T hey didn’t boo, they didn’t walk out, and they certainly didn’t applaud. The strangest thing — and maybe the most telling sign of things to come — is that they just stared, as if aliens had landed at a high school in Northern California. The members of Ace of …
Read More »See Nelly Furtado Make Rare Live Appearance at Drake's OVO Show in Toronto
Nelly Furtado made a surprise, rare live appearance this week to sing two of her hits alongside Drake at the rapper’s OVO Presents All-Canadian North Stars event in Toronto. Furtado, who hadn’t performed live in nearly five years, delivered an abridged rendition of her “Promiscuous” before she was joined by …
Read More »Watch Billie Eilish Perform Intimate Acoustic Set at Amoeba Music
Billie Eilish marked the one-year anniversary of the release of her sophomore album Happier Than EverFriday with a surprise performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood. The Grammy Award-winning singer was accompanied by her brother and songwriting partner Finneas on guitar for the intimate appearance. Eilish performed four songs during the …
Read More »See Metallica Jam 'Master of Puppets' With 'Stranger Things' Actor Joseph Quinn
Hours before Metallica acknowledged the Stranger Things-fueled resurgence of their “Master of Puppets” during their Lollapalooza set, the metal legends hung out and jammed backstage with actor Joseph Quinn, whose character Eddie Munson is responsible for the song’s renewed popularity. Quinn was on-site at the Chicago fest, where Netflix arranged …
Read More »Lollapalooza 2022: Black Coffee Predicted the South African Musical Takeover
Black Coffee is here to prove that dance music is spiritual. In 2009, the South African DJ’s breakthrough release Home Brewedshowcased the expansive community feeling shared by gospel, house, and the music of his country. Today, he’s full speed ahead on sharing that musical breadth. Ahead of his Lollapalooza performance, …
Read More »See Green Day Bust Out a Whole Bunch of Rarities at Lollapalooza Afterparty Gig
Green Day unleashed a heavy helping of rarities — including some songs the band hasn’t played in over 20 years — during their semi-surprise, Lollapalooza aftershow gig Friday at Chicago’s Metro. Free from the shackles of their just-ended leg of their Hella Mega Tour — where Green Day performed largely …
Read More »Jonathan Terrell Will Make You Love Texas Again in His New Song and Video
Look, it’s easy to shake your head over Texas these days. The governor can’t keep the lights on, nincompoop senator Ted Cruz spends his time thinking about Pete Davidson, and the state is restricting women’s rights while loosening gun laws. But Jonathan Terrell, a Longview native fond of using phrases …
Read More »Shakira Prosecutors Call for 8-Year Prison Sentence Over Alleged Tax Fraud in Spain
Spanish prosecutors want Shakira behind bars. On Friday, the prosecutors in her ongoing criminal tax fraud case told the court that the Colombian superstar should face an eight-year and two-month sentence if she’s convicted of tax fraud. Along with the lengthy prison stay, prosecutors also urged for a heft 20 …
Read More »Beyoncé's Studio Secrets: Inside the Making of Her Best Songs
When producer Scott Storch spent a week in a South Beach studio with Beyoncé in 2002, he had never met her before, despite working on Destiny’s Child tracks. But as soon as she started singing some of the songs they wrote together, with the help of rapper EST, for what …
Read More »Tyga Deletes Hella Problematic 'Ay Caramba' Video and Apologizes: 'I Had No Intention to Offend'
Tyga has learned his lesson: racism isn’t funny. On Thursday, the rapper went on Power 106 to apologize for the racist stereotype-filled “Ay Caramba” video after facing backlash from Latinos, specifically Mexicans, about the stereotypes portrayed in it. The video has also since been removed from YouTube. “I had no …
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