Lil Wayne has released a new single, “Kat Food,” via Young Money Records/Republic Records. The thumping song, produced by Charlie Handsome, FNZ, and Rogét Chahayed, samples Missy Elliott‘s “Work It.” The track sees the rapper intoning about his success as he references Purina cat food: “Money need a home and …
Read More »Céline Dion's Rare Disorder Is 'Impossible to Control,' Says Singer's Sister
The family of Céline Dion is sharing details of the rare disorder that’s kept the music legend off stage over the last several months. In an interview with Hello! this week, Dion’s sister Claudette said the singer’s family is “crossing our fingers” to find a remedy for Dion’s “awful disease,” …
Read More »Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry Debuts First Solo Single 'Are You Awake?'
Lauren Mayberry, frontwoman of Chvrches, has released her debut solo single, “Are You Awake?” The piano-driven ballad was written with Tobias Jesso Jr. and Matthew Koma, who also produced the song. The track came about after a writing session between Mayberry and Jesso Jr. “I was thinking a lot about …
Read More »Lil Uzi Vert Is Definitely Not Stealing Dogs From Pet Stores
Lil Uzi Vert was briefly and totally erroneously identified as the suspect in an alleged dog-napping case in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, Aug. 31. On Facebook yesterday, the Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department shared a post about a pup pilfered from a local pet store. It included details about the case, …
Read More »The Culture Wars Are Tearing the Close-Knit Country Music Community Apart
Over the last few years, the Gulf Coast Jam, a multi-day concert blowout held every spring in Panama City Beach, Florida, has become one of country music’s leading festivals, pulling in headliners like Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, and Kenny Chesney. But recently, festival producer Rendy …
Read More »Blink-182 Postpone Shows as Travis Barker Deals With 'Urgent Family Matter'
Blink-182 has postponed four shows on its European tour after drummer Travis Barker flew back to the United States because of “an urgent family matter.” The band shared the news on Instagram Stories, declining to share any details about what had prompted Barker’s return home. Barker hasn’t posted anything either, …
Read More »How Teasing Tunes on TikTok Screws Songwriters
Ryan Tedder’s hard drive is a repository of some of the biggest hits of the past two decades. But it’s got at least one potential hit song he wrote that, despite getting cut by two different recording artists, will likely never be released. The OneRepublic frontman and prolific songwriter behind …
Read More »Danny Brown Comes Clean: 'I Didn't Know How Long I Was Going To Be Living'
D anny Brown sits quietly at a hotel restaurant table in Manhattan’s West Village, staring off into the distance with a stoic expression. The outdoor seating area is absent of any other guests besides the rapper and his manager, but he’d stand out even in a crowded room: Today he …
Read More »This Swiftie Went to 20 Eras Tours. It Only Cost Her $5,000
Earlier this summer, Taylor Swift kicked off the Eras tour in Glendale, Arizona. The stadium buzzed with anticipation as the singer launched into a career-spanning performance that stretched across more than 40 songs in three hours. In that crowd, Peyton Beyer, a long-time Swiftie, bore witness to the first show …
Read More »See Lady Gaga Sing 'Born This Way' in Support of Trans Rights at Las Vegas Residency
Lady Gaga‘s Las Vegas residency promises only two things: Jazz & Piano. But judging from the photos she posted of Thursday’s opening night performance and video that’s surfaced online, it contains so much more. On Instagram, she posted a photo of herself holding a Broadway-style Playbill with anticipation in her …
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