Hip-hop pioneer Kidd Creole, who was an original member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for stabbing a homeless man to death in 2017. Born Nathaniel Glover, the artist was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter last month. He was convicted of stabbing …
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In spite of Dolly Parton’s initial misgivings about accepting a nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the country music icon is officially going to become a member: Her name was among those in the Class of 2022 announced on Wednesday morning. “I am honored and humbled by …
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When Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey announced that their long-delayed, highly anticipated new album, No Fear of Time, was to be released through Luminary’s podcasting network, the news signaled an impossible-to-ignore, best-of-both-worlds scenario. In choosing to distribute their follow-up to 1998’s Talib Kweli and Mos Def Are Black Star through …
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Halsey is speaking up for a woman’s right to choose following Politico‘s leak last night of theSupreme Court’sdraft opinionto overturnRoe v. Wade. In an impassioned post on social media, Halsey encouraged her followers to take action. “This is one of the most significant events we will witness in our lifetimes,” …
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Dolly Parton is remembering her close friend (and fellow Capricorn) Naomi Judd two days after her shocking death. On Monday, the country legend shared a note addressed to Judd’s daughters Wynonna and Ashley, where she expressed her condolences while celebrating The Judds‘ induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. …
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Viral darlings The Linda Lindas appeared on The Tonight Show Monday, delivering a raucous, high-octane performance of “Oh!,” the 2021 single that marked the band’s first official release on Epitaph Records. Featuring lead vocal duties from guitarist Bela Salazar, the track — which appears on the Los Angeles band’s first …
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T-Pain stopped by The Late Late Show to perform his recent single, “That’s Just Tips.” Dressed in a red suit and white cowboy hat, the rapper gave a high-energy performance of the track along with his live band. The rapper dropped “That’s Just Tips” earlier this week via Nappy Boy …
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In 1980, Cyndi Lauper found herself in court with her fellow Blue Angel bandmates, mixed up in a legal dispute with former manager Steve Massarsky. He sued the group for $80,000 and the singer filed for bankruptcy. When the case was finalized, she recalled to Rolling Stone in 1984, the …
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In the weeks before her death at the age of 78, Ronnie Spector finalized the newly revised Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, her acclaimed memoir originally released in 1990. She died of cancer in January. Now, as the 2022 edition arrives on May 3, an …
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Guided by Voices is famous for their three-hour-plus shows, and — to fuel said shows — they need a near-endless discography. That’s why, just a few months after the arrival of their first album of 2022, Crystal Nun Cathedral, they’re announcing Tremblers and Goggles by Rank, out July 1 via …
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