Margo Price and Charley Crockett were among the top nominees when the Americana Music Association announced the nominations for the 2023 Americana Honors & Awards on Tuesday via Twitter. Price and Crockett are both up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. For …
Read More »Rita Lee, Brazil's Queen of Rock and Tropicalía Pioneer, Dead at 75
Rita Lee, the legendary Brazilian musician at the forefront of the Tropicália movement as the co-founder and lead singer for Os Mutantes, died Monday, May 8. She was 75. Lee’s family confirmed her death in a statement shared on Instagram. In 2021, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, jokingly nicknaming …
Read More »Judge Denies Tory Lanez's Request for New Trial
Tory Lanez‘s request for a new trial was denied on Tuesday, according to City News Service, and the rapper now awaits sentencing after being found guilty in December of shooting Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez — whose legal name is Daystar Peterson — and his legal team had indicated for several …
Read More »Inside Rita Indiana's New York Era
Last month, at the Clemente Soto Vélez Center in New York’s Lower East Side, Rita Indiana experienced a night of firsts. The Dominican novelist and artist stepped on stage to debut her latest project, Tu Nombre Verdadero, a performance and a collection of songs that she worked on alongside her …
Read More »Young Thug Has Been in Jail for Over a Year While Awaiting Trial. Why?
Today marks one year since Young Thug, Gunna, and 26 others were charged in a 56-count indictment in Atlanta. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis alleges that Thug (real name: Jeffery Williams) is the leader of Young Slime Life, which she claims is a criminal street gang. Williams, who has …
Read More »2023 ACM Awards: How to Watch, Who's Nominated, Who's Performing
When the Academy of Country Music celebrated the 50th anniversary of its annual awards, it went to the place that does everything big and held the event at the then-new AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This year, the annual event will be back in the greater Dallas area, but this …
Read More »Lil Yachty Schedules 'The Field Trip' North American Tour for Fall 2023
Let’s Start Here, the latest studio album from Lil Yachty, will get the proper live treatment on the rapper’s newly announced The Field Trip tour. Kicking off later this year, the 39-date world tour will include 23 stops in North America. The Field Trip tour will begin on September 21 …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Dealt Big Loss in Evan Rachel Wood Defamation Case
A judge struck down many of the claims made by Marilyn Manson in his defamation lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood on Tuesday, marking a big win for Wood in the continued legal battle between the musician and the Westworld actress. A Los Angeles judge sided with Wood in striking several …
Read More »Becky G Plots First-Ever Headlining U.S. Tour: 'Can't Believe It's Finally Happening'
Welcome to Casa Gomez! On Tuesday, Becky G announced that for the very first time in her career, she’ll be heading out on her very own tour across the U.S. later this year. Dubbed the “Mi Casa, Tu Casa” tour, Becky G will perform in sixteen cities, starting in Boston …
Read More »Black Thought Announces New Memoir, 'The Upcycled Self'
Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter announced that he’s releasing a new memoir. The Upcycled Self is set to arrive Nov. 14, Variety reports. The Roots co-founder’s story “begins with a tragedy: As a child, Trotter burned down his family’s home,” according to an announcement describing the book, and “doesn’t just narrate …
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