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Federal prosecutors are pushing back against NBA YoungBoy‘s request to relax the rules of his Utah house arrest due to his “deteriorating” mental health and declining sales of his music. In a new court filing Monday, prosecutors said the rapper’s motion to make outside studio visits and “certain” life-enrichment activities …

After going viral with his “Dembow Bélico,” Luis R. Conrquiz is ready for a new genre. On Friday, the Mexican corrido singer joined Ryan Castro for “Plebita.” The video for the track sees both stars singing about rocking luxury brands and blasting “corridos en la troca” as they play poker …

Jelly Roll delivered his latest confessional to the late-night stage on Tuesday with “Halfway to Hell,” the first track from his new record Whitsitt Chapel. Backed by his band, the Tennessee singer performed the rocker about being caught between “a county jail revival” and “a bottle and a Bible,” as …

Soundgarden and Chris Cornell’s estate have ended a protracted legal battle, paving the way for seven final recordings with Cornell to finally see release. “Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, on behalf of the Estate of Chris Cornell, are happy to announce they have reached an amicable out of court resolution,” read …

The anticipation was mounting as #FreeBritney L.A. leader Kevin Wu stood among hundreds of Britney Spears fans outside of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Nov. 12, waiting to hear whether the pop star would be set free from her 13-year conservatorship. After countless rallies, protests, and social media campaigns calling …

“We watch our lives just fade away,” John Mellencamp sings on Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, his 25th studio album. The grim honesty of the sentiment is striking, almost as striking as the forbiddingly rugged croak of his voice, which now approaches Bob Dylan and Tom Waits territory in its rangy, …

A week after Nicki Minaj was dismissed from a harassment lawsuit filed by her husband’s rape accuser, a lawyer for plaintiff Jennifer Hough says the “Beam Me Up Scotty” rapper isn’t off the hook yet. Speaking to a federal magistrate judge at a hearing Thursday, the lawyer claimed the only …

Britney Spears has sent her little sister Jamie Lynn a big warning. In a new “cease and desist” letter obtained by Rolling Stone, the “Toxic” singer’s lawyer Mathew Rosengart cautions that Britney won’t hesitate to file a lawsuit if her younger sibling keeps talking about her “derogatorily” during her promotional …

St. Vincent, Tokimonsta, and Honey Dijon have created new remixes of David Bowie songs for Peloton‘s artist series. St. Vincent took on Bowie’s 1980 track “It’s No Game (No. 1),” while Tokimonsta re-imagined 1975 hit “Golden Years.” The remixes will be available on the Peloton app and bike beginning Jan. …

For a certain strain of rap fan, Earl Sweatshirt’s elite lyricism has made him a god among men. But rather than coast on that deification, the California rapper (whose real name is Thebe Kgositsile) has spent his career defying expectations. His response to listeners seeking replays of his 2010 mixtape …