While the U.S. leg of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour is wrapping up this month with a six-night stand near Los Angeles, the singer has revealed her sold-out trek will return to North America in 2024. “Turns out it’s NOT the end of an era,” Swift tweeted Thursday while announcing …
Read More »Tony Bennett's Family Reveal Touching Last Words, Last Song He Sang to Them
Danny Bennett, son of the late singer Tony Bennett, has revealed the last thing his father said to him. “His last words to me [were] ‘Thank you,’” he told Today’s Hoda Kotb on Thursday. “Can’t say it better than that.” In a joint interview, the singer’s widow, Susan Benedetto, also …
Read More »Anitta Used to Google Her Name 'Every Day,' But Now 'I Don't Give a F-ck'
Anitta no longer cares what the interwebs think of her. And she proved it while visiting Hot Ones, where she literally licked milk like a cat while eating the hottest of wings. During the spicy interview, the Brazilian star revealed that she used to be obsessed with reading all the …
Read More »Adidas Sells First Batch of Leftover Yeezys for $437 Million
Adidas raked in roughly $437 million from the first sale of leftover Yeezy brand stock, with a portion of those profits benefitting charities like theAnti-Defamation Leagueand a non-profit founded byGeorge Floyd’s brother. With another batch of Kanye West’s namesake sneakers hitting the market Wednesday, the shoe company announced the yield …
Read More »Mdou Moctar Launches GoFundMe to Stay in America Amid Coup in Niger
Mdou Moctar, the acclaimed Tuareg guitarist, has launched a GoFundMe to help him and his bandmates stay in the United States since military officers in his home country of Niger overthrew its leadership in a coup d’état last month. Moctar, whose full name is Mahamadou Souleymane, and his Nigerien bandmates …
Read More »Keith Urban to Enter Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame This Fall
Keith Urban, the Australian country hitmaker, will enter the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this fall. The institution, founded in 1970, cited his songs “But for the Grace of God,” “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me,” and “Days Go By” as reasons for his induction, which will take place at the …
Read More »Doja Cat to Showcase New Singles as Featured Artist at Victoria's Secret Event
Doja Cat will showcase her new music — and, presumably, lingerie — as the featured artist in Victoria’s Secret’s upcoming fashion event The Tour ’23. Premiering Sept. 26 on Prime Video, The Tour ’23 is described as a feature-length film that’s part documentary, part-fashion event, complete with a Doja Cat …
Read More »Yahritza y Su Esencia Apologize for Comments About Mexico: 'We Love Our Culture'
The members of Yahritza y Su Esencia are apologizing after Mexican fans took offense to comments the group made during a visit to Mexico City. The Mexican-American musicians — siblings Yahritza, Mando, and Jairo Martinez — caught some flak earlier this week after they answered some questions about Mexico City …
Read More »Third Astroworld Victim's Family Settles Suit Against Live Nation, Travis Scott
A third family of one of the victims killed during the Astroworld tragedy quietly settled their lawsuit against Live Nation, Travis Scott, and other Astroworld organizers six months ago, a source confirms to Rolling Stone. The family of 14-year-old John Hilgert settled for an undisclosed sum, and court documents filed …
Read More »'Can't Eat Clout': How La Doña Is Using Her Music to Bridge Generations and Make Change
Cecilia Cassandra Peña-Govea first became La Doña when she was studying at UC Santa Cruz. She would use “La Doña” as a playful nickname to describe her bossy and maternal attitude among her housemates and pretty soon, it followed her back to San Francisco’s Latinx corridor, where she had been …
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