Coldplay deliver a seismic performance of “Humankind” in the new video for the Music of the Spheres track. Directed by Stevie Rae Gibbs and James Marcus Haney, the energetic clip opens with the camera taking a sci-fi-tinged journey through the streets of Mexico City that ends at Coldplay’s show at …
Read More »Greg Dulli on Assembling the Afghan Whigs in Isolation and Missing Mark Lanegan
Greg Dulli lives alone in Los Angeles, but when he picks up the phone, there are voices and music on the other end of the line. “I got to get it together a little bit,” he says as he moves from room to room, silencing radios playing his favorite French …
Read More »Jockstrap's Pop Chaos: 'If It Doesn't Make Sense, That's Nice'
At a vegan Chinese restaurant in North London, the fate of Jockstrap’s debut album, I Love You Jennifer B, was at the whims of an act of mayhem. Someone had just snatched producer Taylor Skye’s backpack. In it was his laptop, which held the only copy of the album that …
Read More »Elvis Presley Died 45 Years Ago. Has 'Elvis' the Movie Finally Revived Him?
Forty-five years ago, on Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley was found dead in the bathroom of his palatial Graceland estate in Memphis — officially of cardiac arrest, but the medicine cabinet of prescription drugs in his system surely didn’t help. In the decades since, reviving Presley and his legacy has …
Read More »Tokischa, Eladio Carrion Among More Than 12 Artists Added to Billboard's Star-Studded Latin Music Week
More than 12 artists, including Chris Chill, Dannylux, Dimelo Flow, Eladio Carrion, Elena Rose, Foreign Teck, Kuinvi, Justin Quiles, Mariah Angeliq, Subelo Neo, Tini, Tokischa, and Ugly Primo, have been added to Billboard Latin Music Week’s star-packed lineup. The annual event, which has been the biggest Latin music gathering in …
Read More »Panic! at the Disco is Haunted By Mysterious Figures From the Past in 'Don't Let The Light Go Out' Video
In the music video for their latest single, “Don’t Let The Light Go Out,” Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie is haunted by the looming presence of grief stemming from a relationship that hasn’t yet died. While Urie tries to keep his focus on the road while driving, his mind …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson Takes 'Kellyoke' on the Road as She Searches for the 'Greatest Voices' in America
Kelly Clarkson knows what it takes to win a competition show — and now, she’s (kinda) hosting her own. On Tuesday, the singer announced she’s taking her talk show’s “Kellyoke” segment — where she covers her favorite songs, both old and new — on the road to welcome others to …
Read More »'I Don't Feel Comfortable': Kehlani Ends Show Early After Fans Seemingly Pass Out in Crowd
Kehlani is prioritizing the safety of her fans. On Monday night, the R&B singer cut her performance in Philadelphia short after several fans in the crowd appeared to pass out during the show. An official at the venue tellsRolling Stone that the show ended only “about 5 minutes early” and …
Read More »'You've Been a Star': Late Nipsey Hussle Honored with Walk of Fame Star
South Central Los Angeles has a star in Hollywood. On Monday, the late Nipsey Hussle — a native of the city’s Crenshaw neighborhood — was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of Amoeba Music. The event coincided with what would’ve been the rapper’s 37th …
Read More »R. Kelly's Federal Trial in Chicago Launches With Jury Selection
Chicago — R. Kelly appeared in court Monday for the first day of his second trial in Chicago in 14 years. It began with jury selection in his federal trial where he faces child pornography and obstruction of justice charges. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber questioned nearly 60 potential jurors …
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