My Morning Jacket‘s Jim James will embark on a short North American tour this fall to encourage voter turnout in competitive swing districts. “The Future Is Voting Tour” comprises six nonpartisan, multi-artist shows and kicks off October 7th with a gig at Emo’s in Austin, Texas. The trek will also …
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Drake has filed a lawsuit against a woman who allegedly falsely stated that she was impregnated by the rapper and then accused him of sexual assault after the “baby scam,” as the lawsuit phrases it, failed. The suit, filed Tuesday at the Superior Court of California and obtained by Rolling …
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Logic unleashes a torrent of pop culture references – Dave Chappelle to Michael Jackson to Master P – on the dizzying new single “Everybody Dies.” “Had a lot of dark nights, but, bitch, I been Bane/ I was born in the darkness like Rick James/ Bitch, sippin’ scotch with Chappelle …
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Tenacious D will release a new album and a new animated web show, both titled Post-Apocalypto, this fall. The six-part series will premiere on YouTube September 28th, while the album arrives November 2nd via Columbia Records. The band shared a teaser for the Post-Apocalypto show, which opens with a nod …
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Bill Clinton delivered a moving and funny remembrance of Aretha Franklin at the soul singer’s funeral on Friday, labeling her “the voice of a generation, maybe the voice of a century” and referring to himself and his wife, Hillary Clinton, as “Aretha groupies.” Clinton – who recruited Franklin to sing …
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The B-52s have issued a cease-and-desist letter to a Florida circus that used the band’s music during the show’s elephant act. PETA recently informed the B-52s that their “(Meet) The Flintstones” and “The Bedrock Twitch” was used during the Carson & Barnes Circus in Kissimmee, Florida; PETA previously captured video …
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Bryson Tiller documents a relationship’s downfall on his gritty new song “Canceled.” The vocalist alternates between smooth rapping and auto-tuned crooning on the track, which he posted on Soundcloud. Tiller moves from paranoia to breakup to obsessive aftermath. “I been checkin’ for you/ Know you been checkin’ for me too,” …
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Gavin Rayna Russom and Nancy Whangwill embark on a joint DJ tour as the Ladies of LCD Soundsystem this fall. The two members of the James Murphy-fronted dance outfit will play 16 dates, starting October 18th in Salt Lake City and ending roughly six weeks later in Los Angeles. Additional …
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Nicki Minaj continued to lambast Travis Scott after his Astroworld beat her Queen in the race for the Number One album this week. Minaj used her show on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio on Tuesday to harangue Scott for what she claims were unfair promotional tactics that boosted his album …
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Jack White staged a private concert for Tesla workers Friday at the electric-car manufacturer’s plant in Fremont, California, where the rocker also test drove an upcoming Tesla model. “I am a huge fanatic and supporter of everything Tesla has been doing since day one,” White said in a statement. “I’m …
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