Over its 50-year history, Fleetwood Mac has seen just about as many people come and go as the Harlem Globetrotters. Drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie have been there from the start – the group’s moniker is a combination of their last names – but they’ve had a hell …
Read More »On the Charts: The Weeknd Sends 'Dear Melancholy' to Number One
The Weeknd claimed his third straight Number One release as the singer’s surprise My Dear Melancholy opened atop the Billboard 200. Despite little warning before its March 30th arrival, the six-song mini-album still sold 169,000 total copies in its first week of availability, with the bulk of that total – …
Read More »EODM's Jesse Hughes Apologizes After March For Our Lives Tirade
Eagles of Death Metal‘s Jesse Hughes apologized to “the youth of America” on Saturday for criticizing the March for Our Lives protest. The apology came five days after Hughes labeled the surviving students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting as “disgusting vile abusers of the dead.” “Recently I made …
Read More »Chance the Rapper Blames Marketing Agencies for Subtle Racism in Ads
UPDATE: Heineken issued an apology over the beer commercial. See the full mea culpa below. Chance the Rapper blasted Heineken’snew light beer commercialfor having racist undertones. In the ad, a bartender slides a beer past several dark-skinned people to a fair-skinned woman. The ad proclaims, in reference to its light …
Read More »See Eminem Slam NRA With New 'Nowhere Fast' Verse at iHeartRadio Awards
Eminem addressed gun violence and slammed the NRA in a new verse that accompanied the rapper’s performance of “Nowhere Fast” at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Before launching into the Revival track with Kehlani, Eminem rapped a fiery verse seemingly inspired by the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida school shooting. “Sometimes …
Read More »Latin Trap Artist Bad Bunny Debuts New Song 'Dime Si Te Acuerdas'
The Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, who has scored numerous hits as part of the rising Latin trap movement, will be Apple Music’s latest Up Next artist. The singer-rapper debuted his new single, “Dime Si Te Acuerdas,” via Beats 1 on Apple Music on Thursday. “Bad Bunny is one of …
Read More »Solange Chosen as Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year
Solange was honored with the 2018 Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year distinction. Past winners have included Salma Hayek, Eva Longoria, Queen Latifah, Viola Davis, Shakira, John Legend and Jackie Chan. Each year, the Artist of the Year selection is voted on by students and faculty of the Harvard Foundation …
Read More »Helmet, Prong Set Co-Headlining Tour
Helmet and Prong will hit the road this May for a co-headlining tour, a trek nearly 30 years in the making for the two Nineties rock acts that launched their careers at New York’s CBGB’s. The tour begins May 3rd in Atlanta and crisscrosses the U.S. – including a May …
Read More »Big Sean Announces 'Unfriendly Reminder' Tour
Big Sean will embark on a headlining tour this April and May with special guests Playboi Carti, Shy Glizzy and GASHI. The rapper released two albums last year: the solo effort I Decided and the Metro Boomin collaboration Double or Nothing. According to a release, the tour will be a …
Read More »Spice Girls Hint at Reunion, 'New Opportunities Together'
Spice Girls hinted at a reunion Friday as the “Wannabe” group promised “exciting possibilities that will once again embrace the original essence of the Spice Girls.” Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham, Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton, Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell, Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown and Melanie “Sporty Spice” Chisholm last performed together …
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