Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against a man who claimed to possess videos of alleged sexual encounters involving the disgraced mogul and Nexstar Media Inc., the parent company of NewsNation for platforming the man’s claims in a televised interview. Combs accused Courtney Burgess of falsely claiming …
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Only days after his performance at Donald Trump‘s inauguration, Billy Ray Cyrus‘ son Trace Cyrus published an open letter on Instagram asserting that his father is someone “I barely recognize now.” “Since my earliest memories all I can remember is being obsessed with you and thinking you were the coolest …
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A lost song from Tina Turner‘s 1984 album Private Dancer has been found. The track, “Hot for You, Baby,” premiered this morning on the BBC‘s Radio 2 Breakfast Show, marking its first public play. The song was recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood and produced by John Grant. It was …
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The list of artists who will be saluting Patti Smith at an upcoming tribute show in New York just grew longer. The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, director Jim Jarmusch, former Bangles frontperson Susanna Hoffs, Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, and New York rocker Jesse Malin have been added to an already eclectic …
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Live from New York, it’s Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music. The first trailer for the upcoming Questlove-directed documentary is a two-minute celebration of one of television’s most iconic stages. In the clip, featured hosts from throughout Saturday Night Live‘s 50 seasons introduce musical guests Charli XCX, Prince, …
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Punk troubadours rule the day at the 2025 installment of Sing Us Home, the Philadelphia festival founded by native son Dave Hause. This year’s lineup includes headliners the Bouncing Souls, one of New Jersey’s chief punk exports, high-energy British singer-songwriter Frank Turner, and the host himself, backed by his band …
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As he took his seat at the organ behind Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival in the summer of 1965, Barry Goldberg wasn’t sure what would happen. “At the beginning, it was just a gig,” he told Rolling Stone in 2013. “Bob said, ‘You want to play with me …
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Nine Inch Nails have finally unveiled the dates for their 2025 tour. Peel It Back will run from June through September. NIN’s tour announcement previously got off to a rocky start when venues prematurely posted Facebook events for some of the dates. Fans began to share screenshots and noted on-sale …
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Less than 24 hours after being sworn into office, Donald Trump picked up where he left off in his rampage against trans people. One of the first executive orders he signed this week prohibits federal regulation of transgender identities. Now, more than ever, actionable communities are essential for the protection …
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Imogen Heap‘s 2005 album Speak for Yourself has lived many lives over the last two decades. Singles like “Hide and Seek” and “Goodnight and Go” were beloved and well-received on their own, then later used on popular series like The O.C. and Saturday Night Live or reimagined by artists like …
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