Demi Lovato is no longer working with four-year manager Scooter Braun, Rolling Stone can confirm. The news was first reported by Billboard. Lovato left Braun’s SB Projects about a month ago and she’s yet to partner with new management. Reps for Lovato and Braun did not immediately reply to a …
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It’s been less than two weeks since the video for Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” made its way onto YouTube and the life of the Farmville, Virginia-based country singer hasn’t been the same since. The once-unknown songwriter, who as recently as August 7 claimed to be living off …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Joins Earl Sweatshirt for Surprise 'Whoa' Performance in Los Angeles
Earl Sweatshirt is marking the 10th anniversary of his solo debut album Doris with a series of shows and last night a special guest arrived to help him celebrate. Tyler, the Creator surprised the audience when he joined Earl on stage at Saturday’s concert at Novo in Los Angeles to …
Read More »See Guns N' Roses Debut New Song 'Perhaps' Live in Pittsburgh
Hours after Guns N’ Roses finally released their new song “Perhaps,” Axl Rose and company debuted the single live during their concert Friday at Pittsburgh’s PNC Park. “Forgive me if I don’t run around and try to project as much because I’m gonna try to figure out how to fucking …
Read More »Shaq Is Dead Serious About Dubstep
When Shaquille O’Neal logs onto Zoom for a quick chat about his new dubstep album, he tells me that he’s at a vacation home in Antarctica. “I bought it online,” he says with a smirk. “Me and my boys, we had a couple of days. ‘Yo, let’s fly and see …
Read More »Victoria Monét on Sex, Soul, and Women 'Doing What the F-ck We Want'
For more than a decade, Victoria Monét has powered her career as an independent musician through her work as a songwriter. It’s been lucrative enough that she never really had to bank on major record labels taking a chance on her as a leading artist. Sure, it would have been …
Read More »Ariana Grande Details Week's Worth of 'Yours Truly' 10th Anniversary Plans
Ariana Grande has announced a week’s worth of plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of her debut album Yours Truly, including a series of live performances, a Q&A, and a deluxe digital reissue of the 2013 LP. As the singer revealed Saturday in a video featuring decade-old footage, the festivities …
Read More »Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Revived by Appeals Court
Two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused when they were children can resume their lawsuits against companies owned by the singer, a California appeals court ruled on Friday. The alleged victims featured in HBO’s two-part documentary,Leaving Neverland, and both claimed Jackson, who died in 2009, groomed and sexually abused …
Read More »Britney Spears Speaks Out on Divorce: 'Honestly Nobody's Business'
Britney Spears said she was “shocked” but that it’s “honestly nobody’s business” in her first public comment since her divorce from Sam Asghari. “As everyone knows, Hesam and I are no longer together … 6 years is a long time to be with someone so, I’m a little shocked but …
Read More »Sadie Jean Started Sharing Her Music Publicly for the Best Reason: Revenge on a Cheating Ex
Sadie Jean — the up-and-coming songwriter who went viral in 2021 with “WYD Now?” — admits that when she first started writing songs, it was for “selfish” reasons: “I just wanted to listen to something and know that no one else could relate to it as much as I could,” …
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