Travis Scott has requested to be dismissed from the ongoing lawsuits tied to the deadly Astroworld crowd rush, according to a motion filed in Houston on Monday, with Scott’s attorneys arguing that he wasn’t in charge of event safety and that “performers are not expected to render special protection to …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Joins Zach Bryan Onstage at Triumphant Brooklyn Show
Zach Bryan has never hidden his deep love for Bruce Springsteen, so there was no reason to think he was sending any hidden message when he used “Johnny 99” as his walk-on music Wednesday night in Brooklyn at Barclays Center, or even when he came onstage in a Springsteen tour …
Read More »Fred Durst Will Talk About Aliens, Billy Corgan Will Talk About… Something On New Podcasts
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan and Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst are both getting into the podcast game, with new shows on a podcast network led by Bill Maher. Maher revealed the deals in a new interview with Variety, noting how well he connected with the two musicians after they appeared on …
Read More »'Sesame Street' Enters Its Stick Era With a Visit From Noah Kahan
Call him the great collaborator. In the past year, Noah Kahan has duetted with Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile, and Gracie Abrams, as part of his Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) series. Now, he’s found the ultimate counterpart: A literal stick. Or as literal as it gets on Sesame …
Read More »Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' Started With This CMAs Performance
About six weeks back, Beyoncé announced plans to release a country album titled Act II: Cowboy Carter. “This album has been over five years in the making,” she wrote on Instagram. “It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it …
Read More »Mick Jagger Dances Like There's Nobody Watching to 'Moves Like Jagger' at a Bar
It’s been 13 years since Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera topped charts with “Moves Like Jagger,” and still nobody loves it more than Mick Jagger himself. On Wednesday, he posted an Instagram Reel of himself dancing to the song as played by a covers group in a bar with a …
Read More »Latin Grammys Finally Add Contemporary Mexican Music Album Category
Peso Pluma, Eslabon Armado, Junior H, and other artists will now have a better chance of taking home Latin Grammys thanks to changes the Latin Recording Academy has made to its eligibility guidelines, ahead of the 25th annual edition of the awards show. The organization has created a new category …
Read More »Waxahatchee Taps MJ Lenderman for Vibrant 'Right Back to It' Performance on 'Colbert'
Waxahatchee took the stage at The Late Show to perform her folk-tinged song “Right Back to It.” The musician, Katie Crutchfield, was joined by her band and collaborator MJ Lenderman, who was part of her most recent LP, Tigers Blood. “Right Back to It” appears on the album and was …
Read More »SZA Will Release 'Leaks and Outtakes' from 'SOS' as Deluxe LP to Focus on Next Project
SZA is not happy with fans who have apparently leaked several songs from her forthcoming deluxe edition of SOS, titled Lana. Earlier this week, in a now-deleted tweet, the rapper wrote, “Y’all leaked three songs from the deluxe. At this point, y’all can keep the throwaways and leaks. I’ll be …
Read More »See Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga's Letters to Tony Bennett
As anyone who’s seen the Amy Winehouse documentary Amy may recall, the troubled singer was initially rattled when she and Tony Bennett were cutting a duet in a recording studio, mere months before her death.“Amy was freaking out and the tape was running,” recalls Danny Bennett, who was managing his …
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