Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, a post-breakup bop from Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, and Gracie Abrams, a sleek, moody highlight from Tate McRae‘s new album, and a scorched-earth rager from Rico …
Read More »Lady Gaga Will Finally Return to Brazil to Headline Free Concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio
Lady Gaga is going to Brazil. On May 3, the musician will headline a performance at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro as part of the Todo Mundo no Rio initiative, which aims to highlight economic benefits of entertainment in the city. The event will be free and open to …
Read More »Cardi B and DJ Khaled Search for 'Higher Love' on Desi Trill 'Smurfs' Single
DJ Khaled and Cardi B have joined Natania and Subhi for Desi Trill’s Belinda Carlisle-sampling single “Higher Love.” The record, which will appear on the soundtrack to the new Smurfs movie, flips “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” into a multilingual love song. “Think about me, I’m on your mental/Give …
Read More »'Leaving Neverland' Director Has More to Reveal in 'Surviving Michael Jackson' Documentary
The documentary Finding Neverland premiered in two parts on HBO in 2019. Across four hours, former child performers Wade Robson and James Safechuck provided grueling descriptions of being allegedly groomed and sexually abused by Michael Jackson as children. The release sparked a number of questions, among them being the status …
Read More »Kanye West Hit With Sanctions in Lawsuit Citing Antisemitic Tirades
Kanye West got in trouble with a judge Thursday for ducking his deposition in a lawsuit alleging he subjected staff and students to bigoted rants and threats at his ill-fated Donda Academy school. At a court hearing in downtown Los Angeles, Judge Thomas Long ordered the rapper, who now goes …
Read More »Watch Lisa, Raye, and Doja Cat Make the Best of a 10-Hour Shoot for 'Born Again' Video
Lisa, Raye, and Doja Cat know how to transform anything into a good time. In a new behind-the-scenes clip from the set of their “Born Again” music video, the stars show just how much fun an all-day video shoot can be. “We’re at the music video set for ‘Born Again’ …
Read More »The Tao of Kurt Cobain: 12 Great Quotes From the Nirvana Frontman
Today would have been Kurt Cobain‘s birthday. The Nirvana singer, guitarist and songwriter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in April of 1994 at the age of 27. During his lifetime, Cobain spearheaded an international phenomenon, becoming not only the most visible representative of Seattle’s grunge scene but also an …
Read More »Lady Gaga Confirms 'Telephone' Will Be Continued, Possibly With Beyoncé
Fifteen years ago, Lady Gaga released EP The Fame Monster, a reissue of her 2008 debut album The Fame. In a stark contrast to its predecessor, the pop star’s EP tracks chronicled the sordid and grotty bits of celebrity. Among the four new songs on the reissue was “Telephone,” a …
Read More »Miranda Lambert Returns to Her Roots in 'Run' Video
Miranda Lambert is as free as ever in the music video for her latest single, “Run,” which appeared on her recent studio album Postcards From Texas. The video was filmed a few hundred miles away from Texas in Gold Canyon, Arizona, but nonetheless carried a sense of familiarity for the …
Read More »Liam Payne's Friend, Two Hotel Workers Acquitted in Death Investigation
Liam Payne‘s friend Roger Nores and two workers at the CasaSur Palermo hotel had their charges fully dropped in the singer’s death investigation, a panel of judges from Argentina’s Court of Appeals announced in an extensive ruling obtained by Rolling Stone on Wednesday night. “Glad this is finally over,” Nores …
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