A$AP Rocky has been formally charged with assault with a firearm after the Harlem-born rapper was arrested in April over allegedly shooting his friend during a disagreement in Los Angeles last November. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the charges for assault with a semiautomatic firearm with allegations …
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The Chicks paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John by performing a rendition of her standout Grease single “Hopelessly Devoted to You” Saturday at the trio’s concert at the Gorge in Washington. “We lost a worldwide sweetheart last week, Olivia Newton-John,” singer Natalie Maines told the audience. “I thought I …
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On her breakout single “Build a Bitch,” Bella Poarch admitted she’s “filled with flaws and attitude” — but on Friday, the singer’s Twitter account began spewing hate-filled tweets aimed at rapper Cardi B that were suspiciously off-brand for the TikTok star turned pop phenom. The offending tweets, which have since …
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Short films by both Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar have qualified for the Academy Awards’ best live action short category. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Swift’s All Too Well: A Short Film, written and directed by the singer, gained eligibility because it screened Nov. 2021 at New York’s AMC Lincoln …
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Right from the start, In Search of… stood out. I discovered N.E.R.D.‘s 2002 debut at a Best Buy on the rim of Houston’s I-10 loop, sitting at the front of the store on a blue kiosk marked $6.99. I was a first-year high school English teacher, struggling to pull together …
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One person was killed and at least 40 people were injured after high winds caused a portion of the main stage to collapse at Valencia, Spain’sMedusa Festival, an EDM fest set to feature David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Afrojack and more. The organizers of the 2022 Medusa Festival announced Saturday morning …
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Organizers for Baja Beach Fest, a massive reggaeton and Latin music festival held annually in Mexico’s Rosarito Beach since 2018, said Saturday morning that the event will continue as planned, despite reports of violence, fires, and roadblocks across the country, as well as a Tijuana consulate order that U.S. government …
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Nicki Minaj is unleashing her inner raunchy side in the music video for her new single, “Super Freaky Girl,” released Thursday. The track, which samples Rick James’ 1981 hit “Super Freak,” wastes no time living up to the title, with the opening verses playing over the ubiquitous riff from the …
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Bill Pitman, a guitarist and bassist in the legendary Wrecking Crew of Los Angeles session musicians, has died at the age of 102. The New York Timesconfirmed Pitman died Thursday at his home in La Quinta, California. While no cause of death was revealed, the musician recently fractured his spine …
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Hearing the phrase “debut release from a TikTok star” doesn’t often inspire confidence in what’s about to follow, but Bella Poarch, who posted a lip-syncing clip of herself in the summer of 2020 that remains TikTok’s most-viewed video to this day, has gone her own way for her debut EP, …
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