After taking a break during Super Bowl weekend, Saturday Night Live returned with Halsey pulling double duty as both host and musical guest. The Hopeless Fountain Kingdom singer delivered a powerful, stripped-down performance of her Number One hit “Without Me.” While singing a piano ballad rendition of the track, a …
Read More »Dua Lipa, Chloe x Halle, Bebe Rexha Shine at Spotify's Best New Artist Grammy Party
Toward the end of Bebe Rexha‘s mini-set at Thursday night’s Spotify party for the Grammys’ Best New Artist nominees at Los Angeles’ Hammer Museum, the pop singer-songwriter stopped her hit “Meant to Be” as the song began. “I worked too hard for this fucking bullshit,” she admonished the lethargic audience. …
Read More »21 Savage Legal Team: Rapper Was Born in U.K., Has Lived in U.S. Since Age 7
Since his arrest on Sunday night, the particulars of 21 Savage‘s legal situation have been murky. According to a Tuesday evening statement from his legal team,headed by immigration lawyer Charles H. Kuck, that’s in part because previous statements from ICE contributed to the confusion by providing misinformation. According to the …
Read More »Hear Tim Heidecker Slam Fyre Festival's Marketing Agency on 'F-ck F-ck Jerry'
Tim Heidecker has released a new song aimed at online marketing brand FuckJerry. The song, titled “Fuck Fuck Jerry,” is a melodic ballad that targets the social media agency behind the disastrous Fyre Festival, Jerry Media, and its founder Elliot Tebele. While Jerry Media was hired to promote Fyre Fest, …
Read More »Earl Sweatshirt Releases Short Film, 'Nowhere Nobody,' and Announces North American Tour
Earl Sweatshirt’s Some Rap Songs is morphing into Some Rap Tour. Today, the rapper announced he is embarking on the A Tour Starring Earl Sweatshirt & Friends in March, featuring MIKE, BbyMutha, Na-Kel Smith, LIV.E and Black Noi$e. In addition to the tour announcement, Sweatshirt also released a short film, …
Read More »Christina Aguilera Announces Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Residency
Christina Aguilera has announced a Las Vegas residency, which will take place at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino’s Zappos Theater. Dubbed “Christina Aguilera: The Xperience,” it kicks off in May and runs through October. She unveiled the news on The Ellen Show on Tuesday, where she also discussed her first …
Read More »X Ambassadors Blow Up Negative Vibes on New Song 'Boom'
X Ambassadors count down to blowing up an unhealthy relationship on their new song “Boom.”“My feet go ‘boom, boom, boom’/ High speed go ‘zoom zoom zoom,’” frontman Sam Harris sings over a lightly funky bass riff and ragged guitar stabs. “Walking away from you — that’s what I’m gonna do.” …
Read More »Rain Phoenix Teams With Brother River's Band, Michael Stipe for New Music
Rain Phoenix, the sister of the late River Phoenix, has teamed up with Michael Stipe for a new song called “Time is the Killer.”The song will appear on Time Gone, a Double A-side single with her brother’s band Aleka’s Attic. It drops on February 14th via Kro Records/LaunchLeft but is …
Read More »Greta Van Fleet on Why It's Time to Stop the Zeppelin Comparisons
Greta Van Fleet frontman Josh Kiszka was sleeping in during a rare day off in December when his phone suddenly started blowing up. “I didn’t put together what was happening,” he says. “I thought the pope had died or something.” Pope Francis was fine, but Greta Van Fleet had just …
Read More »Hear Vic Mensa Cover 'Zombie' Honoring Cranberries' Singer Dolores O'Riordan
The Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan died one year ago this week. In memory of their departed band member, The Cranberries’ announced a new album, which will be their final release as a band, along with a new single called “All Over Now.” Late on Tuesday afternoon, Vic Mensa also …
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