Houston rapper Travis Scott returned to Saturday Night Live as musical guest with a pair of tracks from Utopia, his Grammy-nominated album that came out last July. Scott opened with the album’s fourth entry, “My Eyes.” Scott’s second performance was of “Fe!n,” alongside Playboi Carti. Earlier in the day, that …
Read More »Beyoncé Fans Are Not Happy That Some 'Cowboy Carter' Songs Were Cut From CD and Vinyl
Amid all the acclaim for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, there is a growing controversy among fans as the album is missing some key tracks in its compact disc and vinyl form. Fans who preordered physical copies Cowboy Carter are turning to social media and message boards like Reddit to complain that …
Read More »Willie! Dolly! Miley! See Beyoncé's Collaborators React to 'Cowboy Carter'
From country icons Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson to featured guests Miley Cyrus and Post Malone, every star who worked on Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter shared their excitement for joining Queen Bey on her country album released Friday. Rising stars such as Raye and Tiera Kennedy expressed their gratitude to Beyoncé, …
Read More »Lzzy Hale on Skid Row Gigs: 'There Will Be Blood Left on the Stage!'
Days after booking her dream gig as “acting front person” of Skid Row, Lzzy Hale penned a statement to fans about why the job and the glam metal band means so much to her. “I started listening Skid Row when I was a teenager growing up on the east coast …
Read More »Black Keys Strike Mellow Gold on 'Ohio Players'
For their 12th album, the Black Keys have reset their clock with a project they’d first considered almost 20 years ago. In the early 2000s, when Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney were first hustling their way out of Akron, Ohio, they toured as an opener for Beck. They hit it …
Read More »Hot Boys Rapper B.G. Arrested for Probation Violations After Boosie Concert Appearance
Seven months after Hot Boys rapper B.G. was released after spending 12 years in prison, a recent arrest for probation violations threatens to send him back behind bars. The Guardian reports that the rapper born Christopher Dorsey was arrested earlier this month in Las Vegas — where he now resides …
Read More »On 'Cowboy Carter,' Beyoncé Isn't Going Country. She's Reinventing American Music in Her Own Image
From the start of Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé makes it clear this ain’t your typical country album. Opening epic “Ameriican Requiem” is part gospel, part-Queen, part-Buffalo Springfield as the artist lays out both her intentions and lineage. “Used to say I spoke ‘Too country’/And the rejection came, said I wasn’t ‘country …
Read More »Lady Gaga Says She's 'Writing Some of My Best Music' as She Celebrates Her Birthday
Happy 38th birthday, Lady Gaga! On Thursday, the pop icon celebrated her birthday by sharing a sweet car selfie — showing off her bleached hair and brows — on Instagram, and telling fans that she’s the happiest she’s ever been. Oh, and that she’s been working on some of her …
Read More »Sheryl Crow's New Album Is Retro Sheryl Crow, And We're Fine With That
When we last left Sheryl Crow, five years ago, she’d essentially retired from making albums. With its all-star cast, from Willie Nelson and Neil Young through St. Vincent and Jason Isbell, her 2019 LP Threads truly felt like a retirement party attended by all her musician pals; all that was …
Read More »'Tortured Poets Department': Our Burning Questions
Swifties have known since early February that Taylor Swift has a new album, Tortured Poets Department, due April 19, with some notably provocative song titles (“So Long London,” “But Daddy I Love Him”) and big-name guest stars (Post Malone, Florence Welsh). But since then, information on the album has been …
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