Khalid has shared an infectious new single, “In Plain Sight.” The song comes ahead of his next album, After the Sun Goes Down, which drops Oct. 10 via Right Hand Music Group/RCA Records. A press release notes that both the single and the album explore “themes of love, self-discovery, openness, …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Cancels Flood Benefit Concert Following Brandon Blackstock's Death
Kelly Clarkson has cancelled her appearance at a benefit concert in wake of her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s death. She was due to appear at Miranda Lambert and Parker McCollum’s Band Together Texas event, held to support victims of the July Texas floods, on Sunday. The organizers shared the news in …
Read More »Neil Young Quits Facebook Over Meta's 'Unconscionable' Use of Chatbots With Children
Neil Young is done with Facebook. An admin for the musician’s official account shared a statement stating that the profile would no longer be active going forward for reasons related to recent reports that the website’s AI technology allowed for chatbots to “engage a child in conversations that are romantic …
Read More »Olivia Dean Knows What She Wants in Magnetic 'Man I Need' Video
On her latest single “Man I Need,” Olivia Dean admits, “I kinda like it when you call me wonderful.” In the accompanying Jake Erland-directed video, the magnetic British singer-songwriter effortlessly earns her praise. On a filming lot, she mingles with seven prospects who do their best to impress her and …
Read More »Doja Cat's New Album 'Vie' Is Coming – Really Soon
The French word “vie” means “live,” and Doja Cat’s doing it glamorously in a new teaser for her next studio album of the same name. “Vie out 9/26” she wrote in the Instagram caption of a video where she repeats the phrase “Je sais que tu es ma vie” with …
Read More »Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge Has Had Enough of Drake's 'Ridiculous' 'Not Like Us' Lawsuit
Lucian Grainge, the CEO of Universal Music Group, has issued his first public response (and it’s a fiery one) to Drake’s lawsuit against the company for what he alleges to be the strategically defamatory promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss song “Not Like Us.” Earlier this week, Drake’s attorneys attempted …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Drops Two New Songs From 'Highest 2 Lowest' Soundtrack
A$AP Rocky has released “Trunks” and “Both Eyes Closed,” two new songs from the Highest 2 Lowest soundtrack. Both tracks appear in the Spike Lee-directed, Denzel Washington-starring film, with “Trunks” being an integral plot point (no spoilers!). It’s unclear if the tracks were crafted from the perspective of rapper Yung …
Read More »Sean Kingston Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Fraud Scheme Topping $1 Million
Sean Kingston was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison Friday after he and his mother were convicted of defrauding multiple vendors of more than $1 million in luxury items ranging from high-end watches to a bulletproof Cadillac Escalade. In a filing earlier this week, the “Beautiful Girls” singer pleaded with …
Read More »Stephen Jackson Says Lil Yachty Apologized to Him After Controversial George Floyd Lyric
Ex-NBA player Stephen Jackson took to social media to reveal that Lil Yachty called him to apologize after rapping a controversial George Floyd-referencing lyric during a recent PlaqueBoyMax stream. On the August 13 live stream, a song was played where Yachty rapped, “Put my knee up on her neck, I …
Read More »Del Records CEO Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Violating Kingpin Act
The founder of prominent música Mexicana label Del Records was sentenced to four years in prison Friday after a jury convicted him last March of doing business with a designated drug trafficker in violation of the Kingpin Act. Ángel Del Villar also must pay a $2 million fine and serve …
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