Former Journey frontman Steve Perry has withdrawn his lawsuit against his ex-bandmates over the trademarks to 20 of the group’s biggest songs. In Sept. 2022, Perry, who permanently exited the band in 1998, filed legal papers to prevent Freedom JN LLC — a company headed by Journey’s Neal Schon and …
Read More »The Weeknd Wonders 'Is There Someone Else?' in Sultry Video
A year ago on Jan. 7, the Weeknd dropped his fifth studio album, Dawn FM. And to mark the occasion, the singer released a sultry new video for LP track, “Is There Someone Else?” In the Cliqua-directed clip (the duo also helmed visuals for Dawn FM’s “Take My Breath,” “Sacrifice,” …
Read More »Multiple People Shot During French Montana Release Party in Florida
Multiple people were shot outside a Miami Gardens, Florida restaurant where a French Montana event was taking place Thursday night, Jan. 5. The restaurant, the Licking — which is part of a restaurant group owned by DJ Khaled — confirmed that the incident took place while the music video was …
Read More »PinkPantheress, Quavo, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week PinkPantheress teams up with Skrillex and Trippie Redd, Quavo offers a moving a tribute to the late Takeoff, and dancehall singer Popcaan drops a sweet one …
Read More »Skrillex, PinkPantheress, and Trippie Redd's 'Way Back' Is a Love Song With a Bite
Pop is always a little more interesting when Skrillex is around. The hardcore artist-turned-megaproducer/DJ helped popularize dubstep in the mainstream while also ushering an EDM-forward era of both pop music and rap. But in the last several years, he quietly stepped back from being one of our most prolific stars, …
Read More »Modest Mouse to Headline In Between Days Festival Following Jeremiah Green's Death
In Between Days, the Massachusetts music festival, will welcome Modest Mouse as headliners this August. The performance announcement comes after drummer and founding member Jeremiah Green died on Dec. 31 following a battle with cancer. “Modest Mouse’s management has indicated to us that the band is committed to performing at …
Read More »Triller Sued Again for Alleged Non-Payment of License Fees
Triller, the short-video social media app, is facing another lawsuit from a major music publisher claiming it fails to pay licensing fees outlined in its contracts. Universal Music Publishing sued Triller in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Thursday, alleging Triller “repeatedly failed to deliver on its promises” to meet …
Read More »Celine Dion 'Fans' Picket Rolling Stone Over 'Greatest Singers' List
Fans of Celine Dion gathered outside the offices of Rolling Stone on Friday afternoon to protest the superstar vocalist’s exclusion from our recent list of The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. The small but vociferous cadre of Dion devotees sang and shouted and held signs that read “How Can …
Read More »Iggy Pop Is a Lovable, Old-As-Hell, Eternally Young Punk-Rock Maniac on 'Every Loser'
“I’m in a frenzy!” 75-year-old Iggy Pop barks on “Frenzy,” the first track on Every Loser. This comes as something of a surprise. While such a state used to be par for the course for the most shirtless man in rock, it’s been a while since his solo work has …
Read More »Two Years After 'Patria Y Vida,' Cuban Rapper Maykel Osorbo Remains in Jail
M aybe it was the excitement of post-lockdown celebrations or the simple triumph of getting through the worst of the pandemic, but the energy felt different at the 22nd annual Latin Grammys back in November of 2021. Thousands of people, dressed in shimmering gowns and slick suits, had gathered at …
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