In the spiritual sequel to his legendary 2004 Victoria’s Secret commercial, Bob Dylan has provided narration for a new trailer announcing Machine Gun Kelly‘s next album, Lost Americana. “Lost Americana is a personal excavation of the American dream — a journey to find what’s been lost,” Dylan drawls in the …
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Lil Durk will remain in custody pending his October trial. In a new ruling issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald declined to release the Grammy-winning rapper, born Durk Banks, on a new beefed-up bail proposal including $4.5 million and 24-hour home detention with electronic monitoring and private security. “The …
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In the wake of Sly Stone’s death at age 82, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid made the case for why Sly and the Family Stone deserve a place at the top of the canon of American bands. Here it is, in his own words. I would make the argument that …
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After ending her five-year hiatus from music this month, Teyana Taylor took the stage at the BET Awards today to perform her latest single, “Long Time,” and a seemingly unreleased track on an artful and complex set. Her performance began in front of a backdrop of skyscrapers in flames. Taylor …
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As New York City celebrated Boricua pride during Puerto Rican Day Parade activities this weekend, superstar Rauw Alejandro brought a little bit of the Big Apple back to the island. The multi-hyphenate kicked off four nights of his acclaimed Cosa Nuestra tour at San Juan’s José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, sharing …
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After slaying at Governors Ball and WorldPride, Marina is ready to bring her new album, Princess of Power, on the road. On Monday, the pop queen announced her 32-date tour celebrating her new album. Following performances at Outside Lands, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza this summer, the singer will launch her headlining …
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Karol G is officially entering a new era. The Latin star has announced her fifth album, Tropicoqueta. Karol revealed the news in an Instagram video. “I can finally let you know this,” the singer wrote in the caption. “My heart is leaking,” she continued. While Karol didn’t share a lot …
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Sly Stone, one of the most influential and groundbreaking musicians of the late Sixties and early Seventies who smashed the boundaries of rock, pop, funk, and soul, died today. He was 82. The cause of death was a “prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues,” according to a …
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Taylor Swift has been granted a temporary restraining order against Brian Jason Wagner, a 45-year-old man from Colorado who has traveled to her Los Angeles residence multiple times and has made claims that he shares a child with the musician. Judge Debra R. Archuleta has ordered Wagner to keep a …
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Sly and the Family Stone didn’t have an easy task in front of them when they stepped onstage at Woodstock. It was 3:30 AM, several hours past their scheduled start time, the grounds were soaked and muddy after a pissing rainstorm earlier in the day, and they were terrified to …
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