Burger Records will shutter following a spate of sexual-misconduct allegations leveled against artists and label staff, Pitchfork reports. The decision by co-founder Sean Bohrman comes after Jessa Zapor-Gray — who was initially tapped to serve as Burger’s interim president — decided not to take the job. Following the allegations, which …
Read More »Big Sean Pens Tribute to Naya Rivera: 'You Are a Hero!'
Big Sean penned a heartfelt tribute to his former fiancée Naya Rivera Friday, five days after the Glee star was declared dead following her accidental drowning in Lake Piru, California. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office believes Rivera drowned July 8th after saving her son from a rip current while on …
Read More »Loudon Wainwright III Is Still the Poet Laureate of Family Dysfunction
Each day on Loudon Wainwright III’s front yard, squirrels attack Donald Trump. Well, not exactly: Dangling by string from a tree on his front yard on the eastern tip of Long Island is a Trump squirrel feeder, a plastic head in the shape of a certain world leader that Wainwright …
Read More »Aluna Previews 'Renaissance' LP with New Song 'Get Paid'
Aluna of AlunaGeorge has announced she will be releasing her first solo album. Renaissance arrives on August 28th via Mad Decent, and it will include new single “Get Paid” featuring Princess Nokia and Jada Kingdom. In the lyric video for the new dancehall-flavored single, the three artists appear as animated …
Read More »Maroon 5 Announce Rescheduled Summer 2021 Tour Dates
Maroon 5 have rescheduled their previously postponed 2020 tour dates for next summer. The trek, which was supposed to kick off in May, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will now launch July 15th, 2021 at the Island Credit Union Amphitheater in Chula Vista, California. The 41-date run …
Read More »Dua Lipa Takes Off on a Long, Strange Dancefloor Trip in 'Hallucinate' Video
Dua Lipa has released a wild new animated video for “Hallucinate,” the latest single off her most recent album, Future Nostalgia. The clip was directed by the Mill’s Lisha Tan, and it opens with an animated Dua Lipa performing for an adoring crowd of cartoon creatures whose big eyes and …
Read More »U.K. Racetrack to Become First 'Dedicated Socially Distanced Venue'
UPDATE (7/27): Van Morrison has been added to the lineup. The singer will perform on September 3rd. UPDATE (7/7): Two Door Cinema Club, Supergrass and the Libertines lead the initial lineup at the world’s first socially distanced venue. **** While coronavirus has halted large-scale live music events like summer music …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Talks Fighting Inequality, COVID-19 at Global Citizen's 'Global Goal' Special
Back in April, Global Citizen pulled off one of the biggest — and certainly one of the most unprecedented — musical events ever: A massive virtual advocacy festival, organized in a couple of weeks, boasting a multi-generational lineup of talent that performed from their homes at the start of the …
Read More »DaBaby, Roddy Ricch Take on the Zombie Apocalypse in 'Rockstar' Video
DaBaby and Roddy Ricch fend off a zombie onslaught in the wild new video for their smash collaboration, “Rockstar.” The seven-minute clip boasts a distinctly cinematic feel as the two rappers find themselves heavily armed and holed up in the woods, where they’re tasked with taking out a horde of …
Read More »JoJo Washes Away Her Heartbreak in 'Small Things' Video
JoJo has released an emotional video for her new single “Small Things.” She dropped the album Good to Know in May. Santiago Salviche directed the visual, which makes heavy use of bathtubs. As JoJo performs, her back-up dancers do choreography within the confines of upright tubs behind her. In another …
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