Lizzo‘s “Truth Hurts” commands Number One on RS 100 this week thanks to 15.6 million streams. The track was originally released back in 2017, but the single garnered new interest this year after it was included on both the deluxe version of Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You album and the …
Read More »Watch Big Sean Premiere 'Bezerk' Featuring A$AP Ferg at 2019 VMAs
After a lengthy hiatus, Big Sean continued his return to the spotlight at the 2019 Video Music Awards. Flanked by artists spray painting the phrase “Detroit 2 Harlem” on white jumpsuits, the Detroit rapper launched into his recently released single “Bezerk,” alongside A$AP Ferg, off his upcoming fifth studio album. …
Read More »Taylor Swift Performs 'Lover' Tracks, Talks Re-Recording Albums on 'GMA'
Taylor Swift performed two songs from her upcoming album Lover and a throwback track on Good Morning America Thursday morning, to a crowd of eager fans who had camped out the night before to see her. (She even ordered pizzas for them.) The performance included a rousing rendition of “You …
Read More »Vince Staples Schools Kids on Candy Sales in Trailer for New Show
Vince Staples instructs a pair of children on the art of candy sales in a funny trailer announcing his mysterious new project, The Vince Staples Show. The clip opens with the rapper’s detached voice noting, “You already know the deal — we’re not doing too much talking. I ain’t got …
Read More »Mumford & Sons Recruit Jenny Lewis, Phoebe Bridgers for Cancun Festival
Mumford & Sons have enlisted Jenny Lewis, Phoebe Bridgers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and more to join them in Cancun, Mexico for the band’s inaugural Agora Del Mar, a three-day festival scheduled for February 2020. “We have not spent enough time in Mexico and we want to make …
Read More »See Vivian Girls Run Wild in New 'Something to Do' Video
Vivian Girls surprised fans with a reunion in July; now the band follows the good news with their latest track, “Something to Do,” the second single off their comeback album, Memory. The new song sees the Brooklyn-turned-L.A. rock trio meld classic surf-pop melodies with brackish, interjecting punk riffs. In their …
Read More »Flashback: Original Byrds Lineup Reunites at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Byrds fans were dealt a disappointing bit of news yesterday when a representative for Roger McGuinn totally rebuffed David Crosby’s public offer to reunite the group. “Neither Roger or Chris [Hillman] entertain the idea of a Byrd’s reunion,” they wrote to Rolling Stone. “Roger was just tired of David crying …
Read More »Ariana Grande Returns to Acting in Jim Carrey's 'Kidding'
Ariana Grande will temporarily return to acting to make an appearance on Jim Carrey‘s Showtime seriesKidding. The singer also makes a brief cameo in the trailer for Kidding Season 2, which premieres November 3rd. Kidding stars Carrey as a children’s television host named Mr. Pickles, who struggles to juggle his …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Pleads Not Guilty to Assault Charges in Sweden
A$AP Rocky pleaded not guilty to assault charges in Sweden during his opening trial date in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday. The rapper and two other individuals, Bladimir Emilio Corniel and David Tyrone Rispers, have been charged with assault for allegedly throwing a man, 19-year-old Mustafa Jafari, across a street during …
Read More »Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' Copied Christian Rapper Flame, Jury Finds
UPDATE 2 (10/11): Katy Perry, her collaborators and Capitol Records have appealed the previous July verdict that ruled that she improperly copied a beat from Marcus Gray aka Flame for her hit “Dark Horse.” Documents were filed in a California court on October 9th. UPDATE:A jury has found that Katy …
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