DJ Khaled recruits a superstar trio – Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Future – for the producer’s latest single “Top Off,” the first single of Khaled’s upcoming album Father of Asahd. Jay-Z‘s verse features references to the imprisoned Meek Mill, the late Prince and Trayvon Martin’s killer George Zimmerman. “I do the …
Read More »Belly Prep First LP in 23 Years, Release New Song 'Shiny One'
Belly will release their first LP in 23 years, Dove, on May 4th. The alt-rock quartet previewed the album with new single, “Shiny One.” Tanya Donelly belts through the synth-y haze: “Call my fallen angel/ When the call comes, you answer it/ When the call comes, you answer it for …
Read More »See T-Pain Run Away With the Bride in New 'May I' Video
T-Pain portrays a wedding singer who leaves the nuptials with more than a paycheck in his new video for “May I” featuring Mr. Talkbox. Written and edited by T-Pain and co-directed with G Visuals, the black-and-white clip opens innocently enough with scenes at the church and at the reception, where …
Read More »Judas Priest Guitarist Glenn Tipton Won't Tour Due to Parkinson's
Judas Priest announced that its longtime guitarist, Glenn Tipton, is taking a step back from touring due to his battle with Parkinson’s disease. The heavy metal legends willembark on their Firepower Tour in March. “Ten years ago Glenn was diagnosed to have the onset of the early stages of Parkinson’s,” …
Read More »Metallica Plan 'Cliff Burton Day' in Late Bassist's Hometown
Late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton will be honored on what would have been his 56th birthday, with Alameda County, California proclaiming February 10th “Cliff Burton Day.” The proclamation comes after Metallica fans started a Change.org petition to recognize Burton in his hometown of Castro Valley. Metallica announced the news on …
Read More »Jennifer Hudson to Portray Aretha Franklin in Biopic
Jennifer Hudson will portray Aretha Franklin in an upcoming biopic about the Queen of Soul, Clive Davis revealed Saturday night at his annual pre-Grammys party. Davis made the announcement while introducing Hudson at the Jay-Z-honoring gala, where the singer performed a medley of Franklin’s hits including “Think,” “Rock Steady” and …
Read More »New Study: Music Industry's Greatest Gender Disparity Is Behind the Scenes
A new study by theUSC Annenberg Inclusion Initiativefinds that over the last six years, women have been vastly underrepresented in popular music. The study analyzed 600 songs from the Billboard Hot 100 released between 2012 and 2017 and found only 22 percent of those songs were by female artists. Even …
Read More »Britney Spears Plots Final 'Piece of Me' Shows With U.S., Europe Tour
Britney Spears will take her hit Las Vegas show,Britney: Piece of Me, on the road for a short North American tour this summer. The trek kicks off with a two-night stand at MGM National Harbor in Washington D.C., January 12th and 13th. The tour includes stops in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Atlantic …
Read More »See Camila Cabello Sing 'Havana' With Toy Instruments on 'Fallon'
Jimmy Fallon and the Roots picked up their classroom instruments and Ray-Bans on Wednesday to record a breezy version of “Havana” with Camila Cabello. Two members of the Roots replicated the piano-heavy groove of “Havana” with a cheerful melodica and a tinny xylophone. The rapper Black Thought chipped in by …
Read More »Watch Halsey Bring Out G-Eazy for 'Him & I' on 'SNL'
Halsey fulfilled “the biggest of all dreams” when the singer served as musical guest on the Sam Rockwell-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. The singer performed to cuts off her latest LP Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, first delivering the single “Bad at Love” before bringing out rapper (and Halsey’s boyfriend) G-Eazy …
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