Katy Perry had a near-disastrous moment at her San Francisco concert Friday as the singer’s giant butterfly prop plunged several feet while the singer was riding on it. One of the set pieces of the Lifetimes Tour features Perry saddled atop the butterfly prop as it floats above the audience …
Read More »Charli XCX and the 1975's George Daniel Marry in London Ceremony
Charli XCX and the 1975’s George Daniel were married Saturday at a ceremony at London’s Hackney Town Hall following a 19-month engagement. Photos of the pair in wedding attire and surrounded by family and friends first surfaced on social media Saturday, with People reporting the singer born Charlotte Aitchison and …
Read More »CEO in Coldplay Concert Controversy Resigns From Astronomer
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned after he was seen intimately embracing the company’s chief human resources officer, Kristin Cabot, during Coldplay’s concert in Boston on Wednesday. Their moment at Gillette Stadium was caught on the jumbotron. “As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have …
Read More »Billie Eilish Reveals She's Working on 'Something Very Special' With James Cameron
Billie Eilish and filmmaker James Cameron are teaming up for “something very, very special,” the singer revealed on Saturday at her Manchester, England show at Co-op Live. “So you may have noticed there’s like more cameras than usual,” she told the sold-out crowd at the first show of her four-night …
Read More »This Texas Songwriter Watched Her RV Park Wash Away in July 4 Floods: 'Going to Haunt Me Forever'
Julia Hatfield was just one of the residents of the Blue Oak RV Park along the Guadalupe River in Ingram, Texas, when the devastating and deadly flash flood of July 4 decimated the park. Even now, she says, her neighbors are still a long way to rebuilding — and recovering. …
Read More »Police End Investigation Into Kneecap's Glastonbury Performance
The British police force that began investigating the Irish rap group Kneecap after their Glastonbury Festival performance last month has backed down, per the BBC. In their set, the group doubled down on their long-time support for Palestine and their condemnation of what they’ve controversially called “genocide” by Israel in …
Read More »Meet the Artist Transforming Hair Metal Hits into Brooding Outlaw Country Songs
About a decade ago, Nashville was breathlessly trying to find the next Chris Stapleton, who had just vanquished “bro country” and resurrected a more authentic country sound with his debut album, Traveller. Alex Williams, an Indiana native with a mesmerizing, Stapleton-like baritone and a steely gaze, found himself in the …
Read More »Katseye Enrolls at Monster High for Reimagined 'Fright Song'
The girls of Katseye are the newest ghoul kids! On Friday, Monster High released a new version of its dolls’ theme “Fright Song,” reimagined and performed by Katseye. For the music video, each member portrayed a monster inspired by their cultural background: Megan became the Huli Jing, a shape-shifting fox …
Read More »Zach Bryan Sings a Melancholic Duet With Gabriella Rose on 'Madeline'
Zach Bryan teams up with country newcomer Gabriella Rose for a stripped-back, emotional duet on his new track “Madeline,” released Friday. The song features Bryan’s gravelly vocals over guitar strums before Rose’s sweet voice enters with a response verse. The pair trade lines as lovers recently separated by distance and …
Read More »Why Bradley Nowell's Son Jakob Is Writing New Sublime Songs Now
When the late Bradley Nowell’s son, Jakob Nowell, joined the reunited Sublime with original members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson, he originally thought it would be a touring-only project. “The Sublime catalog is sacred,” he says now. “We don’t wanna ruin it.” But when he started experimenting with singing along …
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