On Wednesday, rapper and singer Young Thug revealed that he had previously been hospitalized for kidney and liver failure. During a virtual music livestream Offset and Friends hosted by Offset and featuring Young Thug, Rich the Kid, and SAINt JHN, Young Thug went into detail about the harrowing experience, saying that he narrowly escaped death. […]
On this unsuspecting Wednesday afternoon, BeyoncĂ© and Megan Thee Stallion blessed us with a âSavageâ remix with so much flavor ⊠so much taste ⊠a chefâs kiss frankly isnât enough. BeyoncĂ© Thee Rapper once again talked her talk with corny lyrics, instantly memorable T-shirt-worthy one-liners, and a friendly reminder that she, like Meg, is […]
Whatâs BeyoncĂ©âs Finsta? Sheâs been too quiet on main. Sheâs only popped up on Instagram a few times this year, to show off her New Years fits, to honor Kobe and Gianna Bryant, to advertise her Ivy Park line, to plug Kelly Rowlandâs latest single, to catch fans up on her Disney Family Singalong spot, […]
Even as states around the country begin to reopen, it looks like it will take some time until things are totally back to normal in the entertainment industry. Events and concerts are continuing to get canceled, so if you had plans for an outdoor festival or Broadway play this summer, make sure to check your […]
Give our regards to the city of Houston: Queen Bey has joined Megan Thee Stallion on a remix of her viral single âSavage.â The rare feature from BeyoncĂ© comes after Megan signed to Jay-Zâs label Roc Nation for management amid a disagreement with her current label 1501 Entertainment about the release of her recent EP […]
Birthdays? Not always so fun. There are bars with cover charges, memento mori, bad hangovers. But BeyoncĂ© wishing you a happy birthday on your birthday? Based on Lizzoâs reaction to this exact experience, it seems fun and cathartic. On Monday, Lizzoâs 32nd birthday, BeyoncĂ© posted a picture of baby Lizzo with the message âHAPPY BIRTHDAY […]
Welcome Haim to the quarantine music video game. New single âI Know Alone,â unintentionally released while weâre all spending our days alone, comes with a socially distanced music video featuring the sisters dancing six feet apart on a backyard basketball court. Unlike their last two, itâs not directed by Paul Thomas Anderson â the group […]
If you are at risk of self-administering a regrettable at-home stick-and-poke tattoo while in your feelings under quarantine, maybe you shouldnât listen to the new Spotify Singles from Dashboard Confessional just yet. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in pre-apocalypse 2020, lead singer and guitarist Chris Carrabba & Co. paid homage to fellow be-tatted artist Post […]
DâussĂ© Palooza, a popular hip-hop party that originated in New York City, has fired one of its hosts after he was accused of coercive sexual behavior. Formerly Henny Palooza, the event is now named after Jay-Zâs part-owned cognac brand and has drawn attention from Swizz Beatz, Pusha T, Rick Ross, YG, and Wale. The multicity […]
When John Prine lost his life to complications from COVID-19 on April 7, he went quickly â almost overnight. His wife and manager, Fiona, had contracted the disease in March following a European tour, but won her fight. Prine was hospitalized in intensive care for 13 days, but it seemed like the 73-year-old was going […]
I … I am crying. pic.twitter.com/A8UL4SQEbA — KelleyLCarter (@KelleyLCarter) April 28, 2020 Weâll preface this video by saying: Sarah would go on to win her Jeopardy! match by a pretty substantial margin, and this Vulture writer, alcoholic beverage in hand, could only correctly answer one (1) clue in The Zulus category during last nightâs episode. […]
Remember Netflixâs Tiger King? It feels like a thousand years ago that everyone in America was binge-watching the bizarre and tragic tale of exotic animal owner-turned-convicted felon Joe Exotic. In the spirit of quarantine slowly driving everyone to the brink of madness, The Offspring have covered the song âHere Kitty Kitty,â from the docuseries, which, […]
As pandemic-related business closures remain in affect across much of the country, the iconic indie record shop Amoeba Music has been forced to close one of its locations. The store on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood will not reopen even after retail is allowed to come back online at some point, with co-owner Jim Henderson say, […]
Some of us havenât been wearing much of anything around the house during our social distancing, just pulling on the closest T-shirt for Zoom calls. Then thereâs Katy Perry, still over the top as ever. On April 26âs American Idol, the first remote episode of a competition show during the coronavirus pandemic, the judge wore […]
Bad Bunny has everything you need to get through quarantine: music, inspirational messages, and now, sketch comedy. The rapper joined Kenan Thompson (as former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz) in âBig Papiâs Cooking Showâ on this weekâs Saturday Night Live. Ditching the bad for big, Big Papiâs âPuerto Rican cousinâ Big Bunny joins the […]
DaBaby has come to collect his second No. 1 album. His April 17 release, Blame It on Baby, has full responsibility for bumping The Weekndâs After Hours from the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart, after four straight weeks. It was looking like no one could stop The Weeknd, not even Megan Thee Stallion, […]
Unlike most of us, who have to struggle through a thick brain fog to reply to an email or craft a Zoom invite, Lil Uzi Vert has been creatively breezing through quarantine, dropping a new song just a matter of weeks after premiering his second studio album and a follow-up EP. The Philadelphia rapper debuted […]
Meanwhile, Pete Townshend is trying to figure out how he can defend his bandâs honor. Using the quarantine era to ignite a feud from a safe distance away, noted purveyors of outstanding rock music Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney (you know, from the Rolling Stones and the Beatles) are using their free time to go […]
Whether you want to donate money to the fight against the novel coronavirus, or just see the inside of his house (mostly the pool table room), do yourself a favor and watch Post Maloneâs coronavirus benefit livestream, composed entirely of Nirvana covers. Joined by bassist Brian Lee, guitarist Nick Mack, and Blink-192âs Travis Barker on […]
As it was prophesied, the coronavirus has ushered in a new era of art, albeit marked by tone-deaf celebrity videos along with bathtubs, basements, and broken records. Add this video to the museum too. New Kids on the Block brought together their ⊠friends ⊠Boyz II Men, Naughty by Nature, Big Freedia and Jordin […]
TRL was always a war. Fans of *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys battled for the run of the MTV music video countdown show in its early years, as did fans on opposing sides of the long-simmering (and overhyped) beef between Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Hip-hop heads and nu-metal outcasts rejected the neatness of the mass-marketed […]
Ariana Grande is saying âthank u, nextâ to the new trend of âimpersonatingâ her on TikTok. In a since-deleted Instagram story, Grande shared actor and writer Jordan Firstmanâs âImpression of a Memeâ video to call out TikTokers who have earned huge followings just for impersonating her. âOmg can this please also double as your impression […]
Feel like going âSicko Modeâ because youâre still stuck in your apartment? Well hopefully you can let out some of that angst with the new single âThe Scotts,â from ASTROWORLD rapper Travis Scott and Man on The Moonâs Kid Cudi. The two rap artists dropped their collaborative single – produced by Daytrip, Dot Da Genius and […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine â who was released from federal lockup early and given home confinement because of coronavirus concerns â wants permission from the court to shoot music videos in his backyard, a letter from his legal team filed Thursday reveals. âI am writing today only to request the Courtâs approval to permit Mr. Hernandez to spend […]
Taylor Swift knows you need something to distract from the monotony of self-isolation, so she has checked back in on the ongoing feud with her former label, Big Machine, which is now co-owned by her industry nemesis and Justin Bieberâs manager, Scooter Braun. Tonight the label plans to release a live album of a past […]
I didnât think it was possible to have nostalgia for a city I currently reside in, but reducing travel to the five-block radius around my building has made me miss places and people situated only two or three miles away. I havenât seen grass in six weeks. Iâve been looking at the same six trees […]
For one night only, BET brought all the music weâve been loving on Instagram Live onto a slightly bigger screen. Alicia Keys, John Legend, Usher, Chloe X Halle, Swae Lee, Fantasia, Tyrese, Kirk Franklin, Kelly Price, and more joined Anthony Anderson, Tiffany Haddish, Diddy, Fat Joe, Queen Latifah, NeNe Leakes, and even more on top […]
Donât call it a quarantune. The Rolling Stones released a new song, âLiving in a Ghost Town,â today, and they insist it predated our current pandemic times. âIt wasnât written for now, but it was just one of those odd things,â Mick Jagger told Zane Lowe on Apple Music. âIt was written about being in […]
For the first time in seven years, Fountains of Wayne reunited, to perform in honor of Adam Schlesinger, the bandâs bassist and songwriter who died due to COVID-19 on April 1. Sharon Van Etten filled in on bass and harmonies as the group performed âHackensack,â its anthem to the New Jersey town, for April 22âs […]
Non-essential businesses may be closed, but the Boss is still hard at work raising funds for his native New Jersey. On Wednesday evening, Garden State royalty Bruce Springsteen joined forces with fellow Jersey-king Jon Bon Jovi and the New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund to produce âJersey 4 Jersey,â a benefit concert raising funds to fight […]