Representatives in the Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to Live Nation Wednesday requesting information into the Astroworld tragedy, the first step in a planned probe into the Travis Scott festival in Houston that left 10 people dead and hundreds injured. The five lawmakers on the bipartisan committee …
Read More »LCD Soundsystem Cancel Brooklyn Residency Due to Omicron Surge
UPDATE 12/19: Less than 48 hours after LCD Soundsystem told fans that they would complete their Brooklyn residency despite a spike in Covid-19 cases, the Brooklyn Steel venue — where the band was booked to play Dec. 19-21 to close out their 20-show run — announced Sunday that those shows …
Read More »Christian Nodal on Vicente Fernández: 'He Is Symbolic of What We Mexicans Are'
Christian Nodal playfully recalls that winning a Latin Grammy in 2019 was one the “worst moments” of his life for one reason: He had to compete against his idol, the most illustrious mariachi in the world, Vicente Fernández, for that year’s Best Regional Mexican Song award. “I didn’t want to …
Read More »Watch Megan Thee Stallion Receive Her Degree at College Graduation Ceremony
Megan Thee Stallion became Megan Thee Graduate Saturday as the rapper received her bachelor’s degree in health administration at the Texas Southern University commencement ceremony. Wearing her bedazzled graduate hat — “Real Hot Girl Sh*t,” it read — “Megan Pete” was greeted by cheers when she was called onto the …
Read More »RZA Enlists Flatbush Zombies for Dark New Song 'Plug Addicts'
RZA teams with the Flatbush Zombies for the Wu-Tang mastermind’s latest single “Plug Addicts.” “I’ve had my eyes on the Flatbush Zombies for sometime now,” the Wu-Tang mastermind said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “Their style of dark hip hop lyricism is reminiscent to my days in the Gravediggaz. …
Read More »French Montana: 'Get Hip or Get Left With the Dinosaurs'
& lsquo;’I was saying that they had amnesia about everything: The Cocaine City DVDs, the Coke Boys era, from Chinx to the Max B collaborations,” French Montana tells me. “I felt like they have had amnesia about my accomplishments.” The rapper spent the past couple of years out of the …
Read More »Watch James Corden Introduce Unknown Beatles Member Gary Thump
James Corden has added a new episode to Peter Jackson‘s Disney Plus docuseries The Beatles: Get Back. The Late Late Show host’s spoof introduces another band member, Gary Thump, who apparently contributed to the Beatles’ musical output. In the video, dubbed “The Beatles: Set Back -The Gary Sessions,” Corden plays …
Read More »Dan + Shay Welcome the Holidays With 'Officially Christmas' on 'Fallon'
Dan + Shay brought a sense of holiday cheer to The Tonight Show with a heartfelt performance of their recent single “Officially Christmas.” Surrounded by Christmas decor and dressed in tuxedos, the pair and their live band offered a festive atmosphere as they declared, “It’s officially Christmas/ and I’m officially …
Read More »Haim Will Hit the Road for 'One More Haim' North American Tour in 2022
Haim have announced their 2022 headlining, arena, and theater spanning One More Haim tour, slated to begin in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 24 and wrap in Bend, Oregon on June 14. Across the 27-date tour, the trio of sisters will make stops in Chicago, Houston, Miami, Washington, DC, Seattle, …
Read More »Children Create an ABBA Christmas Special — Yes, Really — in 'Little Things' Video
A group of school children get in the Christmas spirit by putting on an ABBA special in the Swedish group’s new video for “Little Things,” off their recent album Voyage. The children’s special is a take on the digital concerts ABBA will perform in London next year, complete with motion …
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