UPDATE (2/7): The six NFTs minted from various pieces of Beatles memorabilia in Julian Lennon’s personal collection sold for a combined $158,720 via YellowHeart and Julien’s Auctions. An NFT featuring a photo of Paul McCartney’s handwritten notes for “Hey Jude” was the biggest seller, going for $76,800. Other big ticket …
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Foo Fighters are performing a front-row, VR show on Super Bowl Sunday. After the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals play in the big game, the Dave Grohl-fronted band will throw an immersive, 180-degree VR concert on Meta. Featuring a custom-made stage, the Horizon Venues-hosted performance will see Foo …
Read More »Neil Young Tells Spotify Employees to Quit Before 'It Eats Up Your Soul'
Two weeks after kicking off the revolt against Spotify due to Joe Rogan‘s vaccine misinformation, Neil Young is taking aim at CEO Daniel Ek. “To the musicians and creators in this world, I say this: You must be able to find a better place than Spotify to be the home …
Read More »More People Are Listening to Neil Young After He Yanked His Music From Spotify
Neil Young saw a big boost in music streams and sales even after he pulled his music from Spotify in protest of the Covid-19 misinformation being shared on The Joe Rogan Experience. Young’s numbers have been rising steadily for two weeks now, according to MRC Data (formerly Nielsen Soundscan). The …
Read More »Lata Mangeshkar, Legendary Bollywood Singer, Dead at 92
Legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar, “the Nightingale of India,” died Sunday at the age of 92. The prolific voice behind Indian film and devotional songs had been battling a Covid-19 infection since early January in the ICU of Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, Times of Indiareports. While it was reported …
Read More »Danny Ocean Wants You to See His 'Darker' Side on New Song 'Istanbul'
Danny Ocean got rid of the hat, let his hair grow out, and sports some leather in the visualizer for his newest single “Istanbul.” The track serves as a new taste of the “darker Danny” he hopes to showcase on his album @Dannocean by Danny Ocean, out Feb. 17. Ocean …
Read More »'It Was Just a Player-Ass Narration.' Big Boi, Sleepy Brown Break Down Outkast's Vibiest Track Ever
The year was 1998. Google was incorporated. Mark McGwire broke the single-season home run record. Viagra was approved by the FDA. And Outkast — two rappers named André 3000 and Big Boi from Atlanta, Georgia — dropped their incredible album Aquemini,featuring the iconically laid-back track, “SpottieOttieDopaliscious.” “It’s about that fly …
Read More »Say 'Yes' to Jennifer Lopez and Maluma's Steamy 'Marry Me' on 'Fallon'
Jennifer Lopez and Maluma stopped by The Tonight Show Friday to showcase a ballad version of the title track from their new film, Marry Me. In the film, Lopez’s Kat Valdez discovers her fiancé, fellow pop star Bastian (played by Maluma in his debut movie role) is cheating on her …
Read More »Red Hot Chili Peppers Release First Song With John Frusciante in 16 Years
Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced their 12th studio album, Unlimited Love. The follow-up to 2016’s The Getaway marks the band’s first new album with guitarist John Frusciante since 2006’s Stadium Arcadium. It’s also their first with longtime producer Rick Rubin since 2011. Unlimited Love arrives April 1. “Our only …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Is a Double-Crossing Agent in 'Do We Have a Problem?' Video
Nicki Minaj appears to be on a mission to take out a target in a top criminal organization so she doesn’t become one herself, but things aren’t as they seem in the video for her new single “Do We Have a Problem?” The song features Lil Baby, who also stars …
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