Santigold has canceled her upcoming North American tour. In a lengthy note to fans posted to her website, the singer explained that the reality of being on the road following the pandemic is not sustainable for musicians, noting that “the landscapes we are re-entering are not the same.” “As a …
Read More »Meghan Trainor Fulfills Dream of Becoming a Teacher By Giving Jennifer Hudson a Lesson in TikTok
Meghan Trainor fulfilled her forgotten dream of becoming a teacher during a recent appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show. Already exuding the energy of a supportive art teacher who lets her students eat lunch in her classroom, the singer schooled the host in a newly-minted curriculum: TikTok dances. On her …
Read More »Shakira Ordered to Stand Trial in Spain on Tax Fraud Charges
A judge in Spain ordered Shakira to face charges of tax fraud in court Tuesday, Sept. 27, according to The Associated Press. The pop star will face six counts of tax fraud, with prosecutors alleging in that she failed to pay €14.5 million (about $13.9 million) in income tax between …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Transformed Ibiza Club Into a Karaoke Party With Surprise Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys Covers
Ed Sheeran always seems to be going above and beyond to maintain a sense of normalcy despite his positioning as one of pop music’s most successful artists. Nothing he puts on is ever too flashy, he’s rarely spewing half-baked thoughts on Twitter, and now he’s popped up at a random …
Read More »Nile Rodgers Just Got an Asteroid Named After Him for His 70th Birthday
Nile Rodgers can now destroy worlds. As of this past April, an asteroid — a minor planet hurtling through space in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter — is now officially known (at least to us Earthlings) as “Nilerodgers (191911),” according to the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Rodgers, who has …
Read More »Rina Sawayama's Cover of Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever' Is a Headbanger's Delight
Rina Sawayama stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge and shared a striking cover of Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever.” Sawayama begins her performance on a subdued note that immediately recalled Eilish’s original, with just soft vocals and guitar. But Sawayama quickly amped things up, using the hard-edged, distortion-heavy end …
Read More »Holy F-king F-k. That Maroon 5 Las Vegas Residency of Yours is Absurd
Maroon 5 — a band whose name at this very moment only conjures thoughts of pop-rock hits and definitely nothing else — is headed to Las Vegas for a residency. The band will play 16 shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM next year, with dates scheduled in March, April, …
Read More »Hitmaker and Murderer: New Doc to Cover Phil Spector's Career and Killing of Lana Clarkson
A new four-part docuseries about Phil Spector and the murder of Lana Clarkson is set to premiere on Showtime this November. Directed by Sheena M. Joyce and Don Argott, Spector will largely center around the night of Feb. 3, 2003, when Spector shot and killed Clarkson — an actress he’d …
Read More »Jeff Tweedy Joins Norah Jones to Talk Hardcore Fans and Live Performances on 'Playing Along' Debut Podcast Episode
Norah Jones debuted her podcast Playing Along with a musical conversation featuring her first guest Jeff Tweedy. The Wilco frontman spent over an hour with the host discussing hardcore fanbases and live performances, during which the pair also transformed a five-song set of songs as duets. “I love playing music …
Read More »Harry Styles In Rarified Air as He Simultaneously Tops Box Office and Singles Chart
Harry Styles is having about as enviable a month as one could imagine in the entertainment world. He started September as Rolling Stone’s cover star. Then just last week, the singer wrapped a mini residency at Madison Square Garden, where he was bestowed a banner after selling out 15 consecutive …
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