By their own admission, 2024 was a rough year for the Black Keys. After releasing their 12th studio album, Ohio Players, the band was looking forward to a North American arena tour following successful shows in Europe. Instead, they canceled the entire tour, reportedly due to low ticket sales, and …
Read More »Black Keys' Patrick Carney Escalates Irving Azoff Feud to 'Sarcastic Tweet' Level
Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney took a not-so-subtle shot at former manager and music industry heavyweight Irving Azoff on X amidst the fallout from the band’s canceled 2024 tour. At around 1:44 a.m. ET, Carney dug up and retweeted an old Azoff tweet from January 2018, in which the music …
Read More »Black Keys' Patrick Carney: 'We Got F-cked' Amid Tour Cancellation
Patrick Carney of the Black Keys has shared a mysterious message following the abrupt cancellation ofthe North American leg of their International Players Tour and an “amicable parting” with their management team. On Monday, Carney took to X, formerly Twitter, to write, “We got fucked. I’ll let you all know …
Read More »The Black Keys Split With Management Team After Arena Tour Cancellation
The Black Keys have parted ways with their management team, Irving Azoff and Steve Moir of Full Stop Management, following the last-minute cancellation of their North American arena tour last month. A representative for Azoff confirmed the split toBillboard, sayingit was an “amicable parting.” The rock band initially signed with …
Read More »'I Slapped My Husband': Michelle Branch Addresses Domestic Dispute With Husband Patrick Carney
Michelle Branch has spoken out about her recent marital troubles with Patrick Carney in several interviews. The musician, whose fourth studio LP The Trouble with Fever, which was co-produced by Carney, arrives tomorrow, expressed regret on how the situation with her husband played out. In an appearance on the Tamron …
Read More »Michelle Branch And Patrick Carney 'Suspend' Divorce, Attempt Reconciliation
Michelle Branch and Patrick Carney have agreed to suspend their pending divorce case for six months to attempt reconciliation, a court order signed Tuesday by a Tennessee judge and obtained by Rolling Stone confirms. The court order states that Branch, a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, and Carney, drummer for the Black Keys, …
Read More »Authorities Dismiss Michelle Branch Domestic Assault Case
Authorities in Tennessee have dismissed the domestic assault case against Michelle Branch two weeks after the singer-songwriter was arrested following a dispute with now-estranged husband, The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, at their Nashville-area home. According to Billboard, the charge of misdemeanor domestic assault against Branch was dropped “at the …
Read More »Michelle Branch Arrested for Domestic Assault; Files for Divorce From Patrick Carney
Michelle Branch was arrested for domestic assault Thursday night after she allegedly slapped her estranged husband, Patrick Carney, following her claims that he cheated on her. A rep for the Nashville Police Department confirmed the arrest to Rolling Stone. In a since-deleted tweet posted early Thursday morning, Branch wrote, “Just …
Read More »The Black Keys Bury the Hatchet, Take Hallucinogens in First Video in Five Years
The Black Keys spent five years apart before reconnecting for their new album Let’s Rock, and during that time, rumors grew about possible friction between Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney (“Did the Black Keys split?” is one of the first Google questions that comes up if you search for the …
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