When Taylor Swift announced Cowboy Carter as Best Country Album at Sunday’s Grammys, Beyoncé looked genuinely shocked. The global superstar is no stranger to the Grammy podium — after all, she holds the record for most Grammy wins, with 32 total trophies including this year’s crop — but, from her …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Trial: A$AP Relli Makes Surprise Admission in Gun Assault Trial
The man who claims A$AP Rocky shot live 9 mm bullets at him on a Hollywood street corner three years ago finished his potentially pivotal testimony today with the surprise admission he was at a Los Angeles gun range, firing a semi-automatic pistol, just two weeks before the incident at …
Read More »Faye Webster, MJ Lenderman, Modest Mouse Lead 90-Track Album to Benefit L.A. Fire Relief
For $20, fans can get 90 songs from some of their favorite artists — and it’ll benefit a good cause. On Tuesday, Good Music announced Good Music to Lift Los Angeles, a 90-track compilation album featuring Mac DeMarco, Faye Webster, and MJ Lenderman, set to benefit the victims of the …
Read More »Beyoncé's First AOTY Win Confirms She Was Always Too Black for the Grammys
After four turns of being denied Album of the Year at the Grammys — losses that said four blockbuster albums (two of which spawned their own films), four legendary world tours, two Super Bowl performances, more Grammy wins than any other person, and many more acts of unequivocal genius were …
Read More »The Weeknd's 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Trailer Follows a Celebrated Musician's Emotional Lows
In the trailer for Hurry Up Tomorrow, an insomnia-plagued musician experiences hair-raising highs and emotional lows. In one clip, released Tuesday, the artist nearly drowns in a bathtub, as a narrator contemplates death, and in another he performs before ear-splitting crowds. It’s the Weeknd‘s latest venture into film and TV, …
Read More »From a Text to Opening the Grammys: Inside Dawes' All-Star Performance of 'I Love L.A.'
The first day of the Los Angeles wildfires, Brad Paisley texted his friend Taylor Goldsmith of the band Dawes about the impact on the Pacific Palisades, where Paisley once owned a home. In one of his replies, Goldsmith told Paisley that the fire was now encroaching on Altadena, where Goldsmith, …
Read More »GloRilla and Latto Are Bad-Bitch Bank Robbers in 'Procedure' Video
What’s the procedure when a bad bitch walks into the room? That’s the question GloRilla and Latto are asking in their video for “Procedure,” which dropped Tuesday. In the Benny Bloom-directed clip, the pair of rap stars play bank robbers as they recreate a scene from 1996’s Set It Off, …
Read More »Killer Mike Sues Security Firm Over Grammy Arrest: 'Public Humiliation'
Killer Mike is suing a security company over his citizen’s arrest at the 66th Grammy Awards last year, a high-profile spectacle that caused him to be led away in handcuffs though no criminal charges were ever filed. In a new lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone, the rapper claims S & …
Read More »Jelly Roll Lands First-Ever 'Artist in Residence' Gig at 'American Idol'
Jelly Roll is heading to Hollywood. The Nashville-born artist joins the American Idol team as an “artist in residence,” an ABC representative confirmed to Rolling Stone on Tuesday. In the new title, Jelly Roll will appear during the show’s “Hollywood Week,” where judges weed out weaker contestants, and other segments …
Read More »Dave Grohl Added to 'SNL 50' Anniversary Concert
Dave Grohl has joined the list of performers who will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. The musician will take part in the SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert on Feb. 14 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City alongside Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Miley Cyrus, Post …
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