After weeks of rumors and industry reports, Spotify officially announced a significant change in the way its royalty system works on Tuesday, bringing in several new policies that the company hopes will help it combat streaming fraud as well as the sheer volume of content that now lives on the …
Read More »Unavailable Men Make Reneé Rapp and Coco Jones' Tummies Hurt in New Video
Reneé Rapp and Coco Jones are not here for men who play with their feelings. On Tuesday, Rapp released the music video for her remix of Snow Angel‘s “Tummy Hurt” featuring the “hottest” R&B singer. “@cocojones it’s like you were made to be on this track,” Rapp wrote on Friday. …
Read More »'Coke Was Everywhere': Getting High During Neil Peart's Drum Solos, and More Geddy Lee Revelations
Nearly 50 years after the release of his band’s first album, we’re still getting to know Geddy Lee. For much of its career, Rush managed to be an arena-level band without over-selling its three members as personalities — but as some fans learned for the first time via the great …
Read More »Bradley Cooper Explains Why He Wore a Prosthetic Nose to Play Leonard Bernstein in 'Maestro'
Bradley Cooper defended and explained the decision to wear a prosthetic nose while portraying Leonard Bernstein in his new film about the composer and conductor, Maestro. The critiques about the prosthetic nose quickly followed the release of the Maestro trailer in August, with some arguing the prosthetic actually detracted from …
Read More »Travis Kelce's Biggest Concern With Dating Taylor Swift Was Pushing Her Away: 'Don't F-ck This Up'
The early weeks of Travis Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift felt like something of an endurance test. From the second the musician stepped into the family suite at Arrowhead Stadium to cheer the tight end on during a Kansas City Chiefs home game, they were launched into a media bombardment …
Read More »Yungblud Parties in Tokyo Streets for New 'Happier' Video
Yungblud has released a new in-your-face, retro-themed video for his single “Happier,” which features Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes. Filmed in Tokyo, the music video showcases the two artists yelling at the top of their lungs to karaoke lyrics, playing arcade machines, and rocking out on a crowded dance …
Read More »Karol G Opens BBMAs with 'Qlona,' 'Labios Mordidos,' and 'Ojos Ferrari'
Karol G opened the 2023 Billboard Music Awards performances with a three-song set on Sunday, which included her collab with Peso Pluma “Qlona”; “Labios Mordidos,” an unreleased track that is part of Kali Uchis’ upcoming studio albumOrquideas; and “Ojos Ferrari” her collab with Justin Quiles and Angel Dior. The singer, …
Read More »Forget Guitar Solos. These Days the Flute Rules
Last week, the news that André 3000 would be releasing an album of instrumental flute jams was greeted with enough head-scratching to draw blood. But don’t tell that to Jake Fridkis, who plays principal flute with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. If you’ve heard DJ Khaled and Drake’s “No Secret” …
Read More »Watch NewJeans Perform 'Super Shy' and 'OMG' at 2023 BBMAs
K-pop sensations NewJeans performed “Super Shy” and “OMG” during the 2023 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. Appearing first in a futuristic set with pulsating lights that framed each of them in separate booths, the quintet — Danielle, Haerin, Hyein, Hanni and Minji — then moved to centerstage where they were …
Read More »The U.S. Senate Is Starting to Get Fed Up With Live Nation
A Senate subcommittee issued a subpoena to live music giant Live Nation Entertainment late last week, seeking documents related to ticket prices and fees listed on Ticketmaster. The subpoena, obtained by Rolling Stone, comes eight months after the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations first launched an inquiry into Live Nation …
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