Recognizing his lifetime of achievement in the music industry as a producer, engineer, recording artist and music executive, the Recording Academy’s Producers and Engineers Wing honored Dr. Dre Wednesday night at the wing’s 13th annual Grammy Week Celebration in Los Angeles. Dre, one of hip-hop’s most prolific producers, has production …
Read More »Rush Thankful for 'Outpouring of Love' in First Statement Since Neil Peart's Death
Rush thanked fans and their rocker peers for paying tribute to Neil Peart in Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson’s first public statement since announcing the death of the Rush drummer on January 10th. “Our most heartfelt thanks go out to family, friends, musicians, writers and fans from around the globe …
Read More »Missy Elliott, Stevie Nicks, Vampire Weekend to Headline Governors Ball
Missy Elliott, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Flume, and Stevie Nicks are among the top artists set to perform at Governors Ball 2020, taking place June 5th through 7th at Randall’s Island Park in New York. The 10th iteration of the festival will also feature Solange, Miley Cyrus, Ellie Goulding, H.E.R., …
Read More »Watch Justin Bieber Turn a Fancy Restaurant Into a Club in 'Yummy' Video
Justin Bieber has shared the food-filled official video for his new single “Yummy.” In the Bardia Zeinali-directed video for the R&B track, which is a love letter to his sweetheart, Bieber enjoys Cheetos, Jell-O molds and lobster at a restaurant with an array of eccentric, lavish guests, before becoming a …
Read More »Lee Mendelson, 'Peanuts' Producer and 'Christmas Time Is Here' Co-Writer, Dead at 86
Lee Mendelson, the longtime producer of Peanuts TV specials who wrote the lyrics for the yuletide classic “Christmas Time Is Here,” died on Christmas Day at the age of 86. Mendelson’s sons confirmed the A Charlie Brown Christmas producer’s death following a long battle with lung cancer to the Palo …
Read More »Drake Takes Aim at Everyone in New Song 'War'
UPDATE:Drake updated the music video for his new song “War” to remove an extra who is currently facing charges for throwing a chair off the 45th floor of a Toronto building onto a highway, The Toronto Sun reports. The extra, Marcella Zoia, pleaded guilty to one count of mischief endangering …
Read More »So, How Was Your Decade, Louis Tomlinson?
So, How Was Your Decade is a series in which the decade’s most innovative musicians answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their decade. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Louis Tomlinson had just become an adult when the decade began and was …
Read More »Watch Mariah Carey Perform 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' on 'Corden'
Mariah Carey capped off a week of holiday performances on The Late Late Show with a festive rendition of her 1994 classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” Dressed in a Nutcracker ensemble and accompanied by a group of back-up singers, Carey gave the romantic Christmas tune an upbeat …
Read More »Yellowcard 'Torn' But 'Proceeding' With Juice WRLD 'Lucid Dreams' Lawsuit
Despite the death of Juice WRLD on December 8th, punk band Yellowcard still plan to proceed with a copyright infringement lawsuit over the rapper’s hit “Lucid Dreams.” In the $15 million lawsuit filed in October, Yellowcard accused Juice WLRD’s Sting-sampling single of using the melody of the band’s 2006 song …
Read More »Watch U2 Debut New Song 'Ahimsa' at 2019 Tour Finale in Mumbai
U2 wrapped up their Joshua Tree 2019 tour with their first-ever show in India at Mumai’s D.Y. Patil Stadium on Sunday evening. It was largely a standard Joshua Tree show until the encore section when Indian musical icon A. R. Rahman and his daughters joined the band to perform “Ahimsa”, …
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