Drake reunited with Travis Scott onstage for the first time since the Astroworld tragedy as the rappers performed their Utopia collaboration “Meltdown” live Tuesday in Vancouver. “Oh yeah, for the first time ever in Vancouver, Astro and The Boy, we in this bitch,” Drake told fans at the Rogers Arena: …
Read More »Can Anyone Tell Us Why Doja Cat and a German Hardcore Band Have the Same Album Art?
Doja Cat and the German metallic hardcore band Chaver likely have a lot in common (a total rejection of normal society, for instance), but today, the gossamer thread connecting the two artists is the image of a pink spider with a gem-like drop of pink blood in its chelicerae. Slight …
Read More »Chinese Intel Officers Interfered in U.S. Election
China is behind the largest known covert propaganda operation ever identified on Facebook and Instagram, according to a new report by security researchers at Meta. Meta on Tuesday outed the authors of a four-year long influence campaign dubbed “Spamouflage Dragon,” which first appeared in 2019 to spread propaganda about Hong …
Read More »Sinéad O'Connor's Children and Family Share Appreciation for 'Outpouring of Love' in Statement
The generous outpouring of love for Sinéad O’Connor in the wake of her death has not gone unnoticed. In a recent statement to the Irish Times, the late musician’s children and extended family have expressed their gratitude for the kind words and tributes shared following her death in July at …
Read More »50 Cent Postpones Arizona Tour Stop Over 'Dangerous' Triple-Digit Temperatures
The triple-digit temperatures in Phoenix, Arizona, have led to the postponement of 50 Cent‘s scheduled appearance in the city on the Final Lap tour, which is celebrating 20 years of Get Rich or Die Tryin’. The show originally planned for Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre, will …
Read More »Bob Dylan Gave Post Malone Some Lyrics to Record. Then Things Got Weird
A few years ago, producer Michael Cash had an idea he thought could be big. Cash is based in New York’s Hudson Valley, a region rich in Bob Dylan history. Early in the pandemic, he got to thinking about a relatively obscure Dylan-related project from the mid-2010s: Lost on the …
Read More »Run-D.M.C. Reflect On 50 Years of Hip-Hop and Style
It’s quiet in the Adidas office. Staff shuffle amongst themselves, having hushed conversations yet alert, waiting for the arrival of hip-hop’s greatest trio, Run-D.M.C. Large glass windows span the entire length of the concrete room, overlooking Manhattan’s downtown area and into Brooklyn. Everything seems small in comparison, the tall ceiling …
Read More »Mitski to Throw 'Double Features' of New Album and Classic Films
Mitski stans will get to listen to her new album early and watch some classic films at listening parties the singer is hosting across the U.S. and Australia prior to the release of her new album. On Tuesday, Mitski announced that she’ll throw “music and film double features” in support …
Read More »Tomorrow X Together Announce Album 'The Name Chapter: Freefall'
Tomorrow X Together have a new album on the way. On Tuesday, the group announced their LP, The Name Chapter: Freefall, which will be released on Oct. 13. The announcement comes just a couple of months after the group — comprising Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and HueningKai — dropped their …
Read More »Late-Night Hosts Form Podcast Supergroup to Support Unemployed Staffers
With late-night still locked down as the Hollywood strikes drag on, five hosts are passing the time with a new limited series podcast. Strike Force Five, scheduled to launch on Spotify on Aug. 30, forms its own television Avengers with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John …
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