A plastic crown worn by the Notorious B.I.G. during the rapper’s “King of New York” photoshoot — originally purchased for $6 before the March 1997 photograph was taken — sold for $595,000 Tuesday night at Sotheby’s first-ever auction dedicated to hip-hop memorabilia. The crown — sold by photographer Barron Claiborne, …
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Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle were the latest artists to go head-to-head on the Instagram Live and Apple Music series Verzuz, following Brandy and Monica’s showdown earlier this month. During the three-hour show, the two iconic soul singers traded off performing their own chart-topping songs as well as each other’s, …
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Little Richard‘s throat-hoarsening tribute to letting loose and partying, “Rip It Up,” just got a facelift and will now amp up football fans before the big game. A new version of the 1956 hit, which debuted online Friday and features the group Butcher Brown, will touch down on ESPN next …
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Celine Dion has rescheduled the remaining 16 North American dates of her Courage World Tour. Dion released her 12th English-language studio album of the same name back in November. The singer kicked off her latest tour back in September and ended up postponing 30 remaining shows in North America and …
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On the heels of her new album Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple will perform at this year’s New Yorker Festival, held virtually from October 5th through the 11th. On October 10th, Apple will perform and take part in conversation with the magazine’s staff writer Emily Nussbaum, who won a …
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Chloe x Halle have released a remix of their song “Do It,” featuring new verses from Doja Cat, City Girls and Mulatto. The star-studded track kicks off with a few braggadocious bars from Doja Cat: “That’s just how we do it, not a rhyme or a reason/We signing broads in …
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Bring Me the Horizon has released a new song, “Obey,” featuring fellow British rocker Yungblud. The single arrives with a vintage monster-movie music video, featuring Yungblud and BMTH frontman Oli Sykes duking it out inside of giant robots,Neon Genesis Evangelion-style. Although “Obey” is a battle-ready anthem with plenty of guttural …
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For every previously unknown single that reaches ubiquity after earning the affection of TikTok users — from Sub Urban’s “Cradles” to StaySolidRocky’s “Party Girl” to Claire Rosinkranz’s “Backyard Boy” — there seems to be a random oldie that experiences a sudden resurgence thanks to the app: Ciara‘s “Get Up,” Ke$ha‘s …
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Two Latin superstars — Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny and regional Mexican singer-songwriter Alejandro Fernandez — have shared their music in support of Joe Biden’s run for the White House. The Biden-Harris campaign released two ads on Friday courting Latinx communities in three critical swing states: Arizona, Florida and Pennsylvania. …
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Jesse Malin pays tribute to his late friend and bandmate Todd Youth in the new music video for the song of the same name, filmed in New York during the coronavirus pandemic. Youth was a pioneering guitarist in the New York hardcore scene, performing with Murphy’s Law, Agnostic Front, Warzone, …
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