‘Tis the season for Mariah Carey’s holiday domination. Next month, the Queen of Christmas will perform a pair of holiday-oriented concerts at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and New York’s Madison Square Garden. Given the limited run, which is already almost entirely sold out, CBS will air the two-hour primetime concert special …
Read More »Paul McCartney on Discovering Reggae for First Time: 'It Was a Great Adventure'
Paul McCartney‘s love of reggae has surfaced in the Beatles’ “I Call Your Name” and Wings’ “C-Moon” but he‘s rarely talked about his journey in discovering Jamaica’s music. In the foreword to the liner notes for The 7″ Singles Box — a collection of 80 45s spanning McCartney’s solo career, …
Read More »BTS' RM Announces Official Debut Album 'Indigo': 'I've Been Working Hard to Prepare This'
BTS leader RM will release his highly-anticipated debut solo album Indigo on Dec. 2, BigHit Music revealed on Thursday. The record will mark his first official solo release since it was announced that the seven-piece K-pop supergroup would embark on an unofficial hiatus while members pursue individual endeavors and complete …
Read More »Doja Cat Stuck With 'Christmas' Display Name on Twitter Until Elon Musk Fixes Kinks in Verification Update
All Doja Cat wants for Christmas this year is to be able to change her Twitter display. The musician updated her account name to “Christmas” before coming privy to Elon Musk‘s nonsensical new verification rules that ban verified accounts from making changes to their display that might suggest their intention …
Read More »Margo Price Tackled Bodily Autonomy on New Single 'Lydia' Years Ago. Now It Feels Like a Premonition
Margo Price’s latest single “Lydia” was written years ago after the musician was struck with inspiration while passing by a women’s health clinic on tour. The song poured out in eight minutes, a moving collection of words about bodily autonomy and women’s rights that she finally recorded last year for …
Read More »Drake, 21 Savage Take Down Fake 'Vogue' Cover After Condé Nast Lawsuit
Drake and 21 Savage have taken down the fake Vogue cover story following a lawsuit from publisher Condé Nast. The rappers have “voluntarily ceased and desisted” from all uses of thefauxcover and trademark, including all public displays of the fake cover online and any physical copies, Billboard reports. Filed on …
Read More »Johnny Depp Appears in Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show and We Still Don't Understand Why
Literally, why is he here? Johnny Depp made an appearance during Rihanna‘s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 on Wednesday. During the show, in a clip shared by a fan account, the controversial actor is featured walking through a smoky forest while wearing a checkered shirt and long brown coat. …
Read More »Dan McCafferty, Nazareth Lead Vocalist, Dead At 76
Dan McCafferty, the lead vocalist for the hard rock band Nazareth and who voiced 1970s rock classics “Love Hurts” and “Hair of the Dog,”died Tuesday, Nov. 8, from unspecified causes. He was 76. Nazareth bassist Pete Agnew confirmed McCafferty’s death in a post onInstagram. “This is the saddest announcement I …
Read More »Flume Digs Up an Unreleased Demo to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Self-Titled Album
Australian DJ/producer Flume unearthed an old, previously-unreleased demo to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his self-titled debut album. Flume shared a bit of info behind the track, “Slugger 1.4 [2014 Export.WAV],” though it’s unclear if the track was made around the same time as Flume and just exported later (as …
Read More »It's All High Notes and High Drama in the New Trailer for the Whitney Houston Biopic
Whitney Houston navigates the highs and hazards of stardom in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, which is set to arrive in theaters Dec. 23. An early scene from the new trailer finds Houston (played by Naomi Ackie) pushing back against a radio host …
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