Mickey Guyton, Amythyst Kiah, and Breland are among the artists who appear in For Love & Country, an Amazon Music Original documentary that will explore the Black roots and evolution of country music. The film, directed by Joshua Kissi, premieres April 7 and will be available for streaming on Amazon …
Read More »Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, Jack Harlow Headline 2022 Life Is Beautiful Festival
Arctic Monkeys, Gorillaz, Lorde, and Jack Harlow are among the headliners of Life Is Beautiful 2022, which returns to Las Vegas this September. Held in downtown Las Vegas from Sept. 16 to 18, the festival features an EDM-heavy lineup with Calvin Harris and Kygo among the festival’s headliners. Alison Wonderland, …
Read More »Kelsy Karter Says Bye to Pop-Punk as She Debuts Video for 'Rest in Pieces'
Cue the voodoo dolls and the spells. On Tuesday,Rolling Stone premiered the music video for Kelsy Karter‘s single “Rest in Pieces” featuring Goody Grace, the singer’s last pop-punk song before reinvention with her upcoming sophomore album. “‘Rest in Pieces’ is a song about loving something or someone so much you …
Read More »Q-Tip, Rapsody, De La Soul Featured on Phife Dawg's Posthumous Album 'Forever'
The Phife Dawg estate has shared the tracklist for the A Tribe Called Quest MC’s posthumous album Forever, revealing appearances from Q-Tip, Rapsody with Renée Neufville, and De La Soul’s Maseo and Pos, among others. Forever arrives on March 22, six years to the date of Phife Dawg’s death. As …
Read More »Duran Duran Recruits Nile Rodgers, Chic for Select North American Headline Tour Dates
Duran Duran are heading out on the road for a 14-date North American headline tour in support of their 2021 album Future Past. For eight dates of the trek, including a stop at Madison Square Garden, the band will be joined by guests Nile Rodgers and Chic. Duran Duran will …
Read More »Young Dolph Shot 22 Times, Autopsy Reveals
Young Dolph was shot 22 times in the hail of gunfire that ended the famed rapper’s life at a Memphis bakery last November, new autopsy results reported by WHBQ-TV reveal. The findings from the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center say that the musician, born Adolph Thorton Jr., was shot in …
Read More »After Two Years of Shopping at Target and Building Benches, Jack White Is Back With Two Bonkers Albums
The musical Willy Wonka has mellowed out — 2022 Jack White giggles; 2022 Jack White hasn’t had sugar in two years; 2022 Jack White was transformed by the past two years. “There’s been a complete rebirth on all levels of my life throughout the pandemic,” he says. “I made a …
Read More »Wisin & Yandel Announce 'La Ultima Misión,' Their Final Tour as a Duo
The Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel have been making music since the Nineties, and their lengthy catalogue includes some of the genre’s biggest hits, including “Rakata,” “Sexy Movimiento,” and “Pam Pam.” After about two decades together, the artists announced on Monday that they’ll be launching La Ultima Misión, …
Read More »Organizers Cancel New Versa Festival in Chicago, Citing 'Unforeseen Circumstances'
(UPDATE 3/14): Organizers for Chicago’s planned new Versa festival have canceled the event. “Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, VERSA Festival will not be taking place in Chicago this June,” organizers said in a statement. “All ticket purchases will be fully refunded. Stay tuned for future updates.” A rep for the …
Read More »George Michael Estate Calls Out Tory Lanez for Allegedly Ripping Off 'Careless Whisper'
The George Michael estate accused Tory Lanez of lifting “Careless Whisper” without permission on his 2021 song, “Enchanted Waterfall,” Variety reports. “Enchanted Waterfall” appears on Lanez’s Eighties-inspired album, Alone at Prom. In a statement, the George Michael estate and Andrew Ridgeley (Michael’s Wham! bandmate, with whom he co-wrote “Careless Whisper”) …
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