There was a cipher going on outside the Hip-Hop 50 Live show at Yankee Stadium. One woman took the mic, intently closing her eyes while focusing on her next bar. As I walked away, she rhymed an improvisational derivative of recuperate, before spitting “that’s not even a word, I just …
Read More »Duran Duran's Andy Taylor Says New Cancer Drug Has Given Him Five More Years
Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor says he expects to live for another “five years” thanks to a new medication he’s using to treat his prostate cancer. In an interview with BBC Breakfast, Taylor said a doctor reached out to him about the new treatment option after he revealed he was fighting …
Read More »Yellowcard Is Suddenly Huge Again — And They Don't Know Why
Yellowcard’s career trajectory has been anything but ordinary. The Florida-bred, violin-assisted foursome’s signature hit, the nostalgic title track of their 2003 major-label debut Ocean Avenue, is now a beloved pop-punk classic. But years went by without another smash, and by 2017, with their career seemingly stalled out for good, they …
Read More »'Drag Race' Star Pearl Apologizes After Blackface Accusations: 'Not My Intention'
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Pearl has apologized after being accused of doing blackface. On Thursday, the drag performer shared an image of herself as a character she says was “inspired by Caucasian people,” but many believed the makeup she chose was too dark and emulated Black skin tones. “I’d like …
Read More »Post Malone, Chris Brown, More Received Millions From Shuttered Venue Covid Fund: Report
Some of music’s most popular and successful acts, including Post Malone, Steve Aoki, and Chris Brown, received millions of dollars from the government grant program designed to help venues and arts programs during Covid-19, Insider reports. The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) was a massive, $14.5 billion aid program operated …
Read More »Mick Fleetwood Loses Hawaii Restaurant to Destructive Wildfires on Maui
Mick Fleetwood is among the many people suffering during the expansive wildfires currently sweeping Maui. The Fleetwood Mac drummer and co-founder shared that his restaurant, Fleetwood’s on Front Street, is one of the buildings that has burned down. “Maui and The Lahaina community have been my home for several decades,” …
Read More »BTS' V Releases Smooth Solo Single 'Love Me Again'
BTS member V is bringing it back with the music video for “Love Me Again,” the first single from his upcoming debut solo album Layover. The visual released on Wednesday and features the star in a gold sequined top surrounded by stalactites hanging from the roof of a cave. Retro …
Read More »Taylor Swift Reveals '1989 (Taylor's Version)' As Next Re-Recorded Album
Taylor Swift is reliving 1989 all over again. Her latest entry in the “Taylor’s Version” re-recording series is her 2014 album, which includes three Number One singles — “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” and “Bad Blood” — and fan favorites like “Out of the Woods” and “Clean.” Swift announced that …
Read More »Clarence Thomas' Billionaire-Funded Vacation Spree Was More Extensive Than We Knew
It’s been a rough year for anyone who may have believed Clarence Thomas was a paragon of ethics on the Supreme Court. ProPublica has reported extensively on how conservative megadonor Harlan Crow has been funding the justice’s lavish lifestyle for decades, heightening concerns over outside influence on the work of …
Read More »Johnny Hardwick, Voice of Conspiracy Nut Dale Gribble on 'King of the Hill,' Dead at 64
Johnny Hardwick, the Texan soul of the long-running animated sitcom King of the Hill — for which he voiced the eccentric, paranoid, chain-smoking neighbor Dale Gribble — died Tuesday at his home in Austin. He was 64 years old. The Travis County Medical Examiner and Coroner’s office confirmed Hardwick’s death …
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