This March 31, it will be a year since Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was murdered in Los Angeles, shot and killed outside his store Marathon Clothing. Last month, director Ava DuVernay introduced Meek Mill, DJ Khaled, John Legend, Roddy Ricch, Kirk Franklin, and YG to the Grammys stage for a tribute to the […]
BeyoncĂ© knows how to treat her friends right. A few weeks ago, she gifted celebrities like Reese Witherspoon and Kim Kardashian West clothes, shoes, and accessories from the revamped Ivy Park. And last night, she threw them a post-Oscars party so spectacular there was a strict social media ban. For wealthy eyes only! But, still, […]
Somewhere, Blue Ivy Carter is yelling, âGet The Wall Street Journal on the phone, immediately!â The brains and the braun behind BeyoncĂ©âs whole operation, Blue Ivy canât be happy with her grandma Tina Knowles-Lawson telling the WSJ that BeyoncĂ© is working on something new. âI mean, my art pieces are like my children,â Knowles-Lawson said […]
Because her Rock Hall induction wasnât the time or place for Janet Jackson to bust out a memorable performance and/or bring down the goddamned arena, weâve got some good news as 2020 continues to swallow us whole. Jackson announced today that sheâll be embarking on an international tour in support of her upcoming album, both […]
One of the most important parts of any modern awards show is the scouring of every frame as they flash past for essential isolated moments. If youâre lucky, you get one great one, like Jason Bateman beating Game of Thrones for an Emmy or Gwyneth Paltrow fighting with her dress to get across the awards-show […]
With single life on the horizon and a list of men not good enough for her piling up, Rihanna is back to doing what she does best: Being a merciless tease about the progress of R9 while also reminding us we should probably restock our Gloss Bombs at Sephora. Take this new interview she did […]
Giving herself a rest after uniting the masses (all 110 million of them) at this yearâs Super Bowl Halftime Show with Shakira, Jennifer Lopez finally answered the question on every boomerâs mind: Yes, Bruce Springsteen gave permission for âBorn in the U.S.A.â to be briefly sampled. And, also yes, he really enjoyed it. âHe called […]
Green Dayâs latest project, their thirteenth studio album called Father of All Motherfuckers, dropped today â as in Friday, February 7. The music might be amazing (we havenât heard it yet!), but according to Twitter, the Father of All promotional album billboard sure reads like a list of prerequisites your uncle would post in the […]
At the same time as ZoĂ« Kravitzâs High Fidelity remake has us comparing and contrasting record players, a fire has threatened vinyl-record production across the globe, Pitchfork reports. Californiaâs Apollo Masters, one of the only manufacturing plants in the world that produces the lacquer used for the master disks necessary to press vinyl records, has […]
For decades, tabloids wrote Jessica Simpsonâs story for her. But little did we know, she had been chronicling her own history in her diaries. In a new memoir, Open Book, Simpson unearths her emotions from the past 15 years. Starting with the devastating day she realized she had a problem and working backward, Open Book […]
During one of the many list-making conversations in Huluâs High Fidelity, which premieres in full on Valentineâs Day, a debate ensues about the top-five musical reinventions of all time. When Simon (David H. Holmes), an employee at Championship Vinyl, mentions Cyndi Lauper and her Memphis Blues album, he is shouted down by friend and co-worker […]
The Pussycat Dolls have no respect for the 2010s and, frankly, we get it. The Nicole Scherzingerâled girl group has loosened up their buttons for the first time in about 11 years, completely skipping the teens. Their new single âReactâ is the groupâs first since 2008âs Doll Domination, which, yes, upon 2009 rerelease, is the […]
Itâs that feeling when youâre on a really bad date and realize âWell, thank goodness, Iâm not doing this again.â In her new track âLetâs Be Friends,â Carly Rae Jepsen captures the awkwardness and frustration along with the liberating, chucking-deuces-up-as-you-walk-out-the-door freedom of breaking up with a short-term somebody. All that to say, congratulations to gay […]
The Barbz can have a little beef, as a treat. Nicki Minajâs fans have been patient while she entered retirement and now theyâre being rewarded with both a new single, âYikes,â and with Meek Mill drama. The rapper, who Minaj has recently gotten into two public fights with, also released a new single Friday, âBelieve,â […]
In news that literally came out of nowhere, Jay Electronica, the rap phenom and one time Jay Z protege, took to Twitter to announce that his long awaited debut album with Roc Nation is apparently dropping in 40 days. For those who might not remember exactly who Jay Electronica is, hereâs the Sparknotes: After releasing […]
Fresh off the heels of her Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, Taylor Swift announced today she has inked an exclusive deal with Universal Music Publishing Group, parting ways with Sony/ATV where she first signed when she was 14. This deal specifically covers Swiftâs work as a songwriter. âAccording to two people briefed on the agreement, Swiftâs […]
If each of the videos for Hayley Williamsâs new songs exists in a shared universe, sheâs gone from running naked in the woods and being pursued through a dark house, to being clothed in the woods and turning into a bird in a bright house, and now, for her latest solo single, she is safely […]
Lil Nas X looked to the past for his latest futuristic music video, âRodeo,â featuring Nas. While walking along a dark, abandoned path that nothing could go wrong on, Nas X is randomly attacked by a vampire, which turns him into a bat-faced human reminiscent of another dancing supernatural creature: Michael Jackson in the âThrillerâ […]
Backlash, as a very abrupt kind of motion, is governed by the laws of Sir Isaac Newton. Action begets reaction in equal measure. The action on Billie Eilish has been intense this year. She swept all the major categories at the Grammys last week on the strength of her debut When We All Fall Asleep […]
Long live the âNo Filterâ tour! The Rolling Stones just announced new North American tour dates for the continuation of their âNo Filterâ tour. Their stadium tour will begin on May 8 in San Diego, hitting up 13 more cities before concluding in Atlanta on July 9. Tickets go on sale February 14. âThereâs something […]
Where is âQueen Radioâ when you need it? Today Nicki Minaj called out Meek Mill, initially for making fun of her husband, but later to accuse him of assault, on his own preferred platform of choice, Twitter. With the home-court advantage, Meek Mill immediately replied to Minaj with his own accusations, starting the first major […]
It seems Slowthai doesnât really care for the niceties of talk-show decorum. The British rapper and U.K. producer Mura Masa made their U.S. TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote Mura Masaâs latest album, R.Y.C. (Raw Youth Collage). The British musicians performed âDeal Wiv It,â arguably the most punk single off […]
Well, well, well, weâve got ourselves a Dual a Peep! Former Paramore front woman Hayley Williams is solo now, and has promised to release new music this year. For BBC Radio 1âs Live Lounge, Williams covered Dua Lipaâs disco hit âDonât Start Now.â Where Lipa was ebullient, Williams is somber and slinky: Donât start caring […]
When the composer Caroline Shaw needs a zone of gracious silence, the kind of place where she can be alone with the music in her mind, she takes refuge in the Rose Reading Room at the New York Public Library. Itâs a terrible place for an interview, though, so we meet in the lobby and […]
Last year, fans of spooky duchess Billie Eilish were less than amused upon learning that Drake, the 33-year-old rapper from up north, was happily sliding into her text messages â â especially since, at the time, Eilish was a minor at the age of 17. The brouhaha went away after a news cycle, but in a […]
Megan Thee Stallion spent her Super Bowl Sunday driving the boat ⊠straight into an iceberg. Well, at least into something as white as ice, rapper G-Eazy. Yes, a man named Gerald Earl Gillum was partying with national treasure Megan Thee Stallion and he posted it all over his IG. Hot girls everywhere woke up […]
Super Bowl halftime performances can be and often are quite bad. In the early years of the show, you were lucky to get a marching band, a college drill team, a few incongruous movie stars, or some other wholesome business. Carol Channing played twice. The youth educational organization Up with People made four appearances between […]
Fuck with Kesha, and youâre in for the fight of a lifetime. Thatâs the message of âTik Tok,â âDie Young,â âWarrior,â and âWe R Who We Râ â hits about going to war with the night and coming out the victor â and of many of the singer-songwriterâs endeavors since then, including her protracted battle […]
Beliebers, time to reinstall that VPN. Justin Bieber remixed his single âYummyâ with Summer Walker, so if he doesnât get to No. 1 this time, thereâs no telling what drastic measures heâll take. Bieber previously asked his fans to use a virtual private network to stream âYummyâ in other countries and to loop the song […]
The Academy failed to give Jennifer Lopez a Supporting Actress nom for Hustlers, but itâs fine. You canât wear assess chaps, twirl on a pole or dance with an army of leather-class dancers at the Oscars anyway, at least not without being politely but firmly asked to leave. JLoâs everything is too bombastic to fit […]