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Is it sacrilegious to smoke weed inside a decommissioned church? This seems to be the central question for Baby Stone Gorillas on the set of their “Keep Goin” music video. Dress shirts for the video, the ticking clock on the church rental, our interview — these are afterthoughts for the …
Skip to main content Coachella has quickly tapped a pair of new headliners to replace last-minute scratch Kanye West. On Wednesday (April 6), organizers of this year’s event — which will unfold on the weekends of April 15-17 and April 22-24 — announced that The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia …
A new documentary about the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard is in the works, as The Hollywood Reporter notes. The working title of the film is Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard and it’ll be co-directed by Sam and Jason Pollard. According to a press release, the documentary will focus …
Sky Ferreira is up to something. The artist shared a new video that indicates that something possibly called “Don’t Forget” is coming soon. She captioned the video “remember me?” Check it out below. In March 2019, Ferreira returned with “Downhill Lullaby,” her first new single since 2013’s Night Time, My …
Foo Fighters have canceled their performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, Rolling Stone reports. Hawkins died last week in Bogotá, Colombia ahead of the band’s scheduled performance at Festival Estéreo Picnic. He was 50 years old. Foo Fighters were announced as Grammy performers …
Def Leppard bounds back onto Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, as its new single “Kick” debuts at No. 39 on the list dated April 9. The group, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, reaches the ranking for the first time since March 2003, …
Bad Bunny toured in theaters and arenas throughout 2018-2019. But in the time since, with concert venues shut down, the Puerto Rican rapper transformed from an ascendant Latin star to a global icon. Following the release of two chart-topping 2020 albums, Bad Bunny’s return to the stage — El Ultimo …
While sifting through beat packs online last August, rising rapper JNR Choi stumbled upon one ethereal drill production that immediately stood out to him. While he was initially apprehensive of hopping on the global drill wave, as he found it to be an “easy thing to tap into,” it was …
To paraphrase Amy Adams in Talladega Nights: Justin Vernon is not a talker. Justin Vernon is a singer. Standing off to the left side of the Mesa Amphitheater stage, baseball cap twisted backward like he just got tailored at the Fred Durst Warehouse for Classy Bros, the Bon Iver frontman …
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 …
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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 …
