It wasn’t just his electrifying performance that had people talking about Travis Scott at this year’s Grammy Awards: It was also his choice of footwear. The rapper, who took the stage with James Blake and members of Earth, Wind and Fire for a medley of “Stop Trying to Be God” …
Read More »Watch Ariana Grande Party in 'Break Up With Your Girlfriend I'm Bored' Video
Ariana Grande makes a simple request in the “Break Up With Your Girlfriend I’m Bored” video. The singer dropped herSweetener follow-upThank U, Next last night. Grande begins the video by entering a club and spotting a boy from across the dancefloor. Soon she sees his girlfriend, and ends up joining …
Read More »DMX Sets Tour Celebrating 20th Anniversary of 'It's Dark and Hell Is Hot'
DMX will mark the 20th anniversary of his landmark debut LP It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot with a 32-date tour. The rapper, who was released from prison on January 25th after serving a year behind bars on tax evasion charges, will kick off the anniversary jaunt on March 8th …
Read More »Mark Lanegan Band Plots 2019 North American Tour
Mark Lanegan and his band will embark on a short North American tour this May. The “Stitch It Up Tour” will kick off May 3rd with a set at the Welcome to Rockville Festival in Jacksonville, Florida. The 12-date trek will primarily feature club and theater gigs, though Lanegan will …
Read More »On the Charts: Backstreet's Back … at Number One With 'DNA'
Nearly 20 years after their last Number One album, Backstreet Boys are back atop the Billboard 200 with the boy band’s new album DNA. Backstreet Boys‘ first Number One LP since 2000’s Black & Blue sold 227,000 total copies in its first week of release, a number largely bolstered by …
Read More »Peter Jackson Details New Beatles Film Based on Unreleased 'Let It Be' Footage
Filmmaker Peter Jackson has been tapped to turn 55 hours of never-released footage of the Beatles recording Let It Be into a new movie. The footage was shot by British director Michael Edward Lindsay-Hogg between January 2nd and January 31st, 1969. It was originally intended for a TV special, but …
Read More »See Nicole Bus' Glittering Video for Breakout Single 'You'
Nicole Bus lolls next a disco ball and floats in a pool in the new clip for her single “You.” This is a decade-hopping mash-up: The singer quotes lyrics from the Charmels’ “As Long as I’ve Got You,” while the beat pulls from the Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.” — which sampled …
Read More »Mountain Goats Create 'Dragon Noir' Genre With New Album 'In League With Dragons'
The Mountain Goats aim to sculpt a new musical genre, “dragon noir,” on the band’s new album In League With Dragons, the latest LP and partial rock opera from John Darnielle’s prolific indie rock outfit. The band recorded the 12-song In League With Dragons with producer Matt Ross-Spang at Nashville’s …
Read More »Cardi B Tapped For Las Vegas Residency
Cardi B is the latest artist to line up a Las Vegas residency as the Palms Casino Resort revealed Wednesday that the rapper would perform a string of dates this spring at the casino’s forthcoming day and night club, KAOS. The Associated Press reports that G-Eazy, Skrillex, Above and Beyond …
Read More »Spotify Now Lets You Mute R. Kelly Yourself
With its rollout and repealof a hateful conduct and content policy a few months behind it, Spotify is trying a different approach to controversial music — this time, handing over the responsibility to users. The streaming service has quietly introduced a much-requested feature in its mobile app allowing users to …
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