Mick Fleetwood will executive produce a music drama series, 13 Songs, currently in development at Fox. The Fleetwood Mac co-founder has been tapped to lend his insight and musical voice to the series, which follows a fictional rock legend named Jasper Jones who is given just months to live after …
Read More »Watch Twenty One Pilots' Hypnotic Performance of 'The Outside' on 'Kimmel'
Twenty One Pilots appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday to perform their song, “The Outside.” The chart-topping duo of vocalist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun dialed down their rock-tinged vibes to deliver a more hypnotic, mid-tempo performance of the tune. “I’m already bored/ I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this one …
Read More »Rachel Nagy, Detroit Cobras' Lead Singer and Co-Founder, Has Died
Rachel Nagy, founding member and lead singer of the Motor City garage rock outfit the Detroit Cobras, has died. The band — which Nagy formed in the early Nineties alongside guitarist Mary Ramirez — announced Nagy’s death Saturday on social media. No cause of death was revealed, nor was Nagy’s …
Read More »Dallas Frazier, Country Songwriter of 'Elvira' and 'Beneath Still Waters,' Dead at 82
Dallas Frazier, the country songwriter behind enduring hits like “Elvira” and “Beneath Still Waters,” died Jan. 14, his family announced on Facebook. He was 82. Born Oct. 27, 1939, in Spiro, Oklahoma, Frazier, like many other Oklahomans of his generation, was raised in California after his family relocated to Bakersfield. …
Read More »Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre, and More Inspire Museum-Worthy Art
Interscope Records is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month — and to commemorate the occasion, the label is collaborating with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for a special exhibition showcasing art inspired by some of the label’s artists. Titled Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined, the exhibition will …
Read More »Touring During Omicron: How Artists Are Staying Safe During Covid's Latest Curveball
Just before New Year’s, Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem made a decision to cancel the first two weeks of his solo theater and club tour, which had initially been scheduled to start Jan. 11. Given the unknowns of Omicron, it seemed to make sense. Besides, he says, “I thought …
Read More »Kanye West's Associates Can't Agree on Whether He's Meeting Vladimir Putin
Kanye West’s various representatives appear to be at odds over whether or not the rapper-entrepreneur, now legally known as Ye, is planning on pursuing showbiz and business ventures in Russia. On Tuesday, Jan. 11, Billboard reported that West was plotting a trip to Moscow this year where he wouldn’t just …
Read More »Jack White Previews Upcoming Tour With 'Taking Me Back' Rehearsal Video
Jack White has given fans a preview of his upcoming Supply Chain Issues Tour with a “private rehearsal” video of his recent single “Taking Me Back.” Directed by White and filmed at Third Man Records’ Blue Room, the guitarist and his new touring band — Dominic Davis, Quincy McCrary, and …
Read More »Bob Dylan Brands Sex Abuse Lawsuit a 'Brazen Shakedown' by Unbalanced 'Psychic'
Bob Dylan and his lawyers are calling the sex abuse lawsuit filed against him in New York last summer a “ludicrous” money grab by an unbalanced “psychic” who once stated she had been “abducted by aliens and piloted their spaceship.” “This case – based on plaintiff’s alleged interactions with Bob …
Read More »Promoters To Astroworld Employees: Promise Not To Sue Us If You Want to Get Paid
Hours after little 9-year-old Ezra Blount became the youngest victim to die from injuries suffered at Travis Scott’s Astroworld, a manager representing promoters Live Nation and its Scoremore subsidiary reached out to a group of part-time employees who had worked at the deadly festival. In a peppy email filled with …
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