The trial of R. Kelly in Brooklyn crawled, dragged, and inched nearer to an end on Wednesday afternoon, as the prosecution started its closing arguments. Kelly “used lies, manipulation, threats, and physical abuse to dominate his victims,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Geddes told the jury. And he relied on “his …
Read More »Tom Morello Teams Up With Bring Me the Horizon to 'Get the Party Started'
Tom Morello teams up with the British metalcore act Bring Me the Horizon on the new track “Let’s Get the Party Started,” the latest single from the Rage Against the Machine guitarist’s upcoming all-star LP The Atlas Underground Fire. “Bring Me the Horizon is really the current standard-bearer of hard …
Read More »Ready or Not: The Fugees to Reunite for Tour Celebrating 25th Anniversary of 'The Score'
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel will reunite as the Fugees and play their first shows in 15 years to mark the 25th anniversary of their 1996 classic, The Score. The trek will properly launch in November, but Wednesday, September 22nd, the Fugees will play a special gig in …
Read More »Stone Temple Pilots, Bush Cancel Co-Headlining Tour Due to 'Covid-Related Circumstances'
Stone Temple Pilots and Bush have canceled their upcoming U.S. co-headlining tour due to “unfortunate and unavoidable Covid-related circumstances.” The 11-date trek was scheduled to begin September 30th in Mesa, Arizona. However, Bush announced Friday that the tour — as well as the band’s planned festival appearances — have been …
Read More »Gene Simmons Has Been Making Art in Secret for 50 Years
UPDATE: Following a bout with Covid and Kiss‘ reconfigured tour dates, Gene Simmons‘ first-ever art gallery exhibit will now open October 21st. *** Gene Simmons will give fans a glimpse at his never-before-seen artwork as the Kiss bassist has announced his first-ever art gallery exhibit in Las Vegas this October. …
Read More »Angels and Airwaves Can't Shake Love on New Song 'Spellbound'
Angels and Airwaves have released a new song and music video, “Spellbound,” which will appear on the group’s next album, Lifeforms, out September 24th. “Spellbound” is rooted in a gravely pulse but bursts with dreamy synths, guitar lines, and Tom DeLonge’s unmistakable bellow: “If you try to run/If it goes …
Read More »RS Charts: Kanye West's 'Hurricane' Storms to Number One as 'Donda' Dominates
Tracks from Kanye West‘s Donda overwhelmed the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, led by “Hurricane,” which incorporates vocals from a pair of stars, Lil Baby and the Weeknd. “Hurricane” garnered more than 27 million streams, beating out Megan Thee Stallion’s remix of BTS‘ “Butter” to top the chart. …
Read More »Drake Intensifies Kanye West Beef by Leaking 'Donda' Outtake 'Life of the Party'
UPDATE: Following Drake‘s leak of Kanye West‘s “Life of the Party,” Andre 3000 issued the following statement regarding his role on what became a diss track: “A few weeks ago Kanye reached out about me being a part of the Donda album. I was inspired by his idea to make …
Read More »Elton John Recruits Eddie Vedder, Dua Lipa, Stevie Wonder for All-Star 'Lockdown Sessions' Album
Elton John has announced that his new album The Lockdown Sessions (out October 22nd) is a series of collaborations with a diverse group of artists like Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Eddie Vedder, Lil Nas X, Charlie Puth, Gorillaz, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks, Young Thug, and Nicki Minaj. He met many …
Read More »Drake Keeps His Artists 500 Streak Alive as Trippie Redd Returns to the Top 5
Drake has continued his streak at Number One on the Artists 500 chart to record-extending 31 weeks. The rapper, who is gearing up for the long-awaited arrival of his new album, Certified Lover Boy, pulled in 116.3 million song streams for the week of August 20th through the 26th.He’s the …
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