Major League Baseball said they would stop running promotions for Roger Waters’ upcoming North American tour following criticism from Jewish advocacy groups. As part of an ad buy by AEG/Concerts West, advertisements for tickets to Waters’ This Is Not a Drill trek were shown on MLB platforms. This drew the …
Read More »5 Seconds of Summer Announce New Album 'Calm,' Drop 'No Shame'
5 Seconds of Summer have announced their fourth studio album, Calm, set for release on March 27th via Interscope Records. On Wednesday the band dropped their latest track from the LP, “No Shame,” following previous singles “Easier” and “Teeth.” “For a band to make it to four albums is no small …
Read More »Lil Wayne Sounds Like the Best Rapper Alive Again on 'Mahogany' and 'Mama Mia'
For 403 seconds near the start of his new album, Lil Wayne makes Funeral feel like a transmission from the past. As long as “Mahogany” and “Mama Mia” are playing, it’s still 2006, the music industry is crumbling, and within the cinders of Cash Money is a young man who’s …
Read More »Aretha Franklin's Niece Resigns as Estate Executor
Aretha Franklin’s niece, Sabrina Owens, has resigned as executor of the late soul singer’s estate amid mounting family tensions, the Detroit Free Press reports. Owens announced her decision in court filings last week, writing: “Given my aunt’s love of family and desire for privacy, this is not what she would …
Read More »Watch Camila Cabello Dedicate 'First Man' Performance to Her Dad at Grammys
Camila Cabello performedRomance ballad “First Man” at the 2020 Grammy Awards. She is nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance alongside Shawn Mendes for their hit “Señorita” at this year’s ceremony. Cabello’s ballad is about her father and his continued support as the “first man who really loved” her. In a …
Read More »Chromatics Release Three Versions of New Song 'Toy'
Chromatics have followed up last year’s Closer to Grey album with a new single, “Toy.” The pulsating, cinematic song, produced by Johnny Jewel, was released in three versions: the original, a stripped down version called “Toy (On Film)” and an instrumental edition called “Toy (Instrumental).” All three versions can be …
Read More »Anne Hathaway Balances Family Drama, Covert Arms Dealing in 'The Last Thing He Wanted'
A reporter winds up in the middle of an international arms deal, orchestrated by her own father, in the new trailer for The Last Thing He Wanted, out February 21st on Netflix. The film is based on Joan Didion’s 1996 novel by the same name and centered around the Iran-Contra …
Read More »Watch Céline Dion Cover 'Over the Rainbow' in Tribute to Late Mother
Céline Dion paid tribute to her mother Therese Dion during a concert in Miami over the weekend, performing a cover of “Over the Rainbow” with an image of her mother projected onto the stage’s backdrop. Dion’s mother died on Friday at age 92 and the singer assured fans that the …
Read More »Barenaked Ladies, Gin Blossoms Team for Last Summer on Earth Tour
A trio of Nineties pop rockers will join forces for a North American trek as Barenaked Ladies, Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket embark on their Last Summer on Earth Tour. The 34-date jaunt of the nation’s amphitheaters and pavilions begins June 3rd in St. Augustine, Florida and circles …
Read More »Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston Lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Class
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced this year’s inductees: Nine Inch Nails, the Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston, Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, and T. Rex will all join the class of 2020. Additionally, Jon Landau and Irving Azoff, two of the most successful managers in rock …
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