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The calls to producer David Holmes’ Belfast home studio arrived sporadically, sometimes a week or a mere few days in advance. “Are you around?” Sinéad O’Connor would say. “Do you have time?” If Holmes did, O’Connor would then take the nearly three-hour drive from her home in Bray, the Irish …

The queen of BimboTok is back with a banger. On Friday, Chrissy Chlapecka released the colorful video for her song “Brat,” inspired by the iconic makeover scenes in the best Nineties movies, and featuring drag queens Sugar and Spice. “It’s campy, it’s fun. It’s a Nineties makeover montage, which is …

The inaugural Harlem Festival of Culture, which was set to take place this weekend with performances from A$AP Fern, Teyana Taylor, Wyclef and more, has been canceled due to the threat of extreme heat. Festival organizers announced the decision on Instagram Friday, July 28, citing President Joe Biden’s warning yesterday …

The extensive wait for Travis Scott‘s highly-anticipated new album Utopia is over. The Houston rapper had his elaborative project rollout momentarily derailed when his concert at the Pyramids of Giza was cancelled just days before it was set to take place, but he didn’t let that push the album off …

After nixing their Nashville concert a few hours before showtime last month due to an unspecified illness, the Chicks have announced additional postponements on their World Tour 2023: The trio’s July 29 stop in Knoxville, Tennessee; July 30 date in Greensboro, North Carolina; and an August 2 concert at Merriweather …

In light of Sinead O’Connor’s death, Morrissey has published an impassioned blog post criticizing what he views as disingenuous tributes to the singer, who died Wednesday at the age of 56. The statement, shared through his official website, positions the reactions to the musician’s death as hypocritical copouts, reading: “She …

This story was originally published in the March 12, 2015 issue of Rolling Stone. “She’s coming out,” a choreographer says over a P.A. system, sounding tense. “Everyone get your horns and masks on.” A couple of nights before the Grammys, 22 shirtless, flawlessly fit male dancers, each equipped with a …

Residente is no stranger to making controversial art. On Wednesday, the Puerto Rican rap star released his intensely graphic short film for “Quiero Ser Baladista,” or “I Want to Be a Ballad Singer,” in which he calls out the commercialism of the Latin music industry with the help of Ricky …

Sinéad O’Connor had plans for new music before her death. On Thursday, a day after the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer died at age 56, her 67 Management team revealed that she was working on a new album, reviewing tour dates, and considering a biopic. “As tribute to those who …

J. Cole sat down with Kevin Hart for his show Hart To Heart on Peacock, and opened up about how meditation and staying off social media has benefited his mental health. The Off-Season artist said that his new publicist had helped him find his way back to utilizing the art …