After Janelle Monáe teased her new single “Float” on social media last month, the singer finally capitulated to fan demand and released the song in its entirety on Thursday. In a press release, “according to sources closest to Monáe,” the single is “inspired by Muhammed Ali talking shit in Zaire, …
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The Vogue cover 21 Savage and Drake distributed both physically and digitally in promotion of their joint album Her Loss was sharp marketing, but it would have been smarter if they had gotten permission to use it as such. The duo has now settled the trademark infringement lawsuit filed against …
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Fiona Apple spoke about becoming a court watcher and the importance of building a national network of court watchers to help keep an eye on injustices in the criminal justice system during a Washington Post Live conversation Thursday, Feb. 16. Apple has been a court watcher for the past several …
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Ahead of R. Kelly’s sentencing hearing next week on federal child pornography charges, the Chicago judge overseeing the case denied a bid by the singer’s lawyers for a new trial Thursday. In Sept. 2022, Kelly was found guilty on six of the 13 counts, including creating child pornography and enticing …
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ABC News Studios and Hulu are prepping a new documentary, Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial, that will explore the ongoing YSL/Young Thug trial and the use of rap lyrics in criminal prosecutions. The doc will premiere Feb. 23. Young Thug (real name Jeffrey Williams) was one of 28 people arrested …
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Madison Beer announced on Wednesday that her first-ever memoir, The Half of It, is set to hit shelves on April 25. The singer shared the news on social media, writing that it felt “truly surreal to be announcing this book” and that she was excited to share her story. She …
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Rema — the Nigerian singer whose “Calm Down” remix featuring Selena Gomez has gone platinum with nearly 10 billion total streams — released two new solo singles, “Holiday” and “Reason You,” Thursday. The double-drop comes on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that he, Burna Boy, and Tems will headline the …
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100 Gecs are literally burning down the house in the video for “Hollywood Baby,” the latest single off the duo’s upcoming LP 10,000 Gecs. In the 100 Gecs-directed visual, Laura LesandDylan Brady set off a Fourth of July amount of fireworks in the confines of their own apartment, risking life …
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Towards the back half of Maggie Rogers‘ set at Radio City Music Hall, the singer put on a blazer and made an announcement: “Ladies and gentlemen,” announced the singer, “For one night only, please welcome David Byrne!” Byrne then joined Rogers on stage for a thrilling, light-hearted performance of “Strange …
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Contrary to the name of the track Paramore performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night, the band made it to the late-night stage without any schedule-related issues, rocking out to “Running Out of Time” in a rather timely manner. “Never mind, I hit the snooze on my alarm twenty times/But …
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