Swifties are done seeing the world of The Tortured Poets Department in black and white. Now, The Life of a Showgirl, the forthcoming 12th studio album from Taylor Swift, has drenched their reality in screaming color — shades of orange and teal, to be exact. The record marks the fifth …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Makes a Big Chop in His 'Sugar on My Tongue' Video
Tyler, the Creator has released the music video for “Sugar on My Tongue,” a song from his Don’t Tap the Glass album. The self-directed visual showcases Tyler and dancers in a sterile, tiled room, with a climactic scene featuring a nude Tyler cutting off his tongue, and his also-nude love …
Read More »Sheila Jordan, Jazz Singer Daring in Song and Style, Dead at 96
Sheila Jordan, the jazz vocalist who tugged at the boundaries of music whether she was scat-singing or freshly interpreting songs by Kurt Weill, Rodgers and Hart, or Jimmy Webb, died on Monday. She was 96. Jordan’s death was confirmed by her daughter Tracey Jordan, a music executive, who said her …
Read More »Daryl Hall and John Oates' Bitter Business Feud Resolved in Arbitration
Daryl Hall and John Oates have privately resolved the legal dispute involving the very public breakdown in their business partnership, court filings confirm. “The claims have been adjudicated in arbitration. Given the entry of final judgment in arbitration, plaintiffs will be contemporaneously filing a notice of voluntary dismissal with the …
Read More »Raekwon and Havoc of Mobb Deep Announce a Joint 30th Anniversary Tour
Raekwon and Havoc of Mobb Deep are headed on tour. Weeks after RZA teased the two hitting the road at Wu-Tang Clan’s Madison Square Garden farewell show, they announced a 19-city national tour starting in November in Portland, Oregon, and ending a month later in Miami Beach. The tour marks …
Read More »Sean Kingston Hopes to Sidestep Prison at Sentencing: 'Deeply Remorseful'
A “deeply remorseful” Sean Kingston is asking for no prison time when he’s sentenced Friday for his role in a $1 million wire fraud scheme that scammed vendors out of a bulletproof Cadillac Escalade, jewelry, and other luxury merchandise, according to a new court filing. The “Beautiful Girls” singer is …
Read More »Chappell Roan Says She'll Start Writing for Her New Era Once She 'Can Chill for a Sec'
Chappell Roan may have dropped “The Subway” and “The Giver” in the last few months, but her next era may still be a ways away. In a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, the pop star shared that she wants to start music for her new era once …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson's Ex-Husband, Brandon Blackstock, Died of Melanoma, Coroner Confirms
Brandon Blackstock died of skin cancer. Today, the Silver Bow CountyCoroner, Dan Hollis, confirmed to Rolling Stone that Kelly Clarkson‘s ex-husband died of melanoma on Aug. 7. “He passed away peacefully at his home in Butte, Montana, on Aug. 7th under hospice care, surrounded by his family,” Hollis toldRolling Stone, …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson's Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock Dead at 48
Kelly Clarkson‘s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, died on Aug. 7 at the age of 48. The cause was melanoma, a type of skin cancer, the Silver Bow County Coroner Dan Hollis told Rolling Stone on Aug. 11. “It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has …
Read More »U2 Voice Support for Gaza: 'Silence Serves None of Us'
U2 shared a lengthy post on their website clarifying the band members’ individual stances on Israel and Gaza. “We are not experts in the politics of the region, but we want our audience to know where we each stand,” the Irish group wrote. Each band member—Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton, …
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