Though it was likely nothing in comparison to the volume of texts Drake probably received when Kendrick Lamar dropped “Euphoria,” Haley Joel Osment‘s phone was blowing up that day, too. Around the five-and-a-half minute mark of the nearly seven-minute-long diss track, Lamar makes a reference to Osment’s filmography but refers …
Read More »Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter to Perform at 2024 VMAs as MTV Pushes Show for Debate
The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards is making way for the presidential debate but still tapping some music royalty. On Monday, MTV announced that the VMAs will now be hosted on Sept. 11 at New York City’s UBS Arena instead of Sept. 10. The event will feature performances from Sabrina …
Read More »Griff and Rachel Chinouriri Didn't Fit Into the Typical Pop Mold — So They Created Their Own
In late June, the singer-songwriter Griff stood in front of thousands at London’s Wembley Stadium and revealed just how far she was once willing to go for love. “You know, if you told me to run, jump, throw my body right off of a high-wire bridge ‘cause you’d meet me …
Read More »Childish Gambino Debuts 'Bando Stone,' Performs Deep Cuts on New World Tour
Donald Glover is saying goodbye to his Childish Gambino moniker on the road — and tapping into his earliest hits on the road. The musician launched his New World Tour on Sunday in Oklahoma City, where he played songs from his new album Bando Stone & the New World and …
Read More »Danny Ocean Demands Change in Venezuela: 'What's Happening Right Now Is So Painful'
Last month, Danny Ocean released a new EP entitled venequia. Taking its name from a slang term for what Venezuela became after the effects of populist president Hugo Chávez’s government, Ocean’s project deals head-on with Venezuela’s reality. Here, the lovelorn popetón tracks and ballads that made Ocean one of his …
Read More »Elle King Says She Goes Years Without Talking to 'Toxic' Dad Rob Schneider
Elle King is opening up about her strained relationship with her father, Rob Schneider. In a new interview with Bunnie XO on her Dumb Blonde podcast, the “Ex’s and Oh’s” singer said she’s gone “four or five years without talking to my dad,” as she called him out over childhood …
Read More »Charles R. Cross, Author of Acclaimed Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix Biographies, Dead at 67
Charles R. Cross, the New York Times bestselling author who wrote Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain and Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix, died on Friday of natural causes, his family confirmed. He was 67. “We are sorry to share that Charles Cross has …
Read More »Barack Obama Is Bumpin' Charli XCX (Plus Shaboozey, Billie Eilish, and More)
The list of people, places, and things having a Brat summer continues to grow. You know by now, we’re sure, that Vice President Kamala Harris is bumpin’ that. But would you believe that Barack Obama is, too? The former president included Charli XCX’s “365” near the very top of his …
Read More »Young Thug RICO Trial Resumes After Two Months, Mistrial Averted
Yet another threatened mistrial was averted Monday when the jury hearing Young Thug’s gang and racketeering trial in Atlanta agreed they could disregard prior testimony from a key witness in the contentious case. Jurors were given about one second to make their decision after walking into court following a nearly …
Read More »How Ravyn Lenae Used Her Imagination to Travel Back in Time on Her New Album 'Bird's Eye'
When Ravyn Lenae looks back at her childhood, there’s one image in particular that stands out to her. In it, she’s 12 years old and rocking a tutu skirt from Hot Topic on top of her jeans. It was a different time — before too many perceptions and opinions got …
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