Jimmie Allen has been accused of sexual battery, assault, and false imprisonment in a lawsuit filed against the country singer by one of his former managers. The lawsuit, filed in a Tennessee district court Thursday and obtained by Rolling Stone, details a series of alleged sexual assaults and other misconduct …
Read More »Dad Jokes and Veiny Hands: See Jorja Smith's Flirty New 'Little Things' Video
It’s the small details that get Jorja Smith high in her new single, “Little Things.” On the track, which fuses R&B with clubby rave music, she flirts relentlessly with the person who caught her eye. “Won’t you come with me and spend the night,” she sings in the chorus. “Just …
Read More »Jimmie Allen Out of CMA Fest; Suspended by Label, PR Firm Following Sexual Assault Allegations
Jimmie Allen was removed from this year’s CMAFest performance lineup, following allegations of assault and sexual abuse that emerged last week. A rep from the Country Music Association confirmed his removal from the lineup to Rolling Stone. Allen was originally set to play Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on June 11, a …
Read More »Jimmie Allen Out as Commencement Speaker Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
Jimmie Allen has been removed from Delaware State University’s 2023 commencement ceremony, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The country-music star and Delaware native was ousted from Friday’s undergraduate ceremony following allegations of sexual assault. Allen, who attended the university from 2004 to 2006, was also slated to be nominated for an …
Read More »We've Heard the Future of Music. So Far, It Sounds Terrible
Google just rolled out one of the most anticipated artificial intelligence music generators in the industry, a powerful tool that can let anyone who uses it describe music they want to hear and have a track generated seconds later. It’s a potential game-changer in the buzzy AI music sphere, but …
Read More »Lorde Joins Muna for Surprise 'Silk Chiffon' Performance in NYC
Lorde dropped by Muna‘s 2023 tour on Tuesday night in New York City. During the group’s performance of “Silk Chiffon” — their first release onPhoebe Bridgers’Saddest Factory Records — the Solar Power singer joined Muna onstage. Dressed in baggy red pants and a leather jacket over a black bra, Lorde …
Read More »BTS Documentaries 'J-Hope in the Box' and 'Suga: Road to D-Day' Head to Theaters
Movie theaters internationally will welcome BTS Army this summer as the solo documentaries J-Hope in the Box and Suga: Road to D-Day hit the big screen for their first wide-spread theatrical release. Both films will begin playing in theaters on June 17 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of BTS’ debut. …
Read More »2023 ACM Awards: The Complete Winners List
The 58th Academy of Country Music Awards streamed live from Frisco, Texas, on Prime Video on Thursday, awarding trophies to nominees like Hardy, Brothers Osborne, and the night’s big winner, Lainey Wilson, who took home the award for Album of the Year for Bell Bottom Country. Chris Stapleton won the …
Read More »How Ed Sheeran Really Writes Songs
Between his strong new album –(pronouncedSubtract) and the week he spent in court successfully proving the originality of “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran and his songwriting methods are under the sharpest scrutiny of his career. Other than the man himself, few have more insight into that subject than Snow Patrol …
Read More »James McMurtry Plays 'Red Dress' in Drag to Protest Tennessee's Anti-Drag Law
James McMurtry took the title of his 2002 song “Red Dress” quite literally while playing a string of shows in Tennessee last week. The songwriter — one of America’s greatest living ones, at that —delivered his encore in Knoxville and Nashville dressed in drag to protest the state’s anti-drag legislation. …
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