Bruce Springsteen returned to the Colts Neck, New Jersey bedroom where he recorded much of his “masterpiece” Nebraska for a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning that commemorated his 1982 classic. “If I had to pick one album out and say ‘This is going to represent you 50 years from …
Read More »Juan Luis Guerra's Timeless Classics Come to Madison Square Garden
Fans flooded into Madison Square Garden for a rare opportunity to see Juan Luis Guerra and his 4.40 band play at one of the most prestigious venues in the U.S. this week. MSG was the fourth of twelve stops on Guerra’s Entre Mar y Palmeras Tour, named for the Dominican …
Read More »Kanye West Fallout Sparks Class Action Lawsuit Against Adidas
Adidas shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the clothing company failed to minimize the fallout over their since-terminated partnership with Kanye West, which resulted in a sharp decline in Adidas’ stock. The lawsuit, filed in an Oregon district court Friday and obtained by Rolling Stone, claims that …
Read More »Bamboozle Festival With Limp Bizkit, Rick Ross Shuts Down
With about a week left to go, Atlantic City’s Bamboozle Festival was shut down before it even opened its doors. The concert had been set to feature Limp Bizkit, Rick Ross, Papa Roach, and DJ Steve Aoki. “After extensive discussions, we have made the heartbreaking decision to cancel Bamboozle 2023,” …
Read More »Taylor Swift Dedicates Live Debut of 'Coney Island' to the National at Atlanta Show
Taylor Swift performed her Evermore track “Coney Island” live for the first time Friday as The Eras Tour reached Atlanta. As Swift noted onstage at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Friday also marked the release date for the National’s new album First Two Pages of Frankenstein; the National features one of Swift’s go-to …
Read More »Filmmaker Faces Cease-and-Desist From AEG Over Frank Ocean Coachella Video
A filmmaker has been hit with a cease-and-desist notice from Coachella’s parent company AEG after uploading Frank Ocean’s chaotic headlining set at the festival composed of fan-shot videos. The upload in question — which edited together 150 different YouTube videos to recreate Ocean’s entire and controversial 80-minute set — was …
Read More »Tsu Surf Pleads Guilty to RICO, Firearms Charges
Newark battle rapper Tsu Surf has pleaded guilty to Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy charges in connection to his involvement in the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips in New Jersey. He faces up to 30 years in prison. According to a statement released on Friday by the United States …
Read More »Niall Horan Offers a Shoulder to Lean on in the Midst of a 'Meltdown' on New Single
One Direction were never the best people to go to for advice. In 2013, they shared the Midnight Memories deep cut “Don’t Forget Where You Belong,” which featured possibly the least reassuring words of wisdom ever written: “If you ever feel alone, don’t.” Luckily, Niall Horan has sharpened his comforting …
Read More »See the Real Donna Summer — Singer, Actress, Mother — in Doc Trailer
The trailer for Donna Summer: Love to Love You, a new documentary about the late disco legend, focuses on the identity crisis she felt, juggling stardom, motherhood, and just who she wanted to be. “My approach to singing, I approach it as an actress,” she says in an archival interview. …
Read More »Connie Converse Was 'the Female Bob Dylan.' Then She Disappeared
In 2010, I was at a friend’s party when a song came up on the house speakers — one that sounded both entirely new to me and as familiar as my own skin. A woman was singing in a plaintive tone about “a place they call Lonesome.” I couldn’t place …
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