There is famously no bad blood between Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift. In fact, if their respective discographies are any indication, the mega stars may be closer to twin flames than anything else. This week, Bad Bunny and Swift have become chart competitors as they go head to head on …
Read More »Taylor Swift Donates to L.A. Fire Relief Funds: 'So Much Suffering'
Taylor Swift is doing her part to support Los Angeles as the the city continues to face devastating wildfires. In a handwritten Instagram story today, the pop star called the fires “heartbreaking” and shared the names of the organizations she’s donated to, encouraging her followers to do the same. The …
Read More »Los Angeles Wildfires: All the Benefit Concerts Raising Funds for Disaster Victims
In the wake of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the music community has stepped up with financial aid from MusiCares and other forms of monetary and emotional support. There is also a growing list of benefit concerts, both in California and around the U.S., with proceeds going toward those impacted …
Read More »Girl Talk, T-Pain, Yaeji Trust the Process in New Single 'Believe in Ya'
Girl Talk delivered new single “Believe in Ya” on Wednesday, enlisting Grammy winner T-pain and Yaeji for the eclectic track. The song is crafted around cut samples from Change’s 1981 disco track, “Hold Tight,” and layered by a hint of French House influence, according to a press release. “Believe in …
Read More »Kenny Chesney Will Be the First Country Artist to Headline the Sphere
The No Shoes Nation fandom will descend upon Las Vegas in May when Kenny Chesney comes to Sphere for a 12-show residency. He’ll be the fifth act — and the first from country music —to headline the groundbreaking venue following U2, Phish, Dead & Company, and the Eagles. “I’m always …
Read More »Samantha Crain Keeps Looking for Clues on Upcoming Album 'Gumshoe'
Oklahoma singer-songwriter Samantha Crain will be releasing Gumshoe, her first full-length album in five years. The 11-song collection follows Crain’s 2020 LP A Small Death and her subsequent 2021 EP I Guess We Live Here Now. “Gumshoe is an album about my lifelong obsession with solving problems, uncovering mysteries, finding …
Read More »The Content Creators Mentioned in Drake's Defamation Suit Have Thoughts
It’s a new year with the same beef. On Wednesday, Drake upped the ante of the Great Rap War by filing a federal lawsuit against his label, Universal Music Group (UMG), for defamation and harassment for their support of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” UMG also distributes Lamar’s music through …
Read More »Eight Figures for 'The Big Bang Theory'? Inside the World of TV Theme Songs
In the earliest days of MTV, few songs were more inescapable than Devo’s fractured New Wave classic “Whip It.” With hardly any bands making music videos when MTV launched in 1981, the fledgling network, desperate for content, played the song nearly every hour, turning “Whip It” into one of the …
Read More »Lucy Dacus Turns 'The Tonight Show' Into a Museum for 'Ankles' Live Debut
Lucy Dacus plays a work of art in the music video for her latest single, “Ankles.” For a few hours, she’s allowed to slip out of the gilded frame holding her to the wall and experience the bustle of city life. Dacus returns to her painting in the end, but …
Read More »Drake Drops UMG, Spotify Legal Action Over 'Not Like Us'
Drake has withdrawn his legal petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify after accusing the companies of colluding to discount the streaming licensing rates on Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” in exchange for increased audibility. In a New York filing on Tuesday obtained by Rolling Stone, Drake’s company Frozen …
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