John Mayer and Billy Joel discuss the surreal luck of longevity in music in the first look at Mayer’s new interview series for SiriusXM, How’s Life. The show is set to premiere this Thursday, Nov. 28, on the singer-songwriter’s “Life With John Mayer” station at 8 p.m. ET. Following the …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Caps His Huge Year With a Victory Lap on 'GNX'
In 2024, the world of rap has belonged to Kendrick Lamar. It’s not just that he scored two Number One singles, one alongside Future and Metro Boomin with “Like That,” and a second on his own, “Not Like Us,” — and perhaps a third on the way before the year …
Read More »Universal Music Group Calls Fred Durst's Fraud Claims a 'Fallacy'
Universal Music Group responded to Fred Durst’s fraud lawsuit for the first time last week, saying the Limp Bizkit frontman’s allegations against the company were “based on a fallacy” while motioning for the case to be tossed. “Plaintiffs’ entire narrative that UMG tried to conceal royalties is a fiction,” the …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Packs His 'Squabble Up' Video With West Coast References
After the successful release of GNX, some of Kendrick Lamar‘s opps are probably flipping through the How to Be More Like Kendrick for Dummies book he holds in the “Squabble Up” video. On Monday, the rapper released the follow-up video to “Not Like Us” and filled it with references to …
Read More »'Bit of a Moment': Taylor Swift Bids Teary Eras Tour Farewell to Toronto
Taylor Swift got emotional as she celebrated her final Eras Tour stop in Toronto on Saturday, her sixth at Rogers Centre. In a video clip posted by a fan on TikTok, she addressed the crowd after receiving a standing ovation for “Champagne Problems.” “Toronto, we’re at the very end of …
Read More »Inside the Highs and Lows of Sapphic Pop's Banner Year
H alfway through their set, Muna address the elephant in the stadium. “We just wanted to acknowledge that someone very special is missing tonight,” says the indie-pop trio’s lead singer, Katie Gavin. It’s day one of All Things Go, an independent music festival that fans nicknamed Lesbopalooza due to its …
Read More »Boldy James and Benny the Butcher Play With Art and Reality on 'Rabies'
Two of Griselda’s best connected on “Rabies,” a track from Boldy James and Harry Fraud’s aptly named new album The Bricktionary. Both artists are recognized as skilled scribes of R-rated drug epics through song, and their latest collaboration doesn’t disappoint. Harry Fraud laced the two with a soaring guitar-based loop, …
Read More »Adele Concludes Vegas Residency: 'I Don't Know When I Next Want to Perform'
It has been an emotional weekend for pop stars, with Adele bidding adieu to her Las Vegas residency, and Taylor Swift ending her Toronto Eras Tour run with a teary goodbye. Adele delivered a tearful speech on Saturday night, Nov. 23, during her final Weekends With Adele Las Vegas residency …
Read More »'You Don't Need to Be a Politician to Make Change': PJ Sin Suela Refuses to Lose Hope
PJ Sin Suela has had one of the busiest years of his career. The perennial fan-favorite in Puerto Rico started his career more than a decade ago on Soundcloud. His dynamic stage presence, charismatic personality, catchy delivery, and clever bars put him on the map early. By 2018, he was …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Dedicates 'No Surrender' Performance to Bruce Springsteen
Eddie Vedder dedicated Pearl Jam’s post-election performance of Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 classic “No Surrender” to the Boss himself. The band performed it on Saturday, Nov. 23, at Engie Stadium in Sydney, Australia, their final date of their Dark Matter world tour. Vedder began by mentioning how Springsteen was wrapping up …
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