K-pop agency Attrakt, which formed the K-pop group Fifty Fifty, has cut members Aran, Sio, and Saena for allegedly defaming the agency and seeking to break their contracts. In a statement sent to Rolling Stone Tuesday, the agency said that the organization’s CEO announced they had “terminated the exclusive contract” …
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A tlanta’s storied Stankonia Studios feel like the site of a family reunion as J.I.D walks in with a grin and daps up Big Boi with Stevie Wonder’s “As” spilling from the speakers. Both are soft-spoken, and you can barely hear what they say to each other as they exchange …
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Dave Grohl delivered a special and unexpected gift to Foo Fighters fans during his recent appearance on the Norah Jones Is Playing Along podcast. The frontman’s appearance ran for just over an hour and a half, during which the two musicians went deep on songwriting, live performance, and long-time influences. …
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G rimes is a self-taught, self-produced artist who released her first album on a small indie label more than a decade ago. Aespa is a girl group formed during the pandemic by one of K-pop’s leading labels, composed of four extremely hardworking women — Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning — …
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Celebrated singer-songwriter Sampha picked Steve Lacy’s hit “Bad Habit” for his customary cover during an appearance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. Sampha delivered a pared-back, practically delicate rendition of the song. Instead of the original’s thumping drum beat, Sampha used only a spare, skittering percussion track which provided a …
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S wizz Beatz, the Bronx-bred superproducer turned art collector, and Rema, the upstart Nigerian artist who’s become a global superstar, are sitting in one of the larger rooms at the Record Plant in Hollywood. This is the type of place where Swizz, 45, has worked since he was a teenager, …
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This one is for the “lonely Starbucks lovers” conspiracists. On Tuesday, days before Taylor Swift is set to release her 1989 (Taylor’s Version), the singer shared a photo of what seems to be handwritten lyrics from one of the “From the Vault” tracks on her upcoming record. “Let’s fast forward …
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A small room at the top of Hollywood’s historic Paramount Recording Studios is serving as a salon for Victoria Monét as she and a stylist put the finishing touches on her hair. She’s preparing to sit down with Kelly Rowland, and she’s pretty nervous. Meeting a role model can do …
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Madonna is a week into her resurrected Celebration tour, which was postponed for three months following her battling a bacterial infection. During her tour stop on Saturday in Antwerp, Belgium, she reflected on her hospitalization and return to the road. “Less than four months ago, I was in a hospital …
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Kelly Clarkson is bringing back her Chemistry: An Intimate Evening residency to Las Vegas for four more shows. On Monday, the singer announced she’ll perform a pair of dates surrounding New Year’s Eve and Super Bowl weekend next February. “I’m coming back Vegas! We are adding new shows to my …
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