CoCo Lee, the singer who performed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’s “A Love Before Time” at the 2001 Oscars and who voiced Fa Mulan in the Mandarin version of Mulan, died by suicide Wednesday. Her sisters, Carol and Nancy Lee, confirmed the news in an Instagram post. She was 48. “Although …
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When asked about her age, Afro-Indigenous-Venezuelan producer and songwriter Gotopo doesn’t give an exact number. Instead, her answer sounds like one of the lyrics of Sacúdete, her recent debut EP. “I am older than all the trees that surround me,” she tells Rolling Stone via Zoom one afternoon from a …
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Kanye West has involved Dov Charney — the controversial founder of American Apparel who’s been accused of sexual harassment by numerous women and printed West’s infamous “White Lives Matter” shirt — in his Yeezy business, Rolling Stone has learned. A source familiar with the situation tells Rolling Stone that Yeezy …
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Watch Belinda Carlisle, Boyz II Men, Babyface Perform on PBS' 'A Capitol Fourth 2023'
PBS held its annual Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C. last evening, tapping a vast group of performers to spearhead the festivities. Chicago, Boyz II Men, Belinda Carlisle, Babyface, Maddie & Tae, Charles Esten, Renée Fleming, and Adrienne Warren were among those to take the stage, and even Sesame …
Read More »Music Made With AI Will Be Eligible for Grammys, But Only Humans Will Be Awarded
The Grammy Awards are getting ahead of the curve when it comes to dealing with artificial intelligence in the music industry. A change to the ceremony’s guidelines last month opened the door for music created with AI to be eligible for awards, however, “a work that contains no human authorship …
Read More »See 'Euphoria' Star Hunter Schafer's Video for Anohni and the Johnsons' 'Why Am I Alive Now'
A trio of trans artists, models, and actresses unite in a bare, industrial wasteland in the video for Anohni and the Johnsons’ “Why Am I Alive Now.” Hunter Schafer, one of the most prominent transgender actresses working today after portraying Jules Vaughn on HBO’s Euphoria, directed the clip for the …
Read More »How Lil Uzi Vert Turned 'Pink Tape' Metalcore
Lil Uzi Vert‘s long-awaited album, Pink Tape, arrived last week and found the eclectic MC in decidedly new terrain. With features by everyone from Nicki Minaj to New York electro-pop duo Snow Strippers, Pink Tape is as inventive and untethered by convention as Uzi’s forward-thinking fashion sense. As such, reactions …
Read More »Luke Combs Isn't Hawking Weight-Loss Gummies — AI Scammers Are
It looks like Luke Combs and sounds like Luke Combs, but the words the country star is “speaking” in an online ad peddling “miracle” weight-loss gummies sure aren’t his. “I was at an all-time low, and then God blessed me with the miracle root gummies. My good friend Lainey Wilson …
Read More »Sci-fi and Beauty: Behind Christina Aguilera's Pride Island Looks With CHRISHABANA
It comes as no surprise that Chris Habana, the founder of his namesake label CHRISHABANA, has built an impressive list of clientele, from Beyoncé to Melanie Martinez to Cardi B, and now Christina Aguilera, or Xtina as the real fans call her. His sci-fi meets beauty and horror approach has …
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