Kelsea Ballerini has been on the move for months. Her fifth studio album Patterns arrived in October and sent her off on her first headlining arena tour in January. Heading into 2025, the singer-songwriter’s slate also included her first season as a coach on The Voice. With both obligations now …
Read More »Florence Pugh Looks for the Light in Yungblud's Video for 'Zombie'
Yungblud has shared a music video for his song “Zombie,” which stars Florence Pugh. The video, directed by Charlie Sarsfield, sees the Thunderbolts actress embodying a doctor in the British NHS as she helps patients. She’s steadfast at work, but breaks down at home, with the video showcasing her with …
Read More »Sean Combs' Ex-Assistant Says He Terrorized Her With Threats
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage Sean Combs’ former personal assistant Mia took the stand for a second day Friday, telling jurors the music mogul terrorized her with onslaughts of hostile messages, threatened to “frame” his alleged sexual assaults of her as consensual, and once kicked her off a …
Read More »Thom Yorke Condemns Netanyahu, Hamas, and 'Humanitarian Catastrophe' in Gaza
Thom Yorke temporarily walked offstage in October after a confrontation with a pro-Palestine heckler in Melbourne, Australia —now, six months later, he is attempting to clarify his views on the issue in a lengthy new post on Instagram. At the time, Yorke’s response to the heckler caused fans to speculate …
Read More »Taylor Swift Reveals Why She Hasn't Released 'Reputation TV' Yet: 'I Kept Hitting a Stopping Point'
Taylor Swift finally revealed why we haven’t seen Reputation (Taylor’s Version) yet — are you ready for it? In a heartfelt letter to fans, Swift excitedly announced that she regained control of her music, purchasing her recordings from the investment firm Shamrock Capital. “I can’t thank you enough for helping …
Read More »Haim Rev Up the Nostalgia on New Single 'Take Me Back'
We’re less than a month away from the new Haim album, but the L.A. sister trio is keeping us fed with another single: the nostalgia-heavy “Take Me Back.” The rollicking track is a rush of euphoria for the good old days, featuring a call-back chorus (“take me back!”) and a …
Read More »Trump Addresses Possible Sean Combs Pardon: 'I Would Certainly Look at the Facts'
Follow all our Sean Combs trial coverage President Donald Trump said that he “would certainly look at the facts” when asked if he would consider pardoning Sean Combs, who’s currently on trial for federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Trump was asked about the possible pardon Friday, May 30, saying, …
Read More »Taylor Swift Got Her Old Albums Back, But Her Re-Records Were Still a Massive Success
It was one of the most ambitious musical endeavors ever, as well as one of the most implacable and successful: Taylor Swift’s decision to re-record her back catalog after Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings acquired the rights to her first six albums when it purchased Swift’s old label, Big Machine. Swift …
Read More »Hear Neil Young Duet With the Beach Boys' Al Jardine
After dropping his first solo album in 2010, Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine is continuing his late-blooming solo career with a new EP, Islands in the Sun. The standout track is “My Plane Leaves Tomorrow (Au Revoir),” on which Jardine trades lead vocals and harmonies with Neil Young — the …
Read More »Kool & the Gang's Michael Sumler, Known as 'Chicago Mike,' Dead at 71
Michael Sumler, who worked alongside funk legends Kool & the Gang as their hype man and was known as “Chicago Mike,” died in a car crash on Sunday in Georgia. He was 71. Local Atlanta television station 11Alive reported that Sumler was traveling on Veterans Memorial Highway in Cobb County …
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