“I’m in a frenzy!” 75-year-old Iggy Pop barks on “Frenzy,” the first track on Every Loser. This comes as something of a surprise. While such a state used to be par for the course for the most shirtless man in rock, it’s been a while since his solo work has …
Read More »Two Years After 'Patria Y Vida,' Cuban Rapper Maykel Osorbo Remains in Jail
M aybe it was the excitement of post-lockdown celebrations or the simple triumph of getting through the worst of the pandemic, but the energy felt different at the 22nd annual Latin Grammys back in November of 2021. Thousands of people, dressed in shimmering gowns and slick suits, had gathered at …
Read More »No, SZA Doesn't 'Have Beef' With Taylor Swift
On “Kill Bill,” SZA sings about wanting to kill her ex, not Taylor Swift. Get it right, stans! SZA clarified that she and the Midnights singer aren’t fighting after stans conflated the two artists promoting their music with the two women fighting. After thanking her fans for “copping” digital versions …
Read More »Big Thief Invites Students and Teachers to Soundchecks on Tour
Big Thief wants to share the gift of music with students. On Thursday, the group invited educators to reach out to the band so students can watch the group perform — and interact with the folk-rock group — during soundchecks at their upcoming 2023 tour. “Big Thief is looking to …
Read More »Cage The Elephant's Matt Shultz Arrested for Gun Possession
Matt Shultz, the lead singer of Cage The Elephant, was detained by New York Police Thursday morning for possessing two loaded firearms at the Bowery Hotel in Lower Manhattan, NYPD confirmed to Rolling Stone. The musician was charged with criminal possession of firearms after police found Shultz’s guns — a …
Read More »Grammy-Winning Recording Engineer Shot and Killed by SWAT in Nashville
A Grammy-winning recording engineer accused of holding his wife and stepdaughter captive at gunpoint was killed after a SWAT team member shot him in Nashville Thursday afternoon, Variety reports. Police fired on Mark Capps, 54, who was armed in his doorway and was wanted on aggravated assault and aggravated kidnappingwarrants …
Read More »Gloria Trevi Responds to Child Sex Cult Lawsuit: 'I Am a Survivor'
Gloria Trevi has issued a forceful denial to the new lawsuit first reported by Rolling Stone that claims she groomed underage girls in the early 1990s for sexual exploitation by her ex-producer Sergio Andrade. The new complaint filed last Friday in Los Angeles County alleges two Jane Does were 13 …
Read More »The 'Chinese Democracy' of Peter Gabriel Albums Is Finally Coming Out
Back in 2005, Peter Gabriel told Rolling Stone that he was making steady progress on his new LP i/o after three years of work. “At the moment, I’m trying to write principally about birth and death, with the sex in the middle,” he said, noting that he was producing the …
Read More »Fletcher, Kelsea Ballerini Are the 'Better Version' After Heartbreak in New Video
Fletcher and Kelsea Ballerini say goodbye to a past love in the video for their song “Better Version.” On Friday, the Girl of My Dreams musician released the video for their duet, which followed both stars getting out of relationships in separate storylines. “The video captures the unraveling of two …
Read More »Mickey Factz Wants to Take Rappers to School
There’s no instruction manual for the rap industry. A streaming marketplace flooded with music means it takes more than ever for an artist to stand out from the pack, and figuring out how to improve on your craft and navigate the business endat the same time leaves many rappers scrambling …
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