Ariana Grande is rolling through the country this spring on her highly-anticipated Sweetenertour, which follows the success of her back-to-back Number One albums, Thank U, Next(released in February) and Sweetener, which topped the charts last August. The tour — which kicked off March 19th in Albany, New York — will …
Read More »Suspect in Nipsey Hussle's Murder Arrested and Charged, Faces Life in Prison
Update (5/21): Eric Holder was indicted for fatally shooting rap artist Nipsey Hussle and wounding two others in South Los Angeles earlier this year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Holder pleaded not guilty to the charges. Holder’s charges include one count of murder, two counts each of …
Read More »Wanda Jackson on Why She Had to Retire From Touring
There are precious few American entertainers who have been touring longer than Wanda Jackson. In 1955, 64 years ago, the pioneering country-rockabilly singer was on the road with Elvis Presley, who encouraged the then 18-year-old to move toward rock & roll. Last week, however, Jackson called a halt to her …
Read More »The Zombies Talk Rock Hall Induction: 'Suddenly, We're There Forever'
The Zombies‘ “Time of the Season” hit Number One on the Cashboxsingles chart on March 29th, 1969. Fifty years later to the day, the group appeared at Barclays Center to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “The fact is that we’ve been nominated a few times,” …
Read More »Formerly Anonymous R. Kelly Accuser Comes Forward With Alleged Assault Details
R. Kelly‘s former hairdresser, Lanita Carter, who was previously identified only as the anonymous “L.C.” in the new criminal charges against the singer, has come out publicly to detail the time Kelly allegedly assaulted her during an interview with CBS This Morning Thursday. The alleged assault took place in 2003 …
Read More »David Guetta, Deadmau5, A$AP Rocky Lead Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2019
David Guetta, Deadmau5, A$AP Rocky, Diplo, Steve Aoki, Idris Elba, Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren, Kaskade and Martin Garrix lead the lineup for Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2019. The three-day event takes place Friday, May 17th through Sunday, the 19th at the city’s Motor Speedway. Alesso, Zeds Dead, Alison Wonderland, …
Read More »Song You Need to Know: Cate Le Bon, 'Daylight Matters'
It’s kind of amazing how much history Cate Le Bon packs into her music. The Welsh indie-rock artist’s great 2016 album Crab Day evoked the incisively loopy post-punk of Pere Ubu and the Red Krayola, the clattering epiphanies of the Raincoats and Lilliput, the Velvet Underground and Seventies Kraut-rock, as …
Read More »Hear Josh Ritter's Mournful New 'I Still Love You (Now and Then)'
With the bittersweet “I Still Love You (Now and Then)” from his forthcoming LP Fever Breaks, Josh Ritter addresses a former love who still holds in her sway a piece of his shattered heart. Even as he references a new romance in the mournful ballad’s lyrics, he is simultaneously drawn …
Read More »See Pink Dance Through Empty City in 'Walk Me Home' Video
Pink walks down an improbably barren New York City street and sings about being independent in the video for “Walk Me Home,” a song that will appear on her upcoming album, Hurts 2B Human, due in April. Because it’s a Pink video, though, it’s not long before she’s airborne. The …
Read More »Logic Announces 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' LP With New Song
Logic has unveiled the title to his forthcoming sixth studio album, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. The rapper made the announcement via a video he unveiled on Twitter that features a single shot of him singing an unnamed song, which presumably will feature on the LP. In the new clip, …
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