Does Eminem deserve to get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Obviously! But his inclusion among the nominees for the class of 2022 has raised equally obvious questions about whether it’s right for him to be inducted before rap legends and pioneers who preceded him, from Rakim to …
Read More »Phish Announce 2022 North American Tour
Phish has mapped out a North American tour for this upcoming spring and summer to follow up their upcoming four-date concert vacation in Cancún, Mexico. The 34-date schedule will kick off with four nights at Madison Square Garden starting April 20, rescheduled from the band’s postponed New Year’s Eve run. …
Read More »Silk Sonic Rides 'Love's Train' to the Eighties for Valentine's Day Cover
Sometimes heartstrings can be broken, but that doesn’t stop Silk Sonic from tugging on them. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak are celebrating Valentine’s Day with a trip to the Eighties on their new cover of Con Funk Shun’s classic single “Love’s Train.” The 1982 hit was inspired by a love …
Read More »A Dystopian Labyrinth 'Breaks the Man' in Tears for Fears Video
It’s all a game. On Thursday, Tears for Fears released the music video for their single “Break the Man” — and it follows identical, black suit-sporting men as they go about their lives mindlessly walking through a labyrinth. “No more wondering what happens now/No more holding your feet to the …
Read More »Machine Gun Kelly, Willow, and Travis Barker Scar Kids for Life With 'Emo Girl' Lesson
Machine Gun Kelly and Willow have paired their latest single, the Warped Tour-inspired paean “Emo Girl,” with a similarly rambunctious video. The track is the first single off MGK’s upcoming new album Mainstream Sellout. Featuring the song’s producer Travis Barker as a teacher taking students on a field trip, the …
Read More »Families of Robin Williams and George Carlin Say Pandora Needs To Pay Up for Streaming
The estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin say Pandora has been “willfully” streaming the late comedians’ recorded routines without proper licensing or even “a fraction of a penny” in compensation to the trailblazing comics’ heirs. In new copyright infringement suits filed Monday alongside related complaints from fellow funnymen Andrew …
Read More »Syl Johnson, Revered and Oft-Sampled Soul Singer, Dead at 85
Syl Johnson, the Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose 1967 track “Different Strokes” became one of most sampled songs in hip-hop history, has died at the age of 85. Johnson’s family announced his death Sunday; no cause of death was provided. The singer’s death comes just days after his …
Read More »India Arie to Pull Music From Spotify Due to Joe Rogan's Comments on Race
India Arie is the latest musician to announce plans to remove their catalog from Spotify in support of Neil Young, who took the first step in doing so after the streaming service failed to properly address streamer Joe Rogan’s spread of Covid-19 misinformation on his podcast. But for Arie, the …
Read More »Hear James Blake, Labrinth Join Forces for 'Pick Me Up'
James Blake has unveiled an ethereal new song, “Pick Me Up,” off the upcoming soundtrack to the newest season of the hit HBO show, Euphoria. The delicate track, which features an appearance by British singer-songwriter Labrinth, sees Blake fantasizing about running away with a love interest. “I have packed my …
Read More »Cardi B Defamer Tasha K Still Defiant Despite $4 Million Lawsuit Loss: 'This Is Just the Beginning'
Celebrity blogger Latasha Kebe made a rambling and defiant live address on YouTube Wednesday, vowing to go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal the new $4 million jury verdict reached Monday that found her liable for defaming Cardi B. “These last four years fighting this conspiracy …
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