Eminem joined his manager Paul Rosenberg on his podcast “Paul Pod” to discuss how the rapper came back from an accidental overdose of methadone in 2007. The interview is part of a seven-episode limited podcast seriesthat launched in August to celebrate the rapper and the release of his recent greatest …
Read More »PJ Harvey Cleans Out Her Closet With Career-Spanning Outtakes Box Set
PJ Harvey will complete her long-running archival project this fall with a box set, B-Sides, Demos & Rarities. As the title suggests, the three-CD or six-LP anthology collects 59 black sheep from the alt-rock firebrand’s career, including several previously unreleased tracks. The box will come out on Nov. 4. Before …
Read More »Blackpink Shares 8-Song Tracklist for 'Born Pink' — and Rosé and Jisoo Have a Songwriting Credit
Blinks, which track do you claim? The girls of Blackpink are gearing up to release their sophomore album Born Pink on Sept. 16, and to help hold fans over until next week, the K-pop group announced the 8-song tracklist for the album on Wednesday. Jisoo and Rosé are listed as …
Read More »5 Seconds of Summer Don't Want to Get 'Older' on Piano-Backed Ballad
5 Seconds of Summer are stepping into the emotional love department, thanks to Luke Hemmings and his fiancée Sierra Deaton. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, the Australian band released their single “Older,” which features Deaton’s vocals. “Stare at the photograph/Suddenly takes me back/The promises roll off your breath/In your cocaine-colored wedding …
Read More »The FBI's Greatest Hits: Why These Pop Stars Were Tracked by the Bureau
To some, last week’s news that Micky Dolenz had filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice to obtain the complete FBI file on the Monkees was a surprise: The Monkees, subversive? But as it turns out, the made-for-TV Monkees were just one of many pop artists who’ve been the …
Read More »Lewis Capaldi Reveals He Has Tourette's Syndrome: It 'Looks Worse Than It Is'
Lewis Capaldi has revealed that he’s recently been diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome. On Monday, the “Someone You Loved” singer shared that it “makes so much sense” that the syndrome is to blame for shoulder twitches he’s seen himself have since 2018. (“I’ve always had it, apparently,” he said.) “The worst …
Read More »Sony Music Fully Abandons Operations in Russia Amid Ongoing Ukraine War
UPDATE 9/7: Sony Music has fully left Russia six months after it, and the other major labels, suspended operations there following the invasion of Ukraine. As Billboard reports, Sony Music Group said in a statement that it had “made the decision to exit the Russian marketplace completely and transfer the …
Read More »Sam Smith, Normani Ask Judge to Dismiss 'Nonsensical' Claims in Amended Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Lawyers for Sam Smith and Normani are asking a judge to reject the bulk of an amended copyright infringement lawsuit that alleges the superstar duo’s 2019 multiplatinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from a 2015 song by the same name. In a recently filed dismissal motion obtained by Rolling …
Read More »Selena Gomez and Rema's 'Calm Down' Video Boasts Sports Cars and Blanket Forts
Selena Gomez and Afrorave star Rema have shared a new music video for their reworked version of the latter’s track, “Calm Down.” The simple clip puts the mid-tempo groover first, following Gomez and Rema as they perform the set in a tastefully decorated living room, then later in front of …
Read More »Bring Your Alibis: Men Accused of Stealing Eagles Lyrics Strike Back
Life in the legal fast line just took a few more turns. In motions filed Wednesday in New York Supreme Court, lawyers for the three men accused of stealing and attempting to sell handwritten lyrics to Eagles songs hit back with their reasons for dismissing the case — from statute-of-limitations …
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