Gary Clark Jr. is ready to play some songs from his upcoming album JPEG RAW on the road. On Tuesday, the musician announced dates for his North American tour in celebration of his first LP since 2019. The musician will commence his tour on May 8, stopping in cities such …
Read More »Justin Timberlake Teases New *NSYNC Music: We've 'Been in the Studio'
It might be more than just a Trolls soundtrack song. In an interview with Kelly Clarkson for her talk show Monday, Justin Timberlake teased that he and the *NSYNC boys — JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick— have been making music. “We’ve been in the studio,” Timberlake …
Read More »SZA Confirms a Collab With Paramore Is 'in the Works'
After hearing “F2F” on SOS, a Paramore–SZA collaboration just makes sense! In a new interview with Apple Music, the R&B star confirmed that a collab with Paramore could be on the way. “Soon! Soon! It’s in the works,” SZA said in the short clip. It’s an interesting update after Hayley …
Read More »Melinda Wilson, Wife of Brian Wilson and Architect of His Comeback, Dead at 77
Melinda Wilson, wife of Beach Boys‘ Brian Wilson, mother of his five youngest children, and the key architect of his comeback, died Tuesday of unknown causes. She was 77. “My heart is broken,” Brian Wilson wrote in a statement. “Our five children and I are just in tears. We are …
Read More »Kate Hudson Channels Her Inner Penny Lane in Debut Single 'Talk About Love'
Penny Lane is alive and well in Kate Hudson‘s “Talk About Love,” the actress’ debut single. The pop gem opens with glittery synths and Hudson’s sleek vocals, with a hypnotic chorus of “Tell me baby/Nothing but the truth will do.” She co-wrote the track with Linda Perry and her fiancé, …
Read More »Kara Jackson Preps First U.S. Headlining Tour
Nearly a year after she dropped the excellent Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?, Kara Jackson has announced a spring tour. The trek, which kicks off in Jackson’s home state of Illinois on April 25, marks the singer-songwriter’s first U.S. headlining tour. She’ll head along the West …
Read More »At André 3000's Brooklyn Flute Concert, 'Words Don't Matter,' But Feeling Does
I walked into Brooklyn’s Crown Hill Theatre wondering what kind of set to expect at the first stop of André 3000’s New Blue Sun tour. I had never been to the Crown Heights venue; I didn’t know whether he would be on a bare stage or have chairs arranged in …
Read More »The Music Industry Was Slightly Less of a Sausage Fest Last Year: Report
Following several years of stagnation in diversifying the ranks of the mostly male hitmakers behind many of music’s biggest hits, the industry saw some improvements last year, according to a report released on Tuesday. The number of female songwriters, artists, and producers on last year’s biggest hits was the highest …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Drops Megan Thee Stallion Diss Track 'Big Foot'
Nicki Minaj has dropped new song “Big Foot.” The diss track arrives following a dust-up between her and Megan Thee Stallion following the latter’s release of “Hiss” on Friday. On Minaj’s new track, she goes in for the kill, straight-up naming Megan in the first verse. “This little beggin’ whore …
Read More »Britney Spears Is 'Deeply Sorry' for Offending Anyone in Memoir — Including Justin Timberlake
Britney Spears‘ bombshell memoir The Woman in Me arrived in October with damning revelations about everything from her 13-year conservatorship to her complicated relationship with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake. Though incomplete in some senses, the 275-page book was the most comprehensive overlook into the moments that she had previously kept locked …
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