Sex and love are two different things, at least according to the king of bachata! On Tuesday, Romeo Santos released the sensual music video for his Fórmula, Vol. 3 track “Solo Conmigo,” and in it, he announced that he’s expecting his fourth child with his “life partner.” The sexually explicit …
Read More »Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, BTS, and More Donate Items for Grammys Charity Relief Auction
Julien’s Auctions Grammy charity relief auction scheduled ahead of the 2023 Grammy Awards has stocked up on dozens of music memorabilia pieces ranging from guitars signed by Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and Fleetwood Mac to an exclusive album photoshoot outfit from BTS‘ J-Hope and Eminem‘s white Nike Air Maxes. Proceeds …
Read More »Tomorrow x Together Plot Second World Tour 'Act: Sweet Mirage'
Tomorrow x Together has scheduled its second-ever world tour, Act: Sweet Mirage, this time expanding to 21 shows across 13 cities in Asia and North America, with additional dates to come. The group’s last world tour, 2022’s Act: Love Sick, visited 13 cities with 19 shows across them. Soobin, Taehyun, …
Read More »'He Got Better and Better': Joe Satriani on the Legacy of Jeff Beck
When guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani started imagining a recording career for himself based around instrumental compositions, he knew it could be possible — thanks in large part to the fact that the late Jeff Beck had scored hit albums (Blow by Blow, Wired) without the help of a singer a …
Read More »11 Rappers Set to Make it Big in 2023
The rap world is ever-changing, and 2022 showed us where we might be heading next. The year was full of solid releases from budding stars who set the stage for a lower-key sensibility within hip-hop. It was a year where fans turned away from the larger-than-life superstars towards more down-to-earth …
Read More »'It Is Time For Us to Grow the F Up': Stevie Wonder Shares Powerful Message for MLK Day
On Monday, legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder released a video commemorating this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The musician-activist’s overall message was that the “universe” is profoundly “pissed” off at us for doing the opposite of achieving the fallen civil-rights leader’s vision of a just society. Early on in the …
Read More »Nick Cave Slams AI Attempts at Nick Cave Songs
Nick Cave, the Bad Seeds frontman whose songs are tinged with a healthy dose of death, forlorn love, and religion, is no fan of ChatGPT‘s lyrical ambitions. The popular AI bot has drawn both praise and concern for its ability to generate conversational and nuanced text responses in simple, clean …
Read More »The Weeknd Releases 'Avatar 2' Music Video 'Nothing Is Lost'
The Weeknd released his latest music video for “Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength),” the theme song from theAvatar: The Way of Water soundtrack. Directed by Quentin Deronzier, the visual offers a brief glimpse of the singer shrouded in a blue haze before diving into a burst of fire …
Read More »Battle Between Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland and His Ex-Wife Now Involves … an Album Review?
Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland, who cowrote the band’s “Break Stuff” and “Nookie” and also fronts his own group, Big Dumb Face, is using his ire at how an album review interpreted his ex-wife’s latest record as fuel for a legal action against her, accusing her of defamation. The filing …
Read More »Yukihiro Takahashi, Drummer and Lead Vocalist of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Dead at 70
Yukihiro Takahashi, the drummer and lead vocalist for electronic music trailblazers Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died at the age of 70. Takahashi’s office released a statement to the The Japan Times and NHK confirming Takahashi’s death on Jan. 11, citing aspiration pneumonia as the cause. Takahashi previously revealed that he …
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