Ex-NBA player Stephen Jackson took to social media to reveal that Lil Yachty called him to apologize after rapping a controversial George Floyd-referencing lyric during a recent PlaqueBoyMax stream. On the August 13 live stream, a song was played where Yachty rapped, “Put my knee up on her neck, I …
Read More »Khalid Teases New Album With Upbeat Single 'In Plain Sight'
Khalid has shared an infectious new single, “In Plain Sight.” The song comes ahead of his next album, After the Sun Goes Down, which drops Oct. 10 via Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records. A press release notes that both the single and the album explore “themes of love, self-discovery, openness, …
Read More »Del Records CEO Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Violating Kingpin Act
The founder of prominent música Mexicana label Del Records was sentenced to four years in prison Friday after a jury convicted him last March of doing business with a designated drug trafficker in violation of the Kingpin Act. Ángel Del Villar also must pay a $2 million fine and serve …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Cancels Flood Benefit Concert Following Brandon Blackstock's Death
Kelly Clarkson has cancelled her appearance at a benefit concert in wake of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s death. She was due to appear at Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum’s Band Together Texas event, held to support victims of the July Texas floods, on Sunday. The organizers shared the news in …
Read More »Is Taylor Swift Headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show? Here's Why Fans Think So
Taylor Swift‘s fans are getting ready for it… the big game, that is. Since the pop superstar went on the New Heights podcast for a two-hour interview and announced her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, fans have been buzzing with new theories, and one in particular has caught …
Read More »Neil Young Quits Facebook Over Meta's 'Unconscionable' Use of Chatbots With Children
Neil Young is done with Facebook. An admin for the musician’s official account shared a statement stating that the profile would no longer be active going forward for reasons related to recent reports that the website’s AI technology allowed for chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic …
Read More »Remember the 'Drive' Video Halsey Teased an Entire Decade Ago? It's Coming Soon
Back in 2015, Halsey made her bid for an alternative approach to pop stardom with her debut album Badlands. She was already Tumblr royalty, so similarly conquering pop didn’t seem too far out of reach. The young artist set herself apart with an elaborately planned narrative that accompanied the record …
Read More »Why The Beatles' Shea Stadium Show Is the Ultimate Pop Celebration
Sixty years ago today, on Aug. 15, 1965, the Beatles played Shea Stadium in New York, and the world has never recovered. It was the biggest pop explosion the world had ever seen, with 56,000 kids screaming for John, Paul, George, and Ringo. It’s the most famous show they ever …
Read More »Watch Rosé, FKA Twigs Down Shots Before 'APT.' at Blackpink's London Show
Rosé surprised Blinks with a special appearance from her friend FKA Twigs. During Blackpink‘s Deadline World Tour show on Friday in London, Rosé was seen onscreen sharing shots with the Eusexua singer backstage. During Rosé’s solo segment, the large screens at Wembley showed the pair playing the Korean game that …
Read More »Everything We Know About Steve Lacy's New Album 'Oh Yeah?'
Rolling Stone’s September cover star Steve Lacy is getting ready to release Oh Yeah? his follow-up to 2022’s Gemini Rights. The Grammy-winning musician best known for the smash hit “Bad Habit” says that on this album, he’s focused on being as transparent as possible, which means letting fans in on …
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