In a recent, lengthy Twitter spat, Cardi B clashed with popular social blog the Shade Room after she accused the outlet of posting only “negative” content about her. She claimed the website’s moderators ignored her private messages, leaving her no choice but to take her issues public. On Sunday, the …
Read More »Frank Ocean Returns With New Music — Kinda — on 'Blonded Radio' Show
Frank Ocean finally dropped a bit of new music, producing an instrumental score for a new episode of his Apple Music 1 show, Blonded Radio. The trance-like composition — which starts out atmospheric before settling into a steady late-night dancefloor groove — appears in “Blonded Lucy in the Sky With …
Read More »Watch Billy Joel Perform 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' With Def Leppard's Joe Elliott
Billy Joel performed at Detroit’s Comerica Park on July 9, just one night before the Mötley Crüe/Def Leppard/Poison/Joan Jett mega tour hit the same venue. It happened to be a night off for the Eighties hard rock groups, and Joel brought out one of the lead singers to give his …
Read More »Halsey Auctioning Paintings From 'Love and Power' Tour to Benefit Abortion Funds
Halsey is auctioning off a series of paintings created on stage during their “Love and Power Tour,” with all the proceeds benefiting the National Network of Abortion Funds. The five paintings are on sale now as part of Sotheby’s Contemporary Discoveries auction, which wraps on July 19. Each piece has …
Read More »Reba McEntire Announces Fall Arena Tour With Terri Clark
Reba McEntire has announced a string of headlining arena tour dates for fall 2022. “Reba: Live in Concert” will get underway in October and features guest performer Terri Clark. Kicking off Oct. 13 in Lafayette, Louisiana, the trek will run 17 dates in total and wrap up in the second …
Read More »Rage Against The Machine Roar Back to Life at Explosive Reunion Tour Launch
Near the end of Rage Against the Machine‘s first concert in 11 years, frontman Zack de la Rocha walked to the tip of the stage, squinted his eyes shut, and roared out the “fuck you I won’t do what you tell me” climax of “Killing In The Name” as roughly …
Read More »The Radical Openness of Frank Ocean's 'Channel Orange'
Released ten years ago today, Frank Ocean’s debut, Channel Orange, stands as a singular achievement in popular culture and a touchstone for a cohort born into the ethics of social media. Frank exhibits the kind of radical openness that would come to define a generation of young people who, like …
Read More »See Pearl Jam Bring Out Johnny Marr to Cover Neil Young Song in London
Pearl Jam brought out Johnny Marr to join them on a pair of classic rock covers during the band’s Saturday night at London’s Hyde Park. The Smiths guitarist, who opened for the band Saturday, first came out mid-set for a rendition of Neil Young’s “Throw Your Hatred Down” (off the …
Read More »Kanye West Returns to Stage to Deliver 'Eazy' at the Game's L.A. Show
Kanye West returned to the stage for the first time in nearly five months to deliver his verse from “Eazy” during the the Game’s concert Friday night. The performance marked the first time the rappers’ collaborative single had been played live. The perpetually ski-masked Ye initially simply appeared onstage during …
Read More »Shawn Mendes Postpones Tour Dates, Citing Mental Health Reasons
Shawn Mendes announced that he will postpone a slate of upcoming concerts, stating his decision to return to touring was proving difficult to manage. In a social media post, Mendes said the move “breaks his heart,” but spending nearly a decade in the spotlight was beginning to take its toll …
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