Kanye West has involved Dov Charney — the controversial founder of American Apparel who’s been accused of sexual harassment by numerous women and printed West’s infamous “White Lives Matter” shirt — in his Yeezy business, Rolling Stone has learned. A source familiar with the situation tells Rolling Stone that Yeezy …
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Watch Belinda Carlisle, Boyz II Men, Babyface Perform on PBS' 'A Capitol Fourth 2023'
PBS held its annual Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C. last evening, tapping a vast group of performers to spearhead the festivities. Chicago, Boyz II Men, Belinda Carlisle, Babyface, Maddie & Tae, Charles Esten, Renée Fleming, and Adrienne Warren were among those to take the stage, and even Sesame …
Read More »Music Made With AI Will Be Eligible for Grammys, But Only Humans Will Be Awarded
The Grammy Awards are getting ahead of the curve when it comes to dealing with artificial intelligence in the music industry. A change to the ceremony’s guidelines last month opened the door for music created with AI to be eligible for awards, however, “a work that contains no human authorship …
Read More »See 'Euphoria' Star Hunter Schafer's Video for Anohni and the Johnsons' 'Why Am I Alive Now'
A trio of trans artists, models, and actresses unite in a bare, industrial wasteland in the video for Anohni and the Johnsons’ “Why Am I Alive Now.” Hunter Schafer, one of the most prominent transgender actresses working today after portraying Jules Vaughn on HBO’s Euphoria, directed the clip for the …
Read More »How Lil Uzi Vert Turned 'Pink Tape' Metalcore
Lil Uzi Vert‘s long-awaited album, Pink Tape, arrived last week and found the eclectic MC in decidedly new terrain. With features by everyone from Nicki Minaj to New York electro-pop duo Snow Strippers, Pink Tape is as inventive and untethered by convention as Uzi’s forward-thinking fashion sense. As such, reactions …
Read More »Adele Tells Fans Not to Throw Sh-t on Stage: 'I'll F-king Kill You'
Adele has had it with the news of people throwing crap at artists while they are performing. While at her Las Vegas residency, Adele called bullshit on an alarming trend that’s endangered artists and disrupted several shows over the last few weeks. “Have you noticed how people are like, forgetting …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Surprises Kids at Recital, Performs With Them in Boston
Ed Sheeran made a surprise appearance on Saturday at Tobin Community Center in Boston, where young musicians from the Boston Music Project were giving an outdoor performance. Sheeran’s impromptu set took place ahead of his second headlining appearance over the weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. “Morning off in …
Read More »Mick Mars Never Wants to Speak to Mötley Crüe Again — and 14 Other Things We Learned
In early May, we travelled to Nashville to spend a couple of days with Mick Mars and hear about his bitter departure from Mötley Crüe. Mars stepped away from the touring unit in late 2022 after 41 years in the group he co-founded. He’d been suffering from the debilitating bone …
Read More »Jung Kook Solo Singles 'My You' and 'Still With You' Finally Get Streaming Release
Over the weekend, promotional posters for Jung Kook‘s forthcoming single “Seven” were plastered across London. The BTS member’s latest solo release is scheduled to arrive on July 14, but he’s kicking things off early with two not-so-new singles: “My You” and “Still With You.” Both records, released in 2020 and …
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