YoungBoy Never Broke Again, one of the most popular and prolific rap artists on the planet, scored another pre-trial victory in his Louisiana gun case Friday when a federal judge ruled that a cache of personal videos seized at the time of his arrest nearly two years ago will remain …
Read More »Luke Combs's Latest is Arena-Country With Nuance and Intimacy
Luke Combs wants you to know one thing: He’s a regular guy. He might be playing songs that immediately become playlist staples, but those ballads and rockers are, he maintains, the same ones he’d be playing if he were only outfitted with, as he croons on the opening track of …
Read More »BTS' J-Hope Announces Solo Album 'Jack in the Box'
Less than two weeks after BTS announced they would go on hiatus to focus on their own projects, the K-pop band’s J-Hope has revealed plans to release his first official solo album. Bighit Music announced on Weverse Saturday that Jack in the Box — the rapper/dancer’s first-ever non-mixtape album, and …
Read More »Nicky Jam and Jay Wheeler Join the Bachata Fun on Prince Royce's 'Si Te Preguntan'
Prince Royce wants to know what his ex will say about him on new song, “Si Te Preguntan.” On Thursday, the bachata heartthrob enlisted Nicky Jam and Jay Wheeler for a heavyweight collaboration. “You know how it is with relationships, people say, ‘Hey, don’t don’t talk too much smack,’ because …
Read More »Nayeon Is a 'Pop!' Star — and the First Twice Member to Go Solo
K-pop girl group Twice has had a prolific run since their 2015 debut, and this year hasn’t been any different. Already one of the most popular girl groups in Asia, they have been welcomed with open arms here in the U.S. Twice concluded a sold-out North American tour just a …
Read More »Lil Nas X Doesn't 'Need Nobody' (Not Even BET) to Keep Making $$$ on 'Late to Da Party'
A BBL handout from McDonalds, a meet-and-greet with a homophobic dog, and a “free cock” giveaway co-signed by Grindr were just some of the trolling incentives Lil Nas X offered fans if they presaved his new song, “Late to Da Party.” Well, it’s too late to win a “free fat …
Read More »Zella Day Drops Pro-Choice Anthem 'Radio Silence': 'The World Has Turned Its Back on Us at Our Most Vulnerable'
Zella Day has dropped the pro-choice anthem “Radio Silence,” a new single detailing her experience with life-threatening complications from an unintended pregnancy. Written in the fall of 2021, the song is a heart-wrenching indie folk stunner that evokes college radio-era R.E.M. “Hold my body, can you feel it,” she sings. …
Read More »K-Pop Girl Group Aespa Do What They Want on English Bop 'Life's Too Short'
Aespa is ready to take the U.S. by storm. On Thursday, the K-Pop girl group released “Life’s Too Short,” the group’s first all-English single. The song — which finds the girls celebrating the freedom to do whatever the heck they want, regardless of what others say — opens with a …
Read More »Avril Lavigne Gives Adele Ballad 'Hello' an Alternative Twist on Spotify Single
Turns out Avril Lavigne is an Adele stan, too. On Thursday, the pop-punk legend released a Spotify Singles cover of Adele’s soulful ballad “Hello,” giving it a slight alt-rock twist thanks to her signature angsty vocals. “I love Adele’s song ‘Hello’ and have been dying to do a cover of …
Read More »Muna Serves Us Pure Early 2000s Celebrity Fantasy in 'What I Want'
A night out drinking. Hooking up with the girl decked out in leather at the club. Dancing in the middle of the dance floor at a gay bar. It’s exactly what Muna wants — and they’re not afraid to get it. The Los Angeles trio of vocalist Katie Gavin and …
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