Busta Rhymes denied allegations of physical assault brought forth in a new lawsuit filed by the rapper’s former assistant. In January, the rapper born Trevor Smith Jr. was arrested in Brooklyn on third-degree assault charges after allegedly punching his then-assistant Dashiel Gables in the face. While that case is still …
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Eddie Palmieri, the virtuosic keyboardist and visionary bandleader who helped define and then expanded the aesthetic parameters of the salsa genre, has died at the age of 88. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Gabriela Palmieri, who told The New York Times he died today following “an extended illness.” …
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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne‘s love story will still make its way to the big screen following the musician’s death. According to Variety, representatives for Polygram Entertainment confirmed that Sony will move forward with the biopic about the metal legend’s life and relationship that was first announced in 2021. “They’re currently …
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Kelly Clarkson is postponing her Studio Sessions residency in Las Vegas to be with her family amid her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s illness. “Unfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas,” the singer and daytime talk show host wrote today in an Instagram …
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The economy might be slowing down, but they’re still firing on all cylinders at the Black Keys‘ retro-rock factory. “Time don’t slow/It’s passing you by/No matter how we try,”Dan Auerbach intones on the smooth-rolling title track from No Rain, No Flowers, the band’s 13th album. If anything, Auerbach and drummer …
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Even at 80, Latin music titan Eddie Palmieri was as agile as ever on the keys. That’s the first thing you notice from his 2016 Tiny Desk concert, which starts with a camera fixed on Palmieri’s dexterous fingers as he plays “Iraida,” the touching composition he wrote for his wife, …
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Over the past 10 years, Charley Crockett has released 15 albums, some just months apart. His latest, Dollar a Day, arrives only five months since March’s Lonesome Drifter. But this cycle, at least, doesn’t feel the least bit rushed or half-baked. Rather, the Texas country singer has found his groove. …
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Selena Gomez appeared on the most recent episode of the Therapusspodcast, where she spoke to host Jake Shane about her relationship with fiancé Benny Blanco. The pair got engaged last year, but haven’t really started to plan their wedding, according to Gomez. “I couldn’t be more excited,” she told Shane …
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For her third LP, A Matter of Time, Laufey had a clear image in mind. “The whole album to me is just that moment when Cinderella finds out it’s struck midnight and she’s running,” says the Icelandic pop star, 26. “The heartbeat that she has, that’s the album.” It’s the …
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Dutch photographer, filmmaker, and music video director Anton Corbijn will be presented with the Icon Award at the annual Abbey Road Music Photography Awards. Corbijn has photographed numerous notable subjects over the course of his 40-plus-year photography career, including Tom Waits, David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, Ian Curtis, Clint Eastwood, Bryan …
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