially taken over the Fall. More than four years after Taylor Swift‘s Lover track was released in August 2019, the song has finally topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, the publication announced on Monday, marking yet another victory for Swift that likely would have been unexpected until a …
Read More »Why Britney Spears' 'Crossroads' Is a Lost Classic
At long last, Crossroads is back. It’s the answer to a Britney Spears fan’s prayers. Britney’s 2002 movie-star showcase is finally returning to the big screen for two nights, on Oct. 23 and 25, to go with her new tell-all memoir, The Woman in Me, which drops on Oct. 24. …
Read More »Usher Gets Groovy With Cover of Daniel Caesar and H.E.R.'s 'Best Part'
Usher is sharing the stage with the “finest voices” of the UK, Serena Prince and Teni Tinks, for a special cover. While visiting BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, Usher performed his own rendition of Daniel Caesar and H.E.R.’s “Best Part” backed by the pair of vocalists singing H.E.R.’s part. During …
Read More »Lucky Charm? Taylor Swift Attends Fourth Chiefs Game to Cheer on Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift has graced Arrowhead Stadium once again to watch her rumored boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and his team take on the Los Angeles Chargers. On Sunday, the singer was seen heading into the stadium in a red Chiefs sweatshirt as fans screamed her name; she …
Read More »Will Taylor Swift Do Another Eras Tour in 2033?
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is so dominant in theaters across the country that screenings of the Killers of the Flower Moon have had “Love Story” leaking in from next door during quiet moments. But the nearly three-hour-long Swift concert documentary is an intense theatrical experience in its own right,complete …
Read More »Britney Spears' 'Crossroads' Director Talks Streaming Rights, Potential Sequel
With the Britney Spears-starring Crossroads set to reenter theaters this week to coincide with the release of her memoir The Woman in Me, the 2002 dramedy’s director discussed a potential sequel and eventual streaming availability in a new interview. Spears writes at length about working on Crossroads in her book, …
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