Shock value is nowhere near a revolutionary idea. In 2025, it’s easier to get away with bad behaviors so long as it falls within a certain anti-woke perspective — racists and and Nazis flourish on X while pro-Palestine protestors can be arrested and deported. It’s what’s so exasperating about Kanye …
Read More »See David Guetta, Sia and Afrojack Perform 'Titanium' Together Live for First Time
Miami’s Ultra Music Festival witnessed pop music history Friday night as David Guetta, Afrojack, and Sia appeared onstage to perform their 2011 hit “Titanium” live together for the first time. Toward the end Afrojack’s headlining set Friday at the EDM fest — which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year …
Read More »At Kennedy Center, Guster Perform With Cast of LGBTQ+ Musical Canceled by Trump Takeover
Guster performed Friday night at the Kennedy Center, with the band using their show to stage a protest of sorts amid the Trump administration’s sweeping changes at the historic Washington, D.C. venue. During the concert, Guster brought out the cast of Finn — an LGBTQ+ musical with trans themes whose …
Read More »Camila Cabello Felt 'Crushed' About Charli XCX Comparisons After 'I Luv It'
It’s almost been a year since Camila Cabello launched her album C, XOXO with her hyper-pop, left-of-center single “I Luv It.” At first, it was hated by many, but now, it’s becoming somewhat of a cult favorite. In a new interview with Dork Magazine Friday, Cabello admitted she felt “hurt” …
Read More »Chase Icon Lets the $100 Bills Rain in Perfectly Unhinged 'Bands on Me' Video
Chase Icon is reveling in the excitement of her new album, Icon Baby — and delivering an equally effervescent video. The dance-pop star premieres the “perfectly unhinged” video for her single “Bands on Me,” starring trans porn star Brittney Kade and internet personality Elena Genevinne, with Rolling Stone. Sam Fine, …
Read More »Sex Pistols Featuring Frank Carter to Bring Anarchy on North American Tour
The reunited Sex Pistols — featuring three original members of the punk legends alongside Gallows singer Frank Carter — will bring their anarchy across the Atlantic this fall with a North American tour. The band’s 50th anniversary tour will see the lineup of guitaristSteve Jones, bassist Glen Matlock, drummer Paul …
Read More »An Elderly Ariana Grande Relives Memories in 'Brighter Days Ahead' Short Film
What would the release of Ariana Grande‘s Eternal Sunshine Deluxe be without Peaches? Her beloved character returns to star in the new short film Brighter Days Ahead. Like the videos for the singles “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” and the Penn Badgley-starring “The Boy Is Mine,” the …
Read More »Sugarhill Ddot and Star Bandz Are the Teen Rappers — and Best Friends — Conquering Music Together
Rappers Sugarhill Ddot and Star Bandz have the kind of natural, easy friendship where it doesn’t take a whole lot for them to understand each other. They had a feeling it would be like this: The second Ddot sent Star “My Baby,” a song from his album 2024 album 2 …
Read More »See Dua Lipa Surprise Sydney With Kevin Parker-Assisted Tame Impala Cover
Dua Lipa‘s Radical Optimism tour is taking over down under. During her second night in Sydney, Australia, the singer surprised her audience with a cover of Tame Impala‘s “The Less I Know the Better” with an assist from Kevin Parker himself. “I made most of Radical Optimism with this person …
Read More »Katy Perry's A&R Claims He's to Blame for Singer's Work With Dr. Luke on '143'
Fans of Katy Perry might now have someone to point fingers to for her recent work with Dr. Luke. In a recent The Manager’s Playbook interview, the singer’s A&R manager Chris Anokute said that it was his “desire” to reconnect Perry with the disgraced producer for her album 143. “I …
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