Category: Music
After weeks of witness testimony and presentations from the prosecution and defense, YNW Melly’s fate is now in the hands of a jury in Broward County, Florida. If convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, the rapper could be sentenced to the death penalty. Melly is accused of killing his …
Officials in the Mexican city of Chihuahua have banned the performance of songs with misogynistic lyrics, reports The New York Times. Mayor Marco Bonilla announced the law in a Facebook video last week, saying it bans the performance of any song that promotes violence against women or encourages discrimination, marginalization, …
G Herbo has agreed to plead guilty in Massachusetts to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making a false statement to a federal official, the Chicago Tribune and The Republican report. As part of the plea deal, G Herbo will have two charges of aggravated identify theft dismissed. The rapper, …
After joining Taylor Swift‘s ongoing “The Eras Tour” for a single concert this spring, Paramore have now been added to the full U.K. and European leg of the pop star’s tour for 2024. That means the Hayley Williams-led pop-rock band will act as supporting artist for the world-famous singer’s long stretch of shows scheduled …
Neil Young’s Chrome Dreams will soon become a reality. The musician’s long-lost album, originally intended for release in 1977, will finally see the light of day on August 11th, 2023 via Reprise. Chrome Dreams consists of studio recordings from 1974-1976, including two previously unreleased versions and four tracks never-before-released on vinyl. Other …
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Birthday Bash” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, August 1st, at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in …
KK’s Priest, the band spearheaded by former Judas Priest members K.K. Downing (guitar) and Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocals), have announced details for their upcoming album. The metal outfit will release The Sinner Rides Again on September 29th, 2023, via their new label, Napalm Records. The Sinner Rides Again will mark …
Congrats are not only in order, they’ve been shared. And now Nikki Sixx is sharing with fans something that has to be truly treasured and special to him, as Dolly Parton recently sent him a congratulatory thank you letter for his work on her recent hit song “Bygones,” which also …
Kamasi Washington, Bonobo, and Floating Points are gearing up to score a new animated show by Cowboy Bebop director Shinichirō Watanabe. The series, titled Lazarus, has been greenlit by Adult Swim, and will be produced by anime studio MAPPA. Lazarus marks Watanabe’s return to sci-fi and action, following shows like …
Ice Spice has expanded her debut EP, Like..?, into a new album. The 11-track release includes “Munch (Feelin’ U),” “Bikini Bottom,” “In Ha Mood,” and two versions of “Princess Diana.” It also has the new songs “How High?,” “Butterfly Ku,” and “Deli.” Listen to Ice Spice’s new album below. Since …
Skip to main content “I love you,” MGK assured the fan after the punch. Some fans wish to meet their musical idols, and others apparently wish to get punched by them. Machine Gun Kelly found himself in an unusual situation during his performance at Rock Werchter festival in Belgium over …
“We are not an Armenian band, we are not a heavy metal band, and we aren’t nu-metal,” guitarist-singer Daron Malakian clarified to alma mater Glendale High School in 2003. “We are System of a Down. … We are what rock music has evolved into.” Of course, those attributes are an …
At a recent concert, Machine Gun Kelly playfully satisfied a fan’s request to be punched in the face, doing his best not to actually hurt them. While onstage performing at the Rock Werchter festival in Belgium on July 1, MGK spotted a fan in the front row who was holding …
Our June 2023 CoSign Amber Bain, aka The Japanese House, has shared her second studio album, In the End It Always Does, via Dirty Hit. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. In her CoSign interview, Bain tells Consequence she found comfort in working with producer Chloe Kraemer, who she describes as …
Travis Scott has shared a new single featuring Bad Bunny and the Weeknd. He teased the song, titled “K-Pop,” on social media earlier this week. The new track follows Scott’s pre-Astroworld tracks “Escape Plan” and “Mafia,” as well as the more recent “Down in Atlanta” (with Pharrell Williams) and “Ring …
HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired a royalty income stream of select recorded music assets from Nelly, the hip-hop/R&B artist whose music has generated 27 million album consumption units in the United States since his first album was released back in 2000. According to the company’s announcement, the deal includes some …
Britney Spears has joined Will.i.am on his new song “Mind Your Business.” Give it a listen below. Spears’ most recent album, Glory, came out back in 2016. She shared a handful of outtakes from those same sessions in 2020, too. Things were quiet on the music front for Spears until …
Nas has released another album that he made primarily with producer Hit-Boy. The new album, Magic 2, features guest spots from 50 Cent (on “Office Hours”) and 21 Savage (on the bonus song “One Mic, One Gun”). Listen to the album below. Nas and Hit-Boy began their collaborative streak in …
Juanes is back in the top 10 on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart as “Cecilia,” his second collab with Dominican bachata giant Juan Luis Guerra, lifts 12-9 on the July 8-dated list. The song is one of 11 tracks on his 11th studio album Vida Cotidiana, a set of personal …
Tony Bennett, the monumental singer whose renditions of jazz and pop standards shaped American music, died in his New York hometown today (July 21), his publicist said. No cause of death was given, but Bennett had been living with Alzheimer’s disease since 2016. He was 96 years old. Bennett scored …
This week, the prolific heavy metal brothers in Cavalera Conspiracy, Max Cavalera and Iggor Cavalera, announced the death of their mother, Vania Cavalera. She was 80. Max, also of Soulfly and Killer Be Killed, and Iggor, who previously played in Nailbomb and Strife, were raised by their mother in their …
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Money for Nothing” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, July 25th, at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players …
× Skip to main content The two reportedly broke up in June. Tyga and Avril Lavigne attend the Mugler x Hunter Schafer party as part of Paris Fashion Week at Pavillon des Invalides on March 06, 2023 in Paris, France. Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Just weeks after …
Greta Gerwig is not the only beloved entity to be drawn into the Barbieverse by the magnetism of famous-doll IP. Mark Ronson oversees the project, recruiting a “chic, diverse roster” that includes “artists whose identities weren’t fully represented by Mattel until around 2016, when in response to declining sales, the …
Not long after issuing their comeback single “Positive Charge,” the Gaslight Anthem have announced a new album, History Books, with a title track featuring fellow New Jerseyan Bruce Springsteen. Watch the Kelsey Ayres–directed video for that song below; History Books is out October 27 via their own Rich Mahogany imprint, …
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The soundtrack for the second season of the hit Showtime series Yellowjackets has been announced. It arrives on CD and digitally on September 1, via Universal Music Canada, with 2xLP vinyl editions to follow in the coming months. The soundtrack features classics by several ’90s alt-rock artists including Nirvana, the …
Sicilian producer Shapednoise has announced the new album Absurd Matter, which arrives July 14 and features contributions from Moor Mother, Brodinski, Zelooperz, and others. It also features Armand Hammer—the duo of Elucid and billy woods—on the new song “Family.” Hear it below. Armand Hammer released their latest record, Haram, in …
Before Drake was the wildly successful rapper he is now, Degrassi: The Next Generation fans knew him as Jimmy Brooks, a rising basketball star that became wheelchair-bound after a school shooting. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Leading up to the kickoff …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was recently interviewed by CNN about the ongoing war in the country and how he copes with the stress of his position. There are a handful of rock artists he named that he said help him unwind during tough times. The war in Ukraine has been ongoing …
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