The celebrated Mexican pop group RBD said they would have to put all projects “on hold,” including a possible continuation of their successful 2023 reunion tour, amid an ongoing financial dispute with their former manager. On Wednesday, May 22, RBD and their lawyers released a statement disputing recent claims by …
Read More »30 Years Later, Jeff Buckley and 'Grace' Are More Popular Than Ever
When Jeff Buckley died in 1997, a young singer-songwriter’s promising career was cut much too short. He was just 30, and had been working on his second studio album at the time of his accidental drowning in a Tennessee river. Buckley’s place in music was still unclear in the Nineties. …
Read More »See Jelly Roll Debut New Song 'I Am Not OK' on 'The Voice' Season Finale
Jelly Roll continues to be everywhere: In Alabama, singing Skynyrd with Lana Del Rey, in Dallas, duetting with Kid Rock, and on Tuesday, in Los Angeles to perform a new song on the season finale of The Voice. The poignant acoustic track finds the singer dealing with mental health issues …
Read More »Carlos Vives Named 2024 Person of the Year by Latin Grammys
Carlos Vives will be 2024’s Latin Grammy Person of the Year, the Latin Recording Academy announced on Wednesday. The organization is marking its 25th anniversary this year. “I am happy that The Latin Recording Academy celebrated el rock de mi pueblo by choosing me as the Person of the Year …
Read More »Normani Answers 'Where's the Damn Album' With Hypersexual 'Dopamine' Trailer
In a teaser for her upcoming Dopamine album, Normani portrays a phone-sex operator who picks up for a breathy, shadowy man in a phone booth. “Hello, Hotline 159,” she says. “Yes, here to satisfy your deepest, darkest, wildest desires. No rules, no restrictions, straight dopamine.” While she seems fit for …
Read More »Pitbull Celebrates His Influence as Mr. Worldwide Reaching That 'Bridgerton' Carriage Ride Scene
Lord Pitbull has officially joined the ton. Last week, Netflix premiered the first four episodes from Bridgerton‘s highly-anticipated third season, which centers its plot around Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington. Their slow-burning, friends-to-lovers romance reaches a heated point in the back of a carriage during that fourth episode — and …
Read More »Beyoncé Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over 'Break My Soul'
A New Orleans group is suing Beyoncé over her smash hit “Break My Soul” — accusing her of copyright infringement stemming from her use of a sample from Big Freedia, who they claim illegally used lyrics from their 2002 song “Release a Wiggle.” According to a complaint filed in Louisiana …
Read More »Cage the Elephant Fight For Salvation Amidst Darkness on 'Neon Pill'
“Like a loaded gun, my love/I lost control of the wheel/Double-crossed by a neon pill,” Cage the Elephant’s Matt Shultz sings on the title track from the Kentucky band’s sixth album. The sound is familiar, a smart, subdued garage-rock swagger that’s a prime example of their ability to punch up …
Read More »City Council Denies Morgan Wallen's Nashville Bar Sign, Citing Controversies
Morgan Wallen’s questionable behavior in recent years caught up to him Tuesday when a Nashville council voted overwhelmingly to deny a 20-foot sign bearing his name in the city’s famed Lower Broadway entertainment district. The sign was proposed to hang from the bar over the sidewalk below; the venue already …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B Bring 'Bongos' and 'WAP' to Madison Square Garden
Megan Thee Stallion brought the heat to New York City on Monday as her Hot Girl Summer arena tour arrived at Madison Square Garden. The Houston native knows what it’s like to feel the love from a hometown crowd, and while she was miles away from hers, her Bronx-hailing, close …
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