On January 21, the law firm Wigdor LLP filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of Deborah Dugan, the former CEO and President of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the awards body behind the Grammys. This news comes five days before the annual Grammy Awards on […]
David Olney, a singer-songwriter whoâs been prevalent in the folk and Americana music communities since the 1970s, died on Saturday evening during his set at Floridaâs 30A Songwriters Festival. He was 71. Per Variety, Olney was in the middle of performing the third song in his set when he apologized to the audience, ceased movement, […]
Iâve got to be honest. When I first heard Tarriona âTankâ Ball sing with Tank and the Bangas on their 2017 NPR Tiny Desk concert, I had no idea what this girl was talking about. âWould have been fish / Would have been meat / Would have been eggs / Would have been fruit,â begins […]
She didnât get an Oscar nomination for the Cats song, but Taylor Swift is not giving up on that Best Original Song award. Taylor Swiftâs upcoming Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, chronicles her pivot to politics and shows Swift writing âan anthem for millennials who might have come away disillusioned with the political process,â Variety reports, […]
Following a series of health scares and tour cancellations in 2019, Ozzy Osbourne revealed in a new interview with Good Morning America that heâs suffering from Parkinsonâs disease. In addition to PRKN 2, which Osbourne says he was diagnosed with last February, he also dealt with a fall that severely impaired his mobility. âItâs been […]
After nearly a decade of static, fans of the indie-rock group Bright Eyes have reason to rejoice. The Omaha-based band, fronted by widely revered singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, are back in business. Bright Eyes are set to release a new album with indie label Dead Oceans, their new home, and head on tour for a string […]
Producer, composer, singer-songwriter, and session player Jon Brion has left an indelible mark on the face of pop, rock, and hip-hop over nearly 40 years of work. His impressive rĂ©sumĂ© includes collaborations with Fiona Apple, Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, BeyoncĂ©, and many more. He has scored two dozen films since the […]
After you sign up for an actual public library card (Seriously, why donât you have one yet? The library is free!), head on over to Radiohead.com for a much more rarefied bibliological experience. According to an announcement made Monday, Radiohead is relaunching their website as the ultimate fan archive. âRadiohead.com has always been infuriatingly uninformative […]
In 2018, Princeâs family members filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota doctor who treated the singer prior to his death on April 21, 2016, as well as the doctorâs former employer and an Illinois hospital that offered Prince medical assistance following an overdose a week before his death. According to a report from the Associated […]
Days after Grammys President and CEO Deborah Dugan was placed on administrative leave following âa formal allegation of misconduct by a senior female member of the Recording Academy team,â Interim Grammy head Harvey Mason Jr. issued a statement lambasting the âsensational sound bites and teaser headlinesâ about Duganâs removal. âIâm deeply disturbed and saddened by […]
Louis Tomlinson just dropped the music video for the titular track off his debut album, Walls, and the song is every bit as slow and introspective as the videoâs barren desert landscape suggests. The single is easy listening, lonely pop rock reminiscent of the 2000s (think early Green Day, but with an inspirational, self-help slant). […]
Aaliyah didnât invent dancing in a midriff top in front of an industrial fan inside a warehouse, but between her âOne In A Millionâ and âBe My Somebodyâ music videos, it basically feels like she did. In her latest music video, released on Friday evening, JhenĂ© Aiko pays homage to that most iconic of â90s […]
Unless youâre familiar with Maroon 5 deep cuts, this news might not be for you. Just kidding, we can all enjoy a cruel little comeback before easing into a long weekend. On Friday, the official Maroon 5 Twitter account tweeted at The 1975âs frontman Matt Healy about the cover art for their brand-new single âMe […]
Rihanna is single. Did you hear me? I said Rihanna is single! Per Us Weekly, Rih and Hassan Jameel, her Saudi billionaire boyfriend of three years, have separated. Get out your good cargo shorts, Leonardo DiCaprio. Put on your best newsboy cap! Spit-shine that Oscar! Itâs 2020, Rihanna is single, and weâre all shooting our […]
Saudi Arabian billionaires probably do not have many bad days, but today is one: According to Us Weekly, the musician has split from her boyfriend of two years, Hassan Jameel, a Saudi businessman whose hobbies included making out with Rihanna in pools, taking Rihanna on yachts, and being yelled at by Rihanna about soccer. Despite, […]
Well, if you havenât received your giant orange Ivy Park clothing rack, then itâs safe to assume youâre not getting one. BeyoncĂ©âs reinvented Ivy Park collection had its prelaunch today, after months of waiting for the brand to bounce back. In November of 2018, BeyoncĂ© bought Ivy Park out from its co-owner, Philip Green. She […]
Over the last year or so, through chance or subconscious ambition or some cosmic provenance, Iâve gotten to speak with a number of people who knew and worked with Mac Miller in his lifetime. They all give a similar account. Earl Sweatshirt compared his friend to a pirate ship on the go: âHe was moving […]
One question has been on Mac Miller and Ariana Grande fansâ minds since his final album, Circles, dropped last night: Is that Ariana Grande on the song âI Can Seeâ? Followed closely by, âShould we or should we not be crying right now?â Fans are convinced that Ariana Grande harmonizes alongside Mac Miller on his […]
If you were wondering why Darren Aronofskyâs 2010 Academy Award nominated drama Black Swan was trending on Twitter Friday morning, you really need to update your references. (If you were wondering why Odile, the black swan from Tchaikovskyâs ballet, Swan Lake, was trending, we have no notes for you; youâre perfect.) And donât worry, there […]
Marshall Mathers looked at a crowded field of surprise record releases and said âRoom for one more?â Eminem has dropped a secret album on us all, entitled Music to Be Murdered By. Thatâs right, Eminemâs music is so dangerous and edgy that it will kill you! To death! Like that musical note that makes you […]
The Jonas Brothers have wedded the women/brands of their dreams, and theyâre not afraid to make another music video about it! This one is in the style of âthank u, next,â a shot-for-shot remake of the very concept of love itself. The JoBros recreated scenes from the classic films â Risky Business, Say Anything, and […]
Mariah â19 No. 1 Songsâ Carey is one of the brand new inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The new class was announced on CBS This Morning on Thursday. The Isley Brothers, Eurythmics, Rick Nowels, the Neptunes, William âMickeyâ Stevenson, and Steve Miller are also joining the hallowed hall. Do we even have to […]
Oh say, can you see Demi Lovato planning a comeback? The singer is making her way back into the public eye after taking some time off to work on her health (and new music). Lovato just announced that sheâll be performing the national anthem at Super Bowl LIV this year. She posted about her tiny […]
John Cena is maybe one of the last celebrities youâd expect to be a card-carrying member of the BTS Army, but heâs clearly got purple running through his veins. The wrestler was supremely jealous of his fellow guest on The Late Late Show With James Corden, January Jones, who actually got to meet BTS the […]
This essay originally ran in November 2017 around the release of Lady Bird. Weâre running it again today in light of Dave Matthews Bandâs controversial exclusion in the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class, despite having won the Fan Vote by over 1 million votes. In the year 2000, it was certainly lost […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine is concerned about his safety now that heâs been sentenced to two years in prison. The rapper, born Daniel Hernandez, has put in a request to serve the rest of his sentence at home, according to court documents obtained by TMZ. His attorney, Lance Lazzaro, requested that his client spend the remaining months […]
Much to the delight of beef enthusiasts everywhere, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has been a reliable source of drama, both petty and perhaps justified, over the past few years. Steve Millerâs speech outburst in 2016? Iconique. Mark Knopflerâs continued insistence that Dire Straitsâ 2018 induction never happened? Inspiring. A lot of inductees […]
Ahh, remember two days ago? The Academy Award nominations had just been announced, providing us all with the perfect opportunity to get upset. Some people huffed. Others puffed! It was a glorious time, but the news cycle moves quickly, and so the outrage subsided. Until now! Enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, another […]
Thereâs about to be an earfquake on the Grammys stage. Tyler the Creator is set to perform at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards this year. His album IGOR, which features the song âEarfquakeâ is nominated for Album of the Year. Tyler was quick to remind any potential Grammy voters following him on Instagram: he followed […]
The Dave Matthews Band will not be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. This piece of news, announced on Wednesday morning with the full list of inductees, might not shock you. After all, thereâs a long list of worthy acts who have been snubbed by the institution, and many of […]