Music

Amanda Bynes is now in the rap game … or so it seems, after she dropped a snippet of her new track. The “She’s the Man” star posted a new track on Instagram dubbed “Diamonds” … in which she raps for around 12 seconds — “Diamonds, Diamonds on my neck, on my wrist” and so

Joseph R. Biden Jr. delivered his inaugural address today after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Near the end of his speech, President Biden quoted lyrics from the Gene Scheer composition “American Anthem,” which he called his “favorite song:” What shall be our legacy?What will our children say?Let them say

Breaking News President Trump‘s came through for Lil Wayne with a full pardon that gets him off the hook for a gun charge that could’ve meant serious prison time. The pardon announcement included a statement of support by Brett Berish of Sovereign Brands, who described Wayne as “trustworthy, kind-hearted and generous.”  The pardon statement then

Lil Wayne received a full presidential pardon and Kodak Black received a commutation from Donald Trump in the president’s final hours in office, CNN and Reuters report. The two rappers’ reprieve comes amid a flurry of pardons as some of the outgoing president’s final acts. Other names on the presidential pardon and commutation list include

Halsey is the new owner of a zen paradise, after scooping up Liam Payne‘s oasis in Calabasas. The “You should be sad” singer certainly has reason to be happy after dropping $10,161,150 for the former 1D singer’s 5-bedroom, 6-bathroom crib tucked away in the hills above Malibu. The 9,659 square-foot home is perfect for entertaining,

Tonight (January 19), celebrations began for the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, who will be officially sworn into office tomorrow. Japanese Breakfast was among the musicians to perform this evening. She played “Everybody Wants to Love You!” from her 2016 record Psychopomp. Watch Michelle Zauner play with a full band

Breaking News Country rocker Eric Church and R&B star Jazmine Sullivan will team up to sing the national anthem at Super Bowl LV next month … the NFL announced Tuesday. No details yet on how the two will perform the song in Tampa Bay on Feb. 7 — it’s unclear whether it will be a

Billie Eilish and Rosalía will release a new collaborative song on Thursday, January 21. The track, “Lo Vas a Olvidar,” is out at noon Eastern that day. The artists made the song for HBO’s Euphoria. Check out Eilish and Rosalía’s announcements below. Rosalía has teased her Eilish collaboration for nearly a year. “I think it’s

Breaking News Kyrie Irving came through with an incredible gesture for George Floyd‘s family … with Stephen Jackson revealing the NBA superstar recently bought them a new home. Jackson — who personally knew Floyd and referred to him as his “twin” — vowed to be a father figure for George’s 7-year-old daughter, Gianna, after George’s

Smino has shared a new song titled “MLK Dr” in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In the animated video, the St. Louis rapper assists an extraterrestrial version of Dr. King with a flat tire and the pair share a joint before driving down Martin Luther King Blvd. Watch the visual, which is

It looks like Lil Wayne could be let off the hook in his federal gun case by none other than President Trump … who’s reportedly expected to pardon the rapper before his term ends. Trump’s believed to have a pretty lengthy list of names for his final round of commutations and pardons — an estimated

Seventeen artists including Alicia Keys, Summer Walker, Quavo, Offset, and more have filmed a campaign video calling for the launch of a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation within the first 100 days of the Biden/Harris administration. The video, “17 More Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America,” calls

Bow Wow‘s the fall guy for all of the events in Houston this weekend that didn’t follow proper COVID-19 protocols … according to the rapper himself, who believes the mayor has it out for him. As we reported … BW was criticized for drawing a large, mostly unmasked crowd at a club Friday night, and

Nigeria’s Joeboy has announced his debut album, Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic, with a video for new song “Lonely.” The video was shot in Lagos by Nigerian director Adetula “KingTula” Adebowale. The LP is due out February 4 via Banku/emPawa Africa.  Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic follows his 2019 EP Love and Light. A product

American artist Tommy Heath shot to stardom in the early ’80s after he laid down the vocals for his band Tommy Tutone‘s now-classic track, “867-5309/Jenny” … which found its way onto the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts and caused a phone-calling frenzy in search of the mysterious woman in the jam, Jenny. While Tommy

BBE Music recently announced a 20th anniversary reissue of J Dilla’s landmark 2001 record Welcome 2 Detroit. Today, the label has shared Japanese DJ/producer Muro’s remix of “Think Twice,” which is included in the reissue package. Hear it below. The deluxe remastered edition of Welcome 2 Detroit arrives February 5, presented as a 12-disc 7″

Breaking News Jon Schaffer — the founder of heavy metal group Iced Earth — is now in federal custody, and as it turns out, he was one of the more hardcore rioters who raided the Capitol … according to the FBI, anyway. The feds say Schaffer turned himself in Sunday in Indiana, where he faces

New Radicals broke up in 1999—just months after the release of their 1998 single “You Get What You Give.” On Wednesday, January 20, the band will reunite for the first time in 22 years to perform their hit single as part of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ virtual “Parade Across America” inauguration event, Rolling Stone

Phil Spector, the music producer responsible for some of the biggest hits in music and the architect of The Wall of Sound has died … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ. We’re told he died from COVID-related complications, after being transferred from his prison cell to a hospital. We’re told he was diagnosed 4 weeks

Phil Spector, the “wall of sound” producer famous for his work in 1960s pop and rock music, has died, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has confirmed. In a post on their website, the CDCR wrote that Spector “was pronounced deceased of natural causes” yesterday (January 16), at an outside hospital. His official cause

Play video content Bow Wow‘s catching heat for performing at a packed club this weekend, but more than him … the people who put their lives at risk here who are catching major heat. The rapper was one of a handful of artists who showed up Friday night to Cle Houston for a bash celebrating

Run the Jewels have released a new remix of their RTJ4 song “ooh la la” by Mexican Institute of Sound, the project of producer/DJ Camilo Lara. The new track also features rising Mexican rapper Santa Fe Klan; listen to that below. RTJ previously shared a remix of “The Ground Below” featuring UK rock duo Royal

Exclusive Details Latin singer Chesca — an artist who was supposed to perform at Joe Biden‘s MLK Day celebration — just announced she caught the coronavirus … but the show will still go on, with her in the mix no less. Chesca took to IG to break the news Saturday, writing in Spanish that she

Sen Morimoto has covered Mitski’s Be The Cowboy track “Washing Machine Heart” in a new video for KEXP. The Chicago artist’s rendition also includes an interpolation of Daft Punk’s “Something About Us,” from the 2001 album Discovery. The rest of the set features Morimoto’s songs “Woof,” “Deep Down” (featuring KAINA), the NNAMDÏ collab “Wrecked,” and

The War on Drugs beamed into the Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform “Arms Like Boulders,” the opening track to their 2008 debut Wagonwheel Blues. The remote performance sees the band in an atypical configuration, with each member playing guitar or mandolin. Check out their latest late-night TV appearance below. In November 2020, the

Sheer Mag has shared a new song called “Crushed Velvet.” The song appears on the soundtrack for Hulu’s forthcoming original film The Ultimate Playlist of Noise, which is out tomorrow (January 15). Check out “Crushed Velvet” below. Sheer Mag’s last LP was 2019’s A Distant Call. Later that year Vermont Senator—and then presidential candidate—Bernie Sanders

Breaking News Pitbull may need to go by “Dale” Earnhardt, Jr. now … ’cause the party music legend is now a proud co-owner of a NASCAR racing team!! The Grammy award winner shared the big news on Friday (which also happens to be his 40th birthday) … officially announcing his partnership with Team Trackhouse and

On January 4, Dr. Dre was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering a brain aneurysm. Dre, who updated fans on his well-being shortly after news of his hospitalization surfaced, was kept at Cedars-Sinai’s intensive care unit for 11 number of days. Now, Dre has been released from the hospital to return

Dream pop/electronica band Sweet Trip have returned with a pair of new tracks. Listen to “Walkers Beware! We Drive Into the Sun” and “Stab-Slow” below. The former track will appear on Roberto Burgos and Valerie Cooper’s forthcoming album A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals, their first LP in 12 years. It’s set to

Rico Nasty brought “OHFR?” from her debut studio album Nightmare Vacation to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday night (January 14). Watch her performance below. Following her 2018 mixtape Nasty and a 2019 collaboration with producer Kenny Beats, the Maryland rapper released Nightmare Vacation at the beginning of December. Singles “Own It,” “iPhone,” “OHFR?,”