Chart-topping rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again appeared in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles Tuesday to begin one of the two felony gun possession trials he’s currently facing. As his first order of business before jury selection and opening statements, the judge ruled to exclude the use of YoungBoy’s rap …
Read More »Rapper Earl Swavey Was Shot While Piloting Car That Crashed, Autopsy Says
Rapper Earl Swavey, known for his collaborations with A$AP Yams and Grimes‘ brother Jay Worthy, was driving a car carrying multiple passengers when he was shot by someone outside a party in downtown Los Angeles and subsequently crashed into a parked motorhome, a final autopsy report obtained Monday by Rolling …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce 2023 North American Tour
Bruce Springsteen has announced the dates for his long-awaited 2023 North American tour with the E Street Band. It kicks off on Feb. 1 in Tampa, Florida, and wraps up on April 14 in Newark, New Jersey. Ticket sales begin July 20. Springsteen last played a concert with the E …
Read More »How Mexican Sounds Are Shaping the Most Popular Music in the World
As soon as Alex Guerra and Ramon Ruiz discovered 15-year-old Yahritza Martinez on TikTok, they knew she was going to be huge. The high schooler from Yakima, Washington, had been courting a massive following on social media with her shockingly powerful voice, and Ruiz and Guerra — both artists from …
Read More »Cardi B Accuses the Shade Room of 'Gaslighting' Her in Messy Online Dispute
In a recent, lengthy Twitter spat, Cardi B clashed with popular social blog the Shade Room after she accused the outlet of posting only “negative” content about her. She claimed the website’s moderators ignored her private messages, leaving her no choice but to take her issues public. On Sunday, the …
Read More »Frank Ocean Returns With New Music — Kinda — on 'Blonded Radio' Show
Frank Ocean finally dropped a bit of new music, producing an instrumental score for a new episode of his Apple Music 1 show, Blonded Radio. The trance-like composition — which starts out atmospheric before settling into a steady late-night dancefloor groove — appears in “Blonded Lucy in the Sky With …
Read More »Watch Billy Joel Perform 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' With Def Leppard's Joe Elliott
Billy Joel performed at Detroit’s Comerica Park on July 9, just one night before the Mötley Crüe/Def Leppard/Poison/Joan Jett mega tour hit the same venue. It happened to be a night off for the Eighties hard rock groups, and Joel brought out one of the lead singers to give his …
Read More »Halsey Auctioning Paintings From 'Love and Power' Tour to Benefit Abortion Funds
Halsey is auctioning off a series of paintings created on stage during their “Love and Power Tour,” with all the proceeds benefiting the National Network of Abortion Funds. The five paintings are on sale now as part of Sotheby’s Contemporary Discoveries auction, which wraps on July 19. Each piece has …
Read More »Reba McEntire Announces Fall Arena Tour With Terri Clark
Reba McEntire has announced a string of headlining arena tour dates for fall 2022. “Reba: Live in Concert” will get underway in October and features guest performer Terri Clark. Kicking off Oct. 13 in Lafayette, Louisiana, the trek will run 17 dates in total and wrap up in the second …
Read More »Blackbear Schedules 'Nothing Matters' Headlining North American Tour for Fall 2022
In September, Blackbear will head out on his first headlining tour since 2019. The Nothing Matters North American tour will launch in support of the musician’s sixth studio album In Loving Memory, set for release later this year. The 15-date tour begins on Sept. 4 at Atlanta’s Coca Cola Roxy. …
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