Shame and embarrassment are at an all-time low, and unhinged behavior at concerts is at an all-time high. Over the past few weeks, Bebe Rexha had to receive stitches on her face from someone throwing a phone at her face during a concert in New York, and Ava Max was …
Read More »H.E.R.'s Lights On Festival R.E.T.U.R.N.S. With Jazmine Sullivan, Doechii, PartyNextDoor
H.E.R.‘s Lights On Festival will return on Sept. 16 and 17 for the first time since 2021 — and it has found a new home at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. With H.E.R. and Friends at the helm as the two-day weekend festival’s headliners, the singer is also …
Read More »How Omar S Pushed The Boundaries of Detroit Dance Music For Two Decades
When Detroit techno producer Omar S thinks back on the early days of his label, FXHE, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, he sounds as down-to-earth as his inviting, party-oriented music suggests. “I was just working at my job and making tracks,” he recalls over Zoom. Before then, he’d …
Read More »Adele Gets Quick 'Vanderpump Rules' Lesson on Tom Sandoval's Jobless Behavior at Vegas Show
Adele hasn’t been directly roped into the Vanderpump Rules drama dominating reality television conversations for the duration of the show’s most recent season, but she also refuses to be out of the loop. During a recent show in her Las Vegas residency, the singer took a moment’s break from singing …
Read More »Coi Leray Should Probably Chill A Little
Hip-hop heiress Coi Leray had a crossover moment with “Players,” a boastful track that uses the synth arpeggios that streaked across the pioneering Grandmaster Flash cut “The Message” to flip the script 2023-style: “Girls is players too,” Leray declares amidst boasts about her womanly prowess and warnings to any prospective …
Read More »Bill Clinton Was One of the Last People Ray Charles Called Before He Died
Former president Bill Clinton joined the Questlove Supreme podcast for an intimate conversation on jazz music in honor of Black Music Month. In an exclusive first listen ahead of Wednesday’s episode, Clinton shares his early aspirations of becoming a musician with Team Supreme and pays homage to the greats that …
Read More »Everything Lewis Capaldi Has Shared About His Struggle With Tourette Syndrome
Lewis Capaldi is putting his health first. Since revealing his diagnosis last September, the “Before You Go” singer has remained candid with his fans about his struggle with Tourette’s syndrome, and how it affects his body. On June 27, he announced he’d be “taking a break” from touring to focus …
Read More »An Oral History of Miguel's 'Sure Thing,' A Viral Success and Pop Radio Hit After 15 Years
Though R&B singer Miguel has been widely beloved in his genre since his major label debut thirteen years ago, the 37-year-old is besting himself in huge ways right now. “Sure Thing” — a contemporary classic that Miguel first wrote around 2007 and released as his first album’s second single in …
Read More »R.E.M. Uses Intimate Moments From 'The Bear' as Backdrop for 'Strange Currencies' Remix
Beyond the chaos of the kitchen in the FX dramedy series The Bear exist the other aspects of each character’s life that are one thread pull away from completely unraveling. In a new music video, R.E.M. uses clips from those intimate moments as a backdrop to a remix of “Strange …
Read More »Spirits Company Diageo Ends Diddy Partnership After Racial Discrimination Claim
Beverage company Diageo is breaking off its business relationship with Sean “Diddy” Combs. The entrepreneur and music mogul previously accused the company of failing to invest resources into his Ciroc vodka and DeLeon tequila brands — treating them as “urban” products. In a response filed Tuesday with the Manhattan federal …
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