The Cure’s longtime keyboardist Roger O’Donnell revealed Saturday that he has spent the past year fighting “a very rare and aggressive form of lymphoma,” but added he is now doing “fine and the prognosis is amazing.” The musician announced his health scare on social media to coincide with September’s Blood …
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Megan Thee Stallion and RM are joining forces for new song, “Neva Play.” The Houston rapper announced their collaborative single on Sunday. It arrives on Sept. 6. “NEVA PLAY WITH RM OUT FRIDAY HOTTIES X ARMY,” she wrote on Instagram, sharing the hashtag #MEGJOON along with the single’s cover art. …
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Missy Elliott, Ciara, Questlove, and Ludacris are among the artists paying tribute to New York rapper Fatman Scoop (given name Isaac Freeman III), who died on Saturday after suffering a medical emergency while onstage during an August 30 concert in Hamden, Connecticut.He was 56. Elliott, who tapped the “Be Faithful” …
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Barry Manilow and his management company Stiletto Entertainment filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against Hipgnosis Songs Fund on Friday, alleging that the company has refused to pay out multiple bonus payments tied to the original acquisition of his music rights from back in 2020. Per the suit, filed in federal …
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Fatman Scoop suffered a medical emergency while performing in Hamden, Connecticut, on Friday night. Hamden mayor Lauren Garrett confirmed the news on social media, writing that while the rapper, whose real name is Isaac Freeman, was on stage at Hamden Town Center Park, he had a “medical emergency” and was …
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Tickets for the Oasis reunion shows in the U.K. went on sale to the public Saturday and, as expected given previous in-demand events, things did not go smoothly for many fans. Following a pre-sale Friday and a stern warning about reselling tickets on the secondary market, the majority of tickets …
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Fatman Scoop, the New York rapper who had a worldwide hit with “Be Faithful” and featured on singles by Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, and Skrillex, has died at the age of 56. The artist born Isaac Freeman III was transported to a hospital after suffering a medical emergency while onstage …
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Andra Day has shared a rendition of classic hymn “I Know Who Holds Tomorrow,” originally written by Ira Stanphill in 1950. The song appears in the opening and closing moments of Lee Daniels‘ latest film, The Deliverance, which stars Day. The movie, out today on Netflix, is a horror film …
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Emma Roberts would like to throw her hat in the ring to play Britney Spears in a feature film adaptation of Spears’ recent memoir The Woman In Me. After Spears’ former assistant Felicia Culotta reportedly suggested Roberts to play the iconic singer, the actress confirmed the role would be her …
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Griff — the British singer-songwriter who has spent the past few years opening for the likes of Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and soon Sabrina Carpenter — has put her own spin on Charli XCX’s Brat breakout “Apple. Speaking to Triple J’s Like a Version, where she delivered her dream-pop …
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