21 Savage’s four-year immigration saga has come to a happy conclusion as the rapper revealed he is now a “lawful permanent resident” of the U.S. and, with his status no longer in question, he is allowed to visit to his birth nation of England. In an Instagram post soundtracked by …
Read More »Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry Reveals Why She Went Solo: 'Born Out of Things That I Couldn't or Wouldn't Write in the Band'
Lauren Mayberry announced in July that she would be stepping away from Chvrches to embark on her own solo career. While assuring fans the band wasn’t done forever, Mayberry also set off on her first solo tour in September across the U.S., Europe,and the U.K. “I met Iain [Cook] and …
Read More »Eight Peak Drake Shenanigans From His 'It's All a Blur' Tour
We’ve transitioned from a very 6 God summer to an Aubrey Graham autumn with Drake’s massive It’s All a Blur tour coming to an end (sort of) ahead of the release of his seventh studio album, For All the Dogs. The album was actually slated for last month, and while …
Read More »Metallica's Lars Ulrich on the Art of Aging Gracefully (While Headbanging)
L ars Ulrich was only 19 when Metallica released their speed limit–defying debut, Kill ‘Em All, in 1983. On each successive album, the metal musicians waited for the mainstream to come to them. Then, their 1991 “Black Album” became the bestselling album of the past three decades thanks to songs …
Read More »Cher Is Making Requests on Holiday Single 'DJ Play a Christmas Song'
Cher is skipping over Halloween and heading straight for Christmas, her first-ever holiday album set for release on Oct. 20. The first single from the record, “DJ Play a Christmas Song,” finds the singer losing herself in the escapism of dance, with no jingle bells or mentions of sleigh rides …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Plots Return to the Road in Spring 2024
Bruce Springsteen is aiming to return to the road by next spring after postponing the rest of his 2023 tour as he continues to undergo treatment for peptic ulcer disease. Springsteen and the E Street band will launch the new trek March 19, 2024 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, …
Read More »Avenged Sevenfold and Pussy Riot Demand 'More Money, More Taste, More Sex' on 'We Love You Moar'
Avenged Sevenfold have teamed with Pussy Riot‘s Nadya Tolokonnikova for a new rendition of their jazzy metal mindfuck “We Love You,” a track off this year’s Life Is But a Dream… album. The new version, “We Love You Moar,” features Tolokonnikova singing the song’s chant: “More power, more pace/More money, …
Read More »Latto and Quavo Enter Janelle Monáe's Age of Pleasure on 'Champagne Shit' Remix
Janelle Monáe throws a party for Atlanta on the remix of “Champagne Shit” from her latest album, The Age of Pleasure. As a teenager, the Kansas-native began building her Wondaland empire after relocating to the Georgia hotspot and meeting collaborators like Chuck Lightning and Nate Wonder, who produced the single. …
Read More »It's No Mystery: Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist's 'Voir Dire' Is Available to Stream
Devotees of Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist have been scouring YouTube to find their “mystery album” for years to no avail. Luckily for the scavengers, the beloved artists released their collaboration album Voir Dire last month, and they dropped the DSP version today, with three new tracks in tow — …
Read More »Mike and the Moonpies' New Album Is One You'd Give to Martians to Understand 'Country Music'
Last month, Mike and the Moonpies made their debut at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium as part of a three-band bill of Red Dirt stalwarts including Jason Boland and Reckless Kelly. Despite going on first, Mike Harmeier and co. found the Ryman’s pews full and the crowd at attention. The fans knew …
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