To mark the three-year anniversary of Neal Casal’s death, the late singer-songwriter’s foundation has launched a fellowship to provide mental health and wellness resources to musicians and their families. The Neal Casal Music Foundation — started in 2020 a year after Casal’s death — has teamed with fellow non-profit Backline …
Read More »'Protect Survivors, Not Predators': Why a Former Nickelodeon Star Is Protesting the Network and Music Industry Institutions
A former Nickelodeon star and nearly 30 protestors gathered outside of the studio’s Burbank office on Thursday, protesting Nickelodeon over what they alleged was an enabling of abuse from executives at the network. Organized by Alexa Nikolas, who starred in the popular kid’s show Zoey 101 for the show’s first …
Read More »Anitta Adds Missy Elliott, Maluma Collabs to 'Versions of Me' Deluxe Edition
Brazilian pop star Anitta has added five new songs to the deluxe edition of Versions of Me, which arrives today, Aug. 26. The five new tracks include some of the all-star collaborations Anitta has released over the past few weeks, including “El Que Espera” with Maluma and “Lobby” with Missy …
Read More »R. Kelly's Associate Suggested Singer's Ex Be Killed Over Tapes, Ex Testifies
Chicago, IL — Lisa Van Allen, one of R. Kelly’s former girlfriends who became romantically involved with the singer in 1998, testified on Thursday that she was told by one of the singer’s associates that they should’ve killed her over a sex tape she took from Kelly. Van Allen was …
Read More »LCD Soundsystem's First Song in Five Years Will Be for Noah Baumbach's 'White Noise'
Noah Baumbach’s extremely wild looking adaptation of Don DeLillo’s (arguably un-adaptable) classic White Noise will include the first new bit of music from LCD Soundsystem in five years, Variety reports. All that’s known about the song at the moment is that it’s called “New Body Rhumba” and that it will …
Read More »It's Britney, Bitch! Britney Spears Returns with Elton John Collab, 'Hold Me Closer'
Just months after being released from a nearly 14-year conservatorship, Britney Spears has made her official return to music — and, boy, are we living. “Hold Me Closer,” a disco-infused, reimagining of some of Elton John‘s classics, marks the Princess of Pop’s first new music since her 2016 album, Glory. …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez Pulled the Ultimate Basic Bride Move By Serenading Ben Affleck at Their Wedding With a New Song
Wait, is Jennifer Lopez the ultimate basic bride? Turns out, the answer is yes — she’s just able to get away with it because she’s an actual pop star. In avideo obtained by TMZ,Lopezis shown debuting a never-before-heard song for new husbandBen Affleck at their Georgia wedding celebrations last weekend, …
Read More »TikTok Helps Bebe Rexha and David Guetta Bring Back a Throwaway Remix of Club Classic 'Blue'
TikTok is to thank for this one. After a snippet of their song went viral on the social media platform, racking up an impressive 500 million views, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha officially released “I’m Good (Blue),” their modern remake of the 1998 club banger “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” by …
Read More »Post Malone Wins Delay of 'Circles' Trial After Promise He'll Attend and Testify
Post Malone scored a two-month trial delay in the battle over his Grammy-nominated hit single “Circles” this week after his lawyers promised he’ll voluntarily attend the proceeding and even testify. But in a sharply worded decision, the judge made it clear he bumped the trial from October 11 to December …
Read More »Nothing Lasts Forever on Noah Cyrus And Ben Gibbard's Country Ballad 'Every Beginning Ends'
Sometimes the aftermath of ending a relationship isn’t the hardest part. On her latest single “Every Beginning Ends,” Noah Cyrus makes a case for the moment of realization that you’ve already fallen out of love before it’s even over. The country ballad recruits Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard for …
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