Live Nation is raising the curtain on how it plans to fight a trio of lawsuits stemming from the backstage stabbing death of rapper Drakeo The Ruler at the Once Upon A Time in L.A. festival in downtown Los Angeles last December. The three lawsuits were filed separately by Drakeo’s …
Read More »K-Pop Group Le Sserafim Drops Member Kim Ga-ram After Bullying Allegations
Le Sserafim, a new South Korean girl group, announced that one of its members, Kim Ga-ram, will no longer be part of the group following accusations that she was involved in bullying incidents at school. The group’s label/management companies, Source Music and Hybe Corporation, confirmed Ga-ram’s exit in a statement …
Read More »New Reward Offered for Lady Gaga Dog Walker Shooting Suspect Accidentally Released from Jail
The man mistakenly released from jail after he was arrested and charged with shooting Lady Gaga‘s dog walker is now the subject of a $5,000 reward announced by the U.S. Marshals Service. James Howard Jackson, 19, was erroneously released from custody April 6, 2022, due to a clerical error, and …
Read More »Beach Bunny's 'Emotional Creature' Is Part Nineties Rom-Com, Part TikTok-Era Indie-Pop Breakthrough, And Altogether Excellent
“‘Cause somebody’s gonna figure me out / It’s what I am, it’s what I was, It’s what I wanna become,” Beach Bunny’s Lili Trifilio sings with resignation on “Entropy,” the opener of the band’s striking sophomore album. The line has a double meaning: She yearns for the liberation that will …
Read More »Watch Courtney Barnett Perform Reflective Track 'Before You Gotta Go' on 'Colbert'
Courtney Barnett stopped by The Late Show to perform her song “Before You Gotta Go.” Appearing with her band, Barnett showcased the mid-tempo track in front of video backdrops with projected scenes of nature. “Before You Gotta Go” comes off Barnett’s most recent LP, Things Take Time, Take Time, released …
Read More »What Does Harry Styles Smell Like? Lizzo Did the Sniffing
Lizzo probably knows that most of us will likely never get a whiff of Harry Styles‘ scent — though we’ll keep dreaming — so she did us a favor and revealed his signature scent. In an ask-me-anything segment with Elle UK, the “About Damn Time” singer shared some very specific …
Read More »Chance The Rapper, Vic Mensa Announce West African Music Festival for 2023
Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa will host the Black Star Line Festival, set to take place in Accra, Ghana on Jan. 6, 2023. The music and arts festival, which will be held in the historic Black Star Square, aims to be a bridge between Black artists of the Diaspora …
Read More »Beyoncé Shares 16-Song Tracklist From Seventh Album 'Renaissance'
Beyoncé is mere days from releasing Renaissance and is giving the Beyhive more nuggets of info on what to expect from the album. On Wednesday, Queen Bey shared the names via her Instagram story of the 16 songs featured on her LP, out next Friday. “Break My Soul,” her LP’s …
Read More »Jake Blount Says We're Taking the Earth for Granted in 'Once There Was No Sun' Video
On the latest offering from his upcoming albumThe New Faith, Jake Blount transforms an ages-old folk standard most commonly associated with Bessie Jones into a contemporary tale about taking the planet for granted in the face of the climate crisis. “Once There Was No Sun,” Blount said in a statement, …
Read More »David Crosby on Donald Trump, Forgiving an Abusive Parent, and the JFK Assassination
As one unfortunate visual artist on Twitter learned a few days back, David Crosby is not shy about sharing his opinions. That may upset some people on the Internet, but it makes him perfect for the role of Rolling Stone‘s official advice columnist. In this newest chapter of Ask Croz, …
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