In an interview with radio host Big Boy, 50 Cent attempted to apologize to Megan Thee Stallion for making light of and perpetuating the idea that she had lied about being shot by Canadian artist Tory Lanez. Lanez was found guilty of shooting Megan last month and awaits sentencing. In …
Read More »Recording Academy Honors Missy Elliot, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre with Black Music Collective Global Impact Award
The Recording Academy‘s annual Black Music Collective event, hosted to honor Black creators in the music industry during Grammys week, will return this year to present five-time Grammy Award winner Lil Wayne, four-time Grammy Award winner Missy Elliot, and seven-time Grammy Award winner Dr. Dre with the Global Impact Award. …
Read More »Molly Tuttle's Guitar Picking Will Blow Your Mind. It Might Also Make Her a Grammy Winner
It’s the day before New Year’s Eve in Nashville, and Molly Tuttle is in a dressing room at the Ryman Auditorium, getting ready to open Old Crow Medicine Show’s annual year-end concerts later that night. Tuttle has played the Ryman stage in the past, but this time she does so …
Read More »See Alvvays Make Late-Night Debut With 'Belinda Says' on 'Fallon'
Three months after the release of Alvvays’ Blue Rev — one of Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of 2022 — the Canadian indie rock band made their late-night television debut Tuesday with a performance of the LP’s standout track “Belinda Says.” The group brought along a string section for the …
Read More »Harry Styles, Lizzo, Taylor Swift Dominate 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations
iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate its tenth anniversary when it airs live on Fox from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday, March 27, with Harry Styles, Lizzo, and Taylor Swift as the most nominated artists of the night. The nominations for the 2023 ceremony were announced Wednesday, and …
Read More »Radiohead Drummer Philip Selway Drops New Solo Single 'Picking Up Pieces'
Radiohead drummer Philip Selway has shared the propulsive new song “Picking Up Pieces,” the latest single off his upcoming album Strange Dance, his first solo LP in eight years. Ahead of Strange Dance’s Feb. 24 release, Selway also revealed the video for the track, which features guitar work courtesy of …
Read More »See Hip-Hop Through Wu-Tang Clan's Eyes in 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga' Final Season Trailer
The biopic series Wu-Tang: An American Saga premiered in 2019 as a 10-year labor of love from Alex Tse and RZA based on the Wu-Tang Clan founder’s 2009 autobiographical book, The Tao of Wu. Initially slated for 10 episodes and created by a writing staff made up of 10 people, …
Read More »Bob Dylan Unearths Original Version of 'Not Dark Yet' for Upcoming 'Fragments' Set
Ahead of the release of Bob Dylan’s Fragments — the 17th installment of The Bootleg Series, focusing on his Time Out of Mind sessions — the singer has unearthed “Version One” of that album’s “Not Dark Yet.” Unlike its released counterpart, the first run-through of the track — recorded Jan. …
Read More »Sam Smith Is a Voyeur's Biggest Fantasy on New Single 'Gimme' With Jessie Reyez and Koffee
Sam Smith feels the eyes on them on their latest single, “Gimme,” set to appear on their fourth studio album Gloria, out later this month on Jan. 27. “Voyeurs are watching us,” they notice — but instead of shying away, they’re putting on a show. “I’m a sexual person, I …
Read More »Harry Styles Sues Online Vendors Over Unauthorized Merch
Harry Styles has filed a lawsuit against online sellers in an attempt to stop the sale of unauthorized merchandise proliferating on the internet. Billboard Pro reports that lawyers for the Harry’s House singer filed the legal action Tuesday in a Chicago federal court, the latest in a series of lawsuits …
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