Lizzo took to the 2023 Brit Awards stage to drop a medley of her hits from 2022 album, Special, on Saturday. The set included “Special,” “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready),” and “About Damn Time.” Dressed in a pink ensemble with a dramatic, towering pink collar and surrounded by a …
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Franklin Jonas was just a teenager when his dad was being treated for cancer. To cheer him up, he’d sit by his bedside, playing songs for him. “I would make just the worst trap beats for him,” Jonas recalls over Zoom. “And he liked them for some reason.” Back then, …
Read More »Skrillex Reveals New Album 'Quest for Fire' Is Arriving Very Soon
After spending the first weeks of 2023 torridly releasing singles, Skrillex has revealed that his new album, Quest for Fire, is arriving very soon. The producer/DJ made the surprise announcement Saturday night on Instagram, adding that the LP will be released this Friday, Feb. 17, and sharing himself performing a …
Read More »How TSU's Marching Band Shocked the Grammys With an Album of Gospel, Hip-Hop, and Good Vibes
On the eve of the 65th Grammy Awards, Nashville-based Tennessee State University’s Aristocrat of Bands was in Atlanta to compete at the HBCU All-Star Battle of the Bands against schools like North Carolina A&T, Alabama State, and Bethune-Cookman. The student musicians took the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for their turn …
Read More »Charli XCX Criticizes Brit Awards Voters Over Snub of Female Artists
Like Harry Styles, Charli XCX criticized the Brit Awards’ voting body for failing to nominate any female artists for one of the event’s most prestigious awards. When asked by the BBC about the snub of female artists in the British Artist of the Year category, Charli XCX responded, “I was …
Read More »De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove Dead At 54
David “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, one-third of the iconic rap triumvirate De La Soul, has died, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The news was first reported by AllHipHop. He was 54. The cause of death has not been disclosed. Trugoy, who had recently been going by the name Dave, and was …
Read More »Watch Chris Stapleton's Performance of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl
Chris Stapleton became the third consecutive country music singer to perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday. Dressed in all black and sunglasses, accompanied only by his guitar, the “Tennessee Whiskey” vocalist delivered a sturdy and respectful rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the Philadelphia Eagles and …
Read More »Lizzo on Getting 'Legitimately So Drunk' With Adele at Grammys
Adele and Lizzo know how to have a good damn time. On Friday, the Special singer joined Elvis Duran on his morning show to talk about getting “so drunk” with Adele as they celebrated their recent albums at the 2023 Grammys. “I was legitimately so drunk. Me and Adele were …
Read More »Macklemore Says 'Intense' 2020 Relapse Created 'Darker' Moments on New Album
Macklemore is opening up about his 2020 relapse. In an interview for The Kelly Clarkson Show, the rapper opened up about the “intense time,” and how it became a “catalyst for art” in his upcoming album, Ben. “I’m used to a certain schedule of touring, of being gone, of being …
Read More »Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes, Beloved South African Rapper, Dead at 35
Rapper AKA, born Kiernan Forbes, was shot and killed Friday in Durban, South Africa, the Times (South Africa) reported. He was 35. The parents of AKA, Tony and Lynn Forbes, confirmed his death in a statement sent to Rolling Stone. “It is with extreme sadness that we acknowledge the passing …
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