Category: Music
As the next logical step in his long career as a puppet, Ben Shapiro has unveiled plans to make content for children. The co-founder of conservative ‘news’ outlet The Daily Wire has announced Daily Wire Kids, which will offer children’s programming with a right-wing message. You might even call it propaganda, …
It’s always devastating to lose a musician, but certain losses truly have a global impact. Taylor Hawkins‘ death at the end of last month hit the whole world really hard, and Jason Bonham admitted that it actually reminded him of when his father — the legendary John Bonham — died in …
At 19 years old, Olivia Rodrigo has three Grammys, two Hot 100 No. 1s, and as of Tuesday night (April 5), a headlining world tour. Rodrigo kicked off her highly anticipated Sour tour with a sold-out show in Portland, Ore., and made her fans happy by delivering a setlist that …
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Dead & Company have announced a 2022 summer tour. The jam band—featuring members of the Grateful Dead and John Mayer—will kick things off on June 11 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. They’ll stop off in Boulder, Cincinnati, Chicago, Philadelphia, and more before wrapping up in New York on July …
Thanks to a newly surfaced video taken at the 2022 Academy Awards on Sunday, the cycle surrounding Will Smith’s Slap ‘Heard Round the World has been extended. Captured just a few rows from the stage, the footage appears to show Jada Pinkett Smith laughing after her husband slapped Chris Rock. …
“Can’t stop / Addicted to the shindig” (“Can’t Stop” – Red Hot Chili Peppers) It was only 10:30 a.m. on a weekday but a party was in full swing in the heart of Hollywood Thursday morning when approximately 2,500 Red Hot Chili Peppers fans gathered to witness the seminal Los …
A new documentary about North Carolina’s Little Brother—the trio of rappers Big Pooh and Phonte and DJ/producer 9th Wonder—is scheduled to arrive next year. May The Lord Watch: The Little Brother Story was directed by Holland Randolph Gallagher. It features live footage, archival clips of Drake and Doja Cat, and …
A producer behind this week’s 64th Annual Grammy Awards has apologized for the several omissions in the music awards show’s “In Memoriam” segment that honored musicians who died in the past year. Rock and metal fans were disappointed when the late Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison, plus Megaforce Records founder Jon Zazula and Moody Blues member Graeme Edge, were left out …
For Anna Lunoe, the past couple years have been especially challenging, and these challenges started even before the pandemic set in. In the final days of 2019, the Australian producer was in the throes of her second pregnancy, nearly deaf due to an ear infection, and playing Audiotistic SoCal by …
Dead & Company have announced a 2022 Summer tour. The Grateful Dead offshoot, which features Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir alongside John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti, will kick off the 20-date outing at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on June 11th. The itinerary also includes multiple dates …
Harry Styles has shared a new song called “As It Was” from his next album Harry’s House. It’s the first single released from the pop artist’s third solo album. The track arrives with a vivid music video directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Tanu Muino. Check it out below. “Directing a Harry …
DJ Drama has teamed up with J. Cole’s Dreamville for a new mixtape. D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape is out now and includes contributions from Dreamville artists Cole, J.I.D, EarthGang, Ari Lennox, Cozz, Lute, Bas, and Omen, as well as guests A$AP Ferg, G Perico, 2 Chainz, Young Nudy, and …
Rob Zombie has released another custom coffee. It’s called Rob Zombie Dragula Fuel. The new coffee marks his second collaboration with Dead Sled Coffee, a coffee company that loves working with musicians. In fact, Dead Sled already has tons of coffee collaborations with rockers such as Disturbed, KISS, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider and …
Last month, Snoop Dogg acquired legendary hip-hop label Death Row Records from the Blackstone-controlled MNRK Music Group (formerly eOne Music). Now, the rapper is teasing an NFT release of Dr. Dre’s “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang,” as Billboard points out. Snoop Dogg recently sat down with Ice Cube for a …
Red Hot Chili Peppers are accompanying the release of their new album Unlimited Love with the music video for “These Are the Ways.” The visual is directed by Malia James. Watch the new video below. Unlimited Love was preceded by “Black Summer,” “Poster Child,” and “Not the One.” The LP …
Mick Jagger has released the new song “Strange Game.” The Rolling Stones frontman co-wrote the track with composer Daniel Pemberton. “Strange Game” serves as the theme song for the new Apple Original series Slow Horses. Hear the song and watch a trailer for Slow Horses below. In a recent interview …
Grammy nominee Arooj Aftab has shared a cover of Rosalía’s “Di Mi Nombre (Cap.8: Éxtasis)” for Spotify Singles’ Best New Artist series. Aftab also performed a new version of her own “Baghon Main” for the series. Hear both songs below. Content This content can also be viewed on the site …
Big Thief appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday night (March 31), performing “Spud Infinity.” Watch it below. Since the band released Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You at the beginning of the year, drummer James Krivchenia has announced another solo record titled Blood Karaoke that’s …
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. After two years away, “Carpool Karaoke” is officially back. Nicki Minaj will kick off the return …
German thrash brigade Kreator are back with “Strongest of the Strong,” the second single to arrive from their long-awaited new album, Hate Über Alles, which is set for a June 10 release. For the last two decades, Kreator have been discharging scorching thrash enmeshed with melodic triumph and, here, it feels especially …
Sabaton‘s The War to End All Wars album is getting a symphonic makeover. The veteran band is set to serve up their latest album in a way you haven’t heard it before, giving fans a sweeping symphonic soundtrack version of the record. The album, titled The Symphony to End All …
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alabaster dePlume, DJ Travella, …
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Skull-cracking elbow drops and ground-trembling suplex slams are only part of what makes WrestleMania great. The WWE’s biggest annual event — considered the pinnacle of “sports entertainment” by its creators (aka “Showcase of the Immortals,” “Grandest stage of ‘em all”) — happens at the intersection of athleticism and theatrics. Equally …
Universal Music Group has followed Sony Music and Warner in announcing a program for certain legacy artists to receive royalties without having recouped their advance payments, Billboard reports. Unveiling the plan in its environmental, social and governance report yesterday (March 31), Universal, the world’s largest music company, became the last …
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine has finally revealed who played bass on the band’s upcoming album, The Sick, The Dying and The Dead. In a new interview, the frontman disclosed that it was Steve Di Giorgio of fellow veteran thrash act Testament. Last year, longtime Megadeth bassist David Ellefson was ousted from …
Snow Man’s “Brother Beat” shoots to No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated April 6. The nine-member Johnny’s boy band’s sixth single sold 809,082 copies in its first week to rule physical sales, while also dominating look-ups, radio airplay, and video views this week. After the music …
Gasoline Alley, Midnight in the Switchgrass, Cosmic Sin — these are just a few of the titles the visage of Bruce Willis has graced in the last several years, direct-to-video cash-ins that leveraged a few minutes of screentime from one of America’s most revered action stars to drive VOD sales …
Lady Gaga will perform at the 2022 Grammys in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3. The 12-time Grammy winner is up for another five awards this year alongside Tony Bennett, including Album of the Year for their collaborative LP Love for Sale. (Bennett, who has retired from performing, is not …
