Lindsey Buckingham is hitting the road again. A year after releasing his self-titled album, the former Fleetwood Mac guitarist is making stops across Europe and the United Kingdom, before another U.S. trek this fall. “As promised, we’re coming back on our US tour,” Buckingham tweeted Friday. The run kicks off …
Read More »Björk Announces Grief-Inspired New Album 'Fossora'
Björk will release a new album, Fossora, this fall. The Icelandic singer confirmed the LP, her 10th full-length effort, in a new interview with The Guardian, revealing that it was partially inspired by the 2018 death of her mother, Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir. The album’s title, Fossora, is the feminine version …
Read More »PJ Harvey Offers Lush Cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Who by Fire'
PJ Harvey and composerTim Phillips have released a new cover Leonard Cohen‘s “Who by Fire.” The ornately-arranged version was created for Apple TV+ series Bad Sisters, whose executive producer and starSharon Horgansought Harvey out for the cover. “I thought of the words of‘Who by Fire’soon after the series was picked …
Read More »MTV Puts Hip-Hop in the Lead With LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, Jack Harlow as 2022 VMAs MCs
Three separate generations of hip-hop will join forces at the 2022 Video Music Awards as LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow come together to revamp the traditional hosting gig for the awards ceremony, scheduled for August 28 at New Jersey’s Prudential Center. The trio will serve as MCs …
Read More »Harry Styles Got a Vintage One Direction Toothbrush, Fleetwood Mac 8-Track Out of His Nardwuar Interview
Christmas came early for Harry Styles this year. Ahead of his headlining performance at the 2022 Coachella Music and Arts Festival, the innocuous but thorough interview host Nardwuar caught up with the singer for an interview that paired nearly every question with a hyper-specific piece of music memorabilia – from …
Read More »Fat Joe is Prepping a One-Man Stand-Up Show to Accompany His New Memoir
Fat Joe will perform a one-man stand-up show based on his life and career in New York City this fall. The performance will feature an introduction from Dave Chappelle and a slew of never-before-heard tales based on Fat Joe’s upcoming memoir, The Book of Jose. “The world will be getting …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Celebrates Joe Strummer's 70th With 'Long Shadow' Cover
Without Joe Strummer, Eddie Vedder would have never found his way to Jack Irons, and subsequently Pearl Jam. During a show the Clash singer played in November 1989, Vedder ended up becoming Strummer’s right hand man during an unexpected power outage. The fateful case of right place, right time brought …
Read More »'He Wanted it to Appear Like I Was a Prostitute': 20 Years Later, Woman From R. Kelly's Infamous Sex Tape Testifies
Chicago, IL — R. Kelly’s former goddaughter testified that she had sex with the disgraced singer for the first time when she was 15, and that they had sex “hundreds” of times, sometimes with other underage girls. The goddaughter, now 37 and testifying at Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago Thursday …
Read More »Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie Engages in a Medieval Dance Battle in 'Sad Clown' Video
Viva Las Vengeance! As Panic! at the Disco released its seventh studio album, the group’s frontman Brendan Urie starred as “the Duke” in the choreo-filled, medieval times-themed video for “Sad Clown.” The Brendan Walter-directed video sees Urie showing off his best dance moves and belting musical theater-ready vocals for a …
Read More »Prosecutors Talk R. Kelly's 'Dark Side'; Defense Calls Witnesses 'Extortionists' at Trial
Chicago, Ill. — A federal prosecutor made an initial attempt at shedding light on R. Kelly’s “dark side” during opening statements for the disgraced artist’s federal sex crimes and child pornography trial in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 17. According to the Chicago Tribune, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Julien told jurors …
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