Shakira has always been quite meticulous about the production elements of her different tours and performances — so much so, that it’s made her even lose some money. While chatting with Sean Evans on Hot Ones Thursday, the Colombian pop star revealed that she ended up losing money on her …
Read More »Natanael Cano Flaunts Diamonds and Riches on Bizarrap Tracks
Bizarrap is following his explosive music session with Young Miko with another major collaboration — this time with Natanael Cano. On Wednesday, Biza re-entered the corridos tumbados space as he released two singles, “Natanael Cano: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 59” and “Entre Las 20,” alongside the Mexican star. The video …
Read More »Iced Earth Guitarist, Oath Keeper Jon Schaffer's Jan. 6 Insurrection Sentencing Delayed Until August
The sentencing date for Iced Earth guitarist and Oath Keepers member Jon Schaffer, who was the first person to plead guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been pushed back to August. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta on Monday, moved the date from July 19 …
Read More »Adele Reschedules Postponed Dates of Las Vegas Residency, Now Ending in November
Adele has rescheduled the postponed dates of her Weekends With Adele Las Vegas residency, with those now-final 10 shows set for the fall. The singer was set to continue her Vegas residency with 10 shows across five weekends in March, but Adele postponed the shows suddenly in late February after …
Read More »How Pirates and Factory Workers Changed Music Forever (and Made Eminem's Life Miserable)
The story everyone knows about the rise of the Mp3 and the end of the CD gold rush is a good one. It’s got Metallica and Dr. Dre, Sean Parker and the RIAA, Napster, Kazaa, Limewire, and the record industry’s flabbergasting decision to sue its own fans. But the real …
Read More »Charli XCX Drops New Singles 'Club Classics' and 'B2b' While Unveiling 'Brat' Tracklist
Club Charli XCX will open on June 7, when the singer and songwriter unleashes her pulsating new studio album, Brat. The album’s release date arrives nearly two months after she announced it with its neon green minimalist cover artwork and chaotic lead single, “Von Dutch.” Charli is keeping her energy …
Read More »Glass Animals Return With 'I Love You So F***ing Much,' First Album in Four Years
Nearly four years after “Heat Waves” rose to become a chart-topping, pandemic-era hit, Glass Animals will return with their new album I Love You So F***ing Much, their first LP since 2020’s Dreamland spawned their smash single. The album, due out July 19, was inspired in part by frontman Dave …
Read More »Vampire Weekend's 'Only God Was Above Us' Is a Harsh Beautiful Record For a Harsh Beautiful World
Vampire Weekend’s recordings have frequently been characterized by a kind of tidiness, a clean fusion of Ezra Koenig’s pop songwriting smarts and the group’s instrumental economy. The band’s new album Only God Was Above Us offers something different, pivoting away from the brighter, jammier aspects of 2019’s Father of the …
Read More »Months After Ban, CMT Rolls Out Welcome Wagon for Jason Aldean
Less than a year ago, CMT pulled Jason Aldean‘s controversial “Try That in a Small Town” music video, ostensibly because the song dealt in white-power tropes and the clip featured footage shot in a place where a Black man was once lynched. Reps for the network didn’t comment at the …
Read More »Experts Needed: Harry Styles' Hometown Is Hiring 'Harry's Home Village' Tour Guides
The fangirl-to-music industry professional pipeline walked so that the fangirl-to-walking tour guide pipeline could run. Holmes Chapel Partnership — the community-run organization in the English town where Harry Styles grew up — is recruiting fans to guide visitors through their popular Harry Styles Walking Map, which highlights significant landmarks related …
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