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Nicki Minaj is walking away from the music game, according to Nicki Minaj. “I’ve decided to retire & have my family,” Nicki wrote on Twitter. “I know you guys are happy now. To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me.” The widespread implication from Barbz …

Ahead ofLover‘s official release next Friday, Taylor Swift has dropped the album’s romantic title track. The pop star announced the new song’s release while accepting her Icon Award at the Teen Choice Award on Sunday. In the Jack Antonoff co-produced track, Swift sings the tender lyrics of devotion over a …

In the wake of the mass shootings in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH — not to mention President Trump’s numerous highly incendiary statements on the tragedies — there’s been an increased scrutiny of the role of social media in spreading false information about the attacks. In their response, it’s …

If there was ever any doubt that Lizzo was always an amazing singer that’s been put to rest with a YouTube video of her 23-year-old self performing Adele‘s “Someone Like You.” Taken from the singer’s old YouTube channel, the clip showcases an impassioned Lizzo playing piano and singing the tune …

The Claypool Lennon Delirium conjure a demented fish-human showdown in their psychedelic “Little Fishes” video. Animator Micah Buzan uses the song’s intro lyrics as a springboard, particularly Les Claypool‘s visions of men “gobbling” up mercury-heavy fish and the pollutant settling “in their soft and supple brains.” Using those elements — …

One of the highlights of Bruce Springsteen‘s hit Broadway show was the singer talking about his love of his hometown of Freehold, New Jersey. While he spent his early years singing about wanting to leave home, “Now I live ten minutes away from where I grew up,” he said. Now, …

Steven Van Zandt reflects on his early days as a musician, the first time he met and performed with Bruce Springsteen and portraying his beloved character Silvio Dante on the Sopranos in the latest installment of “The First Time.” Van Zandt traces the first time he played guitar to 1963, …

Thanks to Taylor Swift, the world is talking about recorded music “masters” – and the perils facing artists who give them away to record companies. If you’re not up to speed, Swift has been left in a situation where the recorded music rights to her first six albums are owned …

Max Wright, the actor who portrayed the father on the Eighties sitcom Alf, has died. He was 75. On Wednesday, Wright’s son Ben confirmed his death to the Hollywood Reporter. TMZ first reported the death, adding that Wright died at his home in Hermosa Beach, California following a long battle …

“Prince was like nobody I had ever worked with before,” says one of his longtime recording engineers, Peggy McCreary. “He never explained anything to me. You never knew who a song was for until somebody got called in to sing on it.” McCreary, whose credits also include monolithic albums like …