Demi Lovato‘s stellar album rollout is on speed drive! On Friday, the pop singer released her single “Fast,” the first release off her long-awaited electro-pop album, expected later this year. “I wanna go/I wanna go fast, I wanna go hard/I wanna go anywhere, anywhere you are,” Lovato repeats in the …
Read More »Jeannie Seely, Razor-Sharp Country Singer Known as 'Miss Country Soul,' Dead at 85
Jeannie Seely, the Grammy-winning country singer whose soulful voice was matched only by her confident, self-assured air, died on Friday in Hermitage, Tennessee, as a result of complications from an intestinal infection. She was 85. Seely’s representative, Don Murry Grubbs, confirmed the singer’s death to Rolling Stone. The music legend …
Read More »Why Choose One? Saweetie Wants 'Boffum' in Hyphy New Video
With “Boffum,” Saweetie delivered a quintessential Saweetie track — but also a stunning video. On Friday, as she released EP Hella Pressure, the rap queen shared the visual for her Young Buck-sampling single. “The duality of Saweetie is ‘Boffum.’ I’m this and I’m that,” Saweetie tells Rolling Stone of the …
Read More »Orlando Bloom Won't Have to Testify in Katy Perry's $15 Million Mansion War
Orlando Bloom is off the hook. The Pirates of the Caribbean actor will not be required to testify at an upcoming trial involving the $15 million California mansion that plunged his former fiancée Katy Perry into a headline-grabbing real estate war with 85-year-old Texas millionaire Carl Westcott. At a hearing …
Read More »Sean Combs Asks Judge to Ditch His Conviction or Retry Prostitution Counts
Follow all of our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs claims in a new court filing that his recent conviction on federal charges of transportation to engage in prostitution was “unprecedented,” so the court should vacate the jury’s verdict and fully acquit him – or grant him a new trial …
Read More »Quavo's Rocket Foundation Combats Recent Gun Violence With Emergency Trauma Therapy Fund
Over the weekend, two Atlanta residents — 18-year-old Deshawn Johnson and Offenders Alumni Association leader Aaron Hines — were among five who were killed in gun violence incidents in the city. Both previously worked with the community-based Rocket Foundation, founded by the rapper Quavo in 2022 following the death of …
Read More »Mariah the Scientist Taps Kali Uchis for Ultimate R&B Queen Link-Up
Hearts Sold Separately is just weeks away — and Mariah the Scientist is giving fans another song to preview her upcoming record. On Thursday, the R&B singer released the sultry “Is It a Crime,” featuring Kali Uchis‘ luscious vocals. “Tell me, what’s it to ya? Tell me, is it a …
Read More »How Adrian Quesada Reinvented the Classic Bolero — Again
For the past few years, Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas fame has injected new life into the 19th-century bolero. Inspired by the traditional Latin American ballad and psychedelic recordings of the Sixties and Seventies, Quesada is among the many artists and producers that are casting the genre in a new …
Read More »Ghostface Killah Is the Ultimate 'Rap Kingpin' on First 'Supreme Clientele 2' Track
Ghostface Killah has announced the long-awaited sequel to his 2000 classic, Supreme Clientele, with the album slated to arrive Aug. 22 via Mass Appeal. The Supreme Clientele 2 announcement was accompanied by the release of a first single, “Rap Kingpin,” which features some characteristically dense, over-the-top, and reference-stuffed Ghostface bars …
Read More »PinkPantheress Showcases 'Illegal,' 'Girl Like Me,' 'Tonight' Medley on 'Fallon'
PinkPantheress made her TV debut last night, appearing on The Tonight Show to perform a dance-ready medley of three of her songs. With the help of a DJ and a group of backup dancers, the British musician showcased a lively mash-up of “Illegal,” “Girl Like Me,” and “Tonight.” All three …
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