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Since November 2017, hip-hop icon and business mogul Russell Simmons has been accused of more than a dozen cases of sexual assault or sexual misconduct. Simmons has responded by admitting “inappropriate conduct” in some instances, “apologiz[ing] for the instances of thoughtlessness in my relationships with women,” stepping away from his …

Fiona Apple addressed Grammy president Neil Portnow’s comment that female artists need to “step up” by wearing a T-shirt onstage with the words, “Kneel Portnow.” Apple was performing with Garbage’s Shirley Manson at the Girlschool L.A. music festival at Bootleg Theater, Variety reports. The pair sang an emotionally charged cover …

PRhyme, the project of DJ Premier and Detroit rapper Royce Da 5’9″, unveiled a shrewd new song, “Era,” featuring New York MC Dave East. The track marks first single off the duo’s new album,PRhyme 2, out March 16th via PRhyme Records. On PRhyme’s first album, DJ Premier pulled samples exclusively …

Grateful Dead offshoot group Dead & Company will make a rare festival appearance when they headline Lockn’ Festival this summer. The four-day event takes place in Arrington, VA, at Infinity Downs Farm from August 23rd through the 26th. The group – comprising original Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart …

David Mueller, the radio DJ found guilty of groping Taylor Swift, received a new job co-hosting a morning show in Mississippi, the Daily News reports. Mueller, who previously went by the pseudonym “Jackson,” will now appear on-air as “Stonewall Jackson” and co-host “Jackson and Jonbob” on 92.7 KIX. Mueller’s new …

Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump detailed the band’s winding creative process behind cinematic new song “Church” in the latest installment of Rolling Stone‘s behind-the-scenes video series, Levels. The quartet were struggling to find a creative direction fortheir seventh LP,Mania, and they wound up delaying the release date from September …

Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda unveiled a new three-track EP, Post Traumatic. The project marks the musician’s first new music since the death of his Linkin Park bandmate, Chester Bennington.Post Traumatic is available to stream and purchase, though Shinoda also recorded music videos to accompany each track. “The past six months …

“Sup’ Sumner,” says the Jamaican-American dancehall-reggae star Shaggy, as he emerges from the elevator at New York’s Sear Sound studios and greets the bass player he’s been working with on a new album. This particular Sumner – also a singer and songwriter whose real first name is Gordon – is …

Fredo Santana, Chicago drill rapper and cousin of Chief Keef, has died at the age of 27. While no cause of death was officially revealed, TMZ reports that the rapper born Derrick Coleman suffered a fatal seizure Friday night in Los Angeles. Houston rapper Maxo Kream was among the first …

Justin Timberlake, who will headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show on February 4th, spoke with Beats 1 host Zane Lowe about returning to the program after his infamous 2004 Halftimeshow with Janet Jackson. “I stumbled through it … to be quite honest, I had my wires crossed,” Timberlake said of …