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Rubby Pérez has died following a roof collapse at Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo on Monday night. He was 69. The merengue singer’s manager Enrique Paulino confirmed to Rolling Stone that Pérez was among the at least 218 people who died following the tragedy that took place while Pérez …

When Taylor Swift stopped in London on the Eras Tour last year, she surprised one night’s audience with a special appearance from Ed Sheeran. The pair performed a medley of “Everything Has Changed,” “End Game,” and “Thinking Out Loud” at Wembley Stadium. It was a full-circle moment that called back …

Lawyers for Jay-Z and Tony Buzbee traded scathing barbs in a California courtroom Tuesday as a judge said he likely won’t rule on a key dismissal motion in the legal war until he hears the recording of Jay-Z’s rape accuser allegedly claiming Buzbee “pushed” her to make a false claim …

After wiping her social media page and website, Lorde used that clean slate to tease what sure sounds like a bit of new music. On Wednesday, April 9, the musician shared a 15-second video on TikTok showing her walking through New York City’s Washington Square Park. The clip was set …

Jimmy Fallon enlisted Ed Sheeran for the latest session of “Subway Busking” on The Tonight Show. The late-night host and the British musician snuck into the 50th Street subway station disguised in emo-looking wigs, sunglasses, and all-black outfits, and announced themselves as Frat Poison when they started playing. Sheeran kicked …

This week on the internet, a slim, blonde man’s back went viral because of the massive, incorrect Young Thug lyrics he’d tattooed on it. The tat took a cue from Young Thug’s 2016 hit “Digits,” but reads “Horses don’t stop, they keep going,” instead of the real Thug lyric, “Hustlers …

Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black, Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and the Hamilton original cast album were among the 25 sound recordings that were entered into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry on Wednesday. Tracy Chapman’s 1988 self-titled LP, Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, Mary J. Blige’s My Life, …

After Donald Trump gutted the Kennedy Center, installed himself as chairman, and put a bunch of cronies on the board, guitarist Yasmin Williams reached out to the institution’s interim executive director, Richard Grenell, with some fairly reasonable questions. Williams, who’s performed at the Kennedy Center numerous times over the years, …

The Sex Pistols dedicated their set in Sydney, Australia Tuesday, April 8, to late Blondie drummer Clem Burke. The punk greats have been on tour with Gallows singer Frank Carter, who opened the show with a quick tribute to Burke, who died earlier this week at the age of 70. …

Patti Smith‘s forthcoming memoir Bread of Angels took a decade to write, and captures “the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime,” according to the singer-songwriter. In a statement, Smith said that with her new book she hopes “that people will find something they need.” According to a summary of the …