As promised, Hot Boys — the rap supergroup of Lil Wayne, Juvenile, Turk, and B.G. — reunited in full for the first time in over 15 years at Wayne’s Lil WeezyAna Festival Saturday in New Orleans. According to the New Orleans Times-Pecayune, the reunion set lasted about 22 minutes, and …
Read More »Blitzen Trapper Launch East Coast Tour in Support of Zen-Like New Album
When Eric Earley isn’t fronting indie-rock darlings Blitzen Trapper, he’s been spending his days working full-time at a homeless shelter in Portland, Oregon, a job he’s held since 2018. “You’re trying to help them have a roof over their heads, help them with paperwork,” Early tells Rolling Stone. “I just …
Read More »Morrissey's Dallas Concert Cut Short After Fans Invade the Stage
Morrissey’s concert in Dallas was cut short Saturday after the stage was invaded by overeager fans attempting to embrace the singer, with a security guard apparently injured during the chaos. Video from the Music Hall at Fair Park concert shows that, during the encore performance of “First of the Gang …
Read More »Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey Set for Kamala Harris' Election Eve Pennsylvania Rallies
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, the Roots, Jazmine Sullivan, and more will take part in Kamala Harris election-eve rallies in Pennsylvania, the Harris-Walz campaign announced Sunday. Oprah Winfrey will also make an appearance at the Philadelphia rally on Monday, which will also include performances or remarks by artists like Gaga, Sullivan, …
Read More »Michael Stipe Performs 'Driver 8,' Trolls Trump at Harris-Walz Event in Georgia
Michael Stipe performed at a Harris-Walz get-out-the-vote rally in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday attended by Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (MN) and second gentleman Doug Emhoff. He performed R.E.M.’s “Driver 8” from the band’s third album, 1985’s Fables of the Reconstruction. “Thank you for being here, and thank …
Read More »Tyler, The Creator's 'Chromakopia' Goes Number One With Just Four Days of Sales
Tyler, The Creator’s Chromakopia has debuted atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, the publication confirmed on Sunday, marking the rapper’s third consecutive Number One record. Tyler broke away from industry norms for Chromakopia’s rollout, electing to drop the project on a Monday morning rather than at the typical midnight Friday …
Read More »See Cyndi Lauper, Hayley Williams Duet 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' at Nashville Show
Cyndi Lauper brought out surprise guest Hayley Williams to join her on “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” at the singer’s Friday night concert in Paramore’s hometown of Nashville. The performance came five years after Williams also made a guest appearance to duet the same 1983 hit during Kacey Musgraves’ concert …
Read More »Willie Nelson Remembers Kris Kristofferson: 'I Hated to Lose Him'
Willie Nelson looked back at the career of his longtime friend and collaborator Kris Kristofferson, remembering the legendary songwriter as he released his 76th album The Last Leaf On the Tree on Friday. “He was a great songwriter,” Nelson told the Associated Press in an interview published on Friday. “He …
Read More »Young Thug YSL Trial Plea: 5 Times Lawyer Blasted 'Offensive' Prosecution
When Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug stepped up to a courtroom podium Thursday to give a non-negotiated plea in his gang and racketeering conspiracy case in Atlanta, it was a gamble that paid off. Without any safety net in the form of a signed deal with prosecutors, the artist born Jeffery …
Read More »See Bruce Springsteen's Powerful 'Hopes and Dreams' Harris-Walz Campaign Ad
Bruce Springsteen’s recent appearance at a Philadelphia rally for Kamala Harris features in a new campaign ad that the rocker shared on social media just days before the election. In the ad dubbed “Hopes and Dreams” — a nod to his song “Land of Hope and Dreams,” which he performed …
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