Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has answered Melissa Schuman’s rape lawsuit in California with a cross-complaint seeking $2.5 million in damages for alleged defamation and interference with existing and prospective business contracts. The new complaint, which claims Schuman “falsely accused” Carter in 2017 due to a “thirst for Internet relevance,” …
Read More »J Balvin 'Felt' Will Smith's 'Pain' After Infamous Slap: 'A Mistake Cannot Define You'
When he was planning his alien-themed Coachella set earlier this year, J Balvin knew exactly who he wanted to bring onstage: Will Smith. In an interview with Rolling Stone Tuesday, the Colombian musician revealed why he felt very “connected” to the actor, since both of them went through intense criticism …
Read More »Chappell Roan Honors Hannah Montana: Miley Cyrus 'Feels Like Freedom'
Chappell Roan learned a thing or two about authenticity from her favorite artist, Miley Cyrus. On Monday, a day after honoring Cyrus during Disney Legend’s induction of the actress, Pop Crave shared the full clip of Roan speaking on her admiration for the Hannah Montana star. “The things that I …
Read More »The Linda Lindas Head to the Circus With 'Weird Al' Yankovic in 'Yo Me Estreso' Video
The Linda Lindas brought the circus to town in the music video for their latest single, “Yo Me Estreso.” Among the quirky characters that appear in the video — the popcorn-eating audience members, white-faced clowns, and possibly haunted ventriloquist dummies — appears “Weird Al” Yankovic, the accordion-playing man in the …
Read More »Charles R. Cross, Author of Acclaimed Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix Biographies, Dead at 67
Charles R. Cross, the New York Times bestselling author who wrote Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain and Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix, died on Friday of natural causes, his family confirmed. He was 67. “We are sorry to share that Charles Cross has …
Read More »Young Thug RICO Trial Resumes After Two Months, Mistrial Averted
Yet another threatened mistrial was averted Monday when the jury hearing Young Thug’s gang and racketeering trial in Atlanta agreed they could disregard prior testimony from a key witness in the contentious case. Jurors were given about one second to make their decision after walking into court following a nearly …
Read More »How Ravyn Lenae Used Her Imagination to Travel Back in Time on Her New Album 'Bird's Eye'
When Ravyn Lenae looks back at her childhood, there’s one image in particular that stands out to her. In it, she’s 12 years old and rocking a tutu skirt from Hot Topic on top of her jeans. It was a different time — before too many perceptions and opinions got …
Read More »Isaac Hayes Estate Demands $3 Million for Trump's Unauthorized Use of 'Hold On, I'm Coming'
Donald Trump is guilty of many crimes (starting with at least 34 felonies, to be exact), and one of them is questionable taste in music. We say “questionable,” not “bad,” because while the song choices at his campaign rallies are often fine in themselves, the former president has the nasty …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Tearfully Dedicates Disney Legend Honor to Hannah Montana: 'She Made Miley'
During her final audition for Hannah Montana, 12-year-old Miley Cyrus wore her heart on her sleeve and her life-changing manifestation on her chest. “I should have my own TV show,” read the shirt she wore beneath a blue jacket in the tape. She was right. In the nearly two decades …
Read More »Post Malone Says His Daughter Saved His Life Following 'Rough Path' Struggling With Loneliness
Post Malone doesn’t have to look far to find a reminder of his daughter: Her initials, “D.D.P.,” are tattooed on his forehead. The sweet tribute is just one example of how fatherhood has impacted Malone. During an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, the musician opened up about the ways in …
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