The trial for two men accused of the 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay began with prosecutors alleging that the men had killed the Run-DMC DJ after feeling cut out of a cocaine trafficking deal he was involved in. Defense attorneys for the men countered that the U.S. government had …
Read More »A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Announces 'Better Off Alone' World Tour
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has announced a world tour set to begin this spring featuring openers NLE Choppa, Fridayy, Luh Tyler, Dess Dior, and Byron Messiaat select dates. The Better Off Alone tour, named after an upcoming album of the same name, will kick off in Auckland, New Zealand …
Read More »Heart and Cheap Trick Join Forces for 'Royal Flush' Tour
Cheap Trick and a reunited Heart are joining forces for the nationwide Royal Flush tour. It kicks off April 20 in Greenville, South Carolina, and wraps up Sept. 22 in Morrison, Colorado. Midway through the U.S. run, they are going to Europe for a series of dates with Squeeze. Heart’s …
Read More »SZA to Perform at the Grammys After Earning the Most Nominations of the Year
SZA will bring a taste of Rolling Stone‘s Number One album of 2023 to the Grammys. On Monday, the Recording Academy announced that the singer — the most-nominated artist at this year’s awards show — will be performing live from the Los Angeles ceremony on Feb. 4. SZA is up …
Read More »Sheila E.: 'We Are the World' Producers Used Me To Try To Get Prince
The sessions started at Hollywood, California’s A&M Studios the night of Jan. 28, 1985, and didn’t end until well after sunrise the morning of Jan. 29. By that point, it was clear that nothing quite like “We Are the World” could ever happen again.The Greatest Night in Pop, a new …
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 …
Read More »'Am I Dreaming?': Tanya Tucker, Wynonna Judd Headline an All-Women Country Music Festival
When the Key Western Fest kicks off Tuesday in Key West —the third music festival in as many weeks centered around the town’s Coffee Butler Amphitheater —it’ll feature a lineup that is unique among its country music peers. The bill is an all-women showcase of predominantly Nineties country stars. “I’m …
Read More »Mary Timony Is Already Manifesting 'Summer' on Her New Single
Mary Timony wants the summer to never end. On Monday, the former Helium guitarist released “Summer,” the newest single from her album Untame the Tiger, out Feb. 23. “I wanted it to be a guitar stomper kind of in the vein of The Kinks, Jethro Tull or Elf and have …
Read More »SZA's Brooklyn Concert to Be Streamed on Apple Music Live Show
SZA might just kill her ex… On Monday, Apple announced that it will release a new episode of their concert series Apple Music Live on Wednesday, and this time SZA is taking the reins from her SOS tour stop in New York City. SZA’s full performance will debut Wednesday at …
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