Offset has filed a lawsuit against his longtime record label, Quality Control Music, accusing the label of trying to stake a claim on his solo career, despite the rapper allegedly paying “millions” for the rights to his own music. The dispute stems from Offset (real name Kiari Cephus) dropping his …
Read More »The Truth About Harry Styles' Hairline – and 9 Other Secrets We Learned Hanging Out With the Pop Superstar
Over the past several months, I crisscrossed the world, following Harry Styles as he rolled out his impressive, game-changing third album, Harry’s House, and played explosive, sold-out shows for hundreds of thousands of fans from Coachella to New York to London. We finally sat down in Hamburg for a long …
Read More »Caitlin Rose Previews First Album in Nearly 10 Years With 'Black Obsidian'
Caitlin Rose will release the long-awaited follow-up to 2013’s The Stand-In later this year. The new project, titled Cazimi, will be released Nov. 18 via Missing Piece Records and includes the atmospheric lead single “Black Obsidian.” A dramatic mix of baritone guitar and glockenspiel introduces “Black Obsidian,” in which Rose …
Read More »Harry Styles Wrote a Key Song for 'Don't Worry Darling' in Just Five Minutes
Harry Styles contributed a key bit of music to Olivia Wilde’s upcoming psychological drama, Don’t Worry Darling, in which the musician stars alongside Florence Pugh. In the film, Pugh and Styles play Alice and Jack Chambers, a seemingly happy couple living in a seemingly idyllic company town operated by the …
Read More »Harry Styles Takes a Serious Turn in 'Don't Worry Darling' Sneak Peek
Harry Styles shows off his acting chops in Rolling Stone‘s exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming psychological drama,Don’t Worry Darling. In the film, Styles and costar Florence Pugh play Jack and Alice Chambers, a seemingly happy couple living in a seemingly idyllic company town operated by the firm Jack works …
Read More »Joni Mitchell Got an Honorary Doctorate From Berklee College of Music — and a Matching 'Dr. Joni' Beret
Joni Mitchell was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Berklee College of Music at a small ceremony Tuesday night, Aug. 23. Berklee shared a handful of photos from the event on Instagram, including a great shot of Mitchell alongside her friends and occasional collaborators, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. Mitchell …
Read More »The Mars Volta's First Album Since 2012 Will Drop This Year
After releasing a pair of new songs, the Mars Volta finally confirmed that they will drop their first album in a decade, The Mars Volta, on Sept. 16. Accompanying the album announcement, the band has shared another new tune, “Vigil,” which arrived with a music video directed by guitarist Omar …
Read More »John Legend Announces New Double Album He Says Is Worthy of His Last Name
John Legend has announced that his new — sorta — self-titled double album Legend will arrive next month. “Until this point,I’ve never used an aspect of my name as thetitle of an album,” Legend said of Legend in a statement. “I had to earn that, to live up to it …
Read More »Traffic Reporter Delivers a 'Flawless' Segment Filled With Beyoncé Song Titles
Earlier this week, Sheila Watko, a traffic reporter for NBC’s Philadelphia affiliate, spiced up a morning report by delivering it entirely with Beyoncé song titles. In total, Watko squeezed in 15 references and only received a few groans from her co-workers after she began the report by quipping, “If you’re …
Read More »Lollapalooza Security Guard Allegedly Faked Mass Shooting Threat to Leave Work Early
A Lollapalooza security guard remains in jail on bond after being arrested for allegedly faking a mass shooting alert to get out of work early, The Chicago Tribune reports. The suspect, 18-year-old Janya B. Williams, is facing a felony charge of making a false terrorism claim. She’s currently being held …
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