Swizz Beatz links up with Lil Durk and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie in the new music video for “Say Less,” their collaboration from the producer/rapper’s recent project, Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2. The chrome-plated, black-and-white clip finds the three artists performing the menacing, braggadocious song primarily in front of …
Read More »Fall Out Boy's Literal Teardrops Are Pressed Into Limited-Edition 'So Much (for) Stardust' Vinyl
Fall Out Boy may not have put their blood and sweat into creating their latest album, but they did put their tears into it — literally. On Monday, the band announced an extremely limited-edition vinyl of So Much (for) Stardust that was pressed with Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump‘s actual …
Read More »Chance the Rapper 'Would've Died' From Xanax Use If He Didn't Have His 'Spirit Tugged On'
Chance the Rapper is reflecting on a difficult time from his past. In celebration of the tenth anniversary of his Acid Rap project, the rap star opened up to Complex about his struggles with substance abuse during his early career days. During the interview, Chance was asked how his life …
Read More »Pharrell's Something in the Water Fest Cancels Final Day Due to Severe Weather
The third and final day of Pharrell’s Something in the Water festival at the Virginia Beach waterfront was canceled due to severe weather. The Sunday lineup had boasted Grace Jones, Clipse, Lil Uzi Vert, Wu-Tang Clan, 100 Gecs, Nile Rodgers & Chic, and more artists. “We did not make this …
Read More »Taylor Swift Has Taken Over… Formula 1?
Like all fun, dumb, egregiously unverified celebrity rumors these days, it came from Deux Moi: Taylor Swift, fresh off her breakup with Joe Alwyn, was allegedly racing back to the dating world with… Formula 1 driver and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso. That was back in mid-April, and there’s been …
Read More »You Are Grimes Now: Inside Music's Weird AI Future
When the anonymous songwriter/producer Ghostwriter recently dropped “Heart on My Sleeve,” a song built around the AI-cloned voices of Drake and The Weeknd, Universal Music Group moved instantly to remove it from streaming services. But one artist has reacted very differently to the emerging technology. Grimes, whose last album was …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Plays Van Morrison Song as Proof He Didn't Steal From Marvin Gaye in Copyright Trial
Ed Sheeran spent another day in court attempting to convince non-musicians that “Thinking Out Loud” didn’t rip off Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It On.” On Monday, the singer whipped out his guitar once again, this time running through four acoustic song mashups between his song and ones from Nina Simone, …
Read More »Pride Live Recruits Christina Aguilera to Headline 2023 Stonewall Day Celebration
Pride Live will take its annual Stonewall Day celebration to new heights in 2023. This year’s benefit concert will make the move from outside of the historic Stonewall Inn in New York’s West Village to the Public Square & Gardens at Hudson Yards on the West Side. A bigger stage …
Read More »Stagecoach 2023: Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, and Nostalgia Dominate Country's California Fest
This year’s Stagecoach Festival was a love letter to country music’s past and a nod to its wide-open future. While the festival — the genre’s largest, most rollicking reunion that takes place in California’s low desert the week after Coachella — was sparse on guest appearances (no Axl Rose, this …
Read More »Bachman-Turner Overdrive Guitarist Tim Bachman Dead at 71
Bachman–Turner Overdrive’s founding guitarist Tim Bachman has died at the age of 71. His son, Ryder Bachman, confirmed the guitarist’s death on social media. Alongside his brothers Robbie and Randy, as well as Fred Turner, the musician performed on two of the band’s defining records, Bachman–Turner Overdrive and Bachman–Turner Overdrive …
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