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Kelly Rowland has added to her brood … another little boy! Kelly gave birth the day after Joe Biden‘s inauguration. The kid’s name — Noah Jon Weatherspoon. We’d say she gave birth to a little boy, but not so little! Noah weighed in at 7 lbs 8 oz. Noah has a big brother … 6-year-old

Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the band the Animals, has died. The band’s label ABKCO confirmed the news with a statement on Friday (January 29). He was 77. Born in 1943, Valentine grew up in the northernmost part of England and found interest in skiffle music as a teenager. He co-founded the Animals in

Sophie, one of the most important forces in electronic pop music, has tragically died. Her reps say … “Tragically our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident,” explaining, “True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell.” Sophie became famous in 2013, with

System of a Down has released a new music video for one of their 2020 comeback singles, “Genocidal Humanoidz.” Co-directed by bassist Shavo Odadjian and Adam Mason, the new video features animation in addition to performance footage. The video aired at the end of a livestreamed event held this afternoon to fundraise for the humanitarian

Outpourings of grief followed the news that SOPHIE, the unparalleled producer and pop vanguardist, died in an accidental fall Saturday morning (January 30). Artists from across the music world paid tribute: Christine and the Queens, Rina Sawayama, Sam Smith, Nicolas Jaar, Shamir, Jlin, Kelly Lee Owens, Tkay Maidza, the Blessed Madonna, Bring Me the Horizon’s

Play video content Breaking News V-103 50 Cent says there’s one guy he’d love to punch in the face — Floyd Mayweather — but he doesn’t think Floyd would ever agree to throw down. Everyone knows the backstory … 50 and Floyd used to be super tight — but they’ve had SEVERAL falling outs over

The organizers of Woodstock 50—the failed 50th anniversary concert celebrating the iconic 1969 festival—have settled their legal disputes with Dentsu, the Japanese-owned advertising firm contracted to finance the event, Billboard reports. Woodstock 50 was officially canceled in July 2019, three months after Dentsu pulled out of the festival. Three months ago, an arbitration panel ruled

The coronavirus vaccine isn’t enough to save Coachella and Stagecoach from suffering the same fate two years in a row … the music festivals just got put on ice … again. The sad news came down Friday from Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser. He signed an order scrapping the April events, citing

The Knife’s Olof Dreijer has shared a new remix of “Monument,” a track from Röyksopp and Robyn’s 2014 Do It Again EP. Take a listen below. Last summer, Robyn joined Channel Tres and SG Lewis on the new song “Impact.” She also appeared alongside Jónsi on “Salt Licorice” from the Sigur Ros singer’s Shiver. Her

Fontaines D.C. were the musical guests on yesterday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The Dublin post-punk band performed the title track from their 2020 album A Hero’s Death. Instead of appearing in studio, Fontaines D.C. played in a pub. Watch it happen below. A Hero’s Death arrived last summer via Partisan. The

Selena Gomez has announced a new Spanish-language EP titled REVELACIÓN. The project arrives March 12 via Interscope. Today (January 29), Gomez has released the Tainy-produced single “Baila Conmigo” (“Dance With Me”), featuring Puerto Rican artist Rauw Alejandro. Check out the accompanying music video, directed by Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Nogari, below. “Baila Conmigo” follows “De Una

Afropop artist Mr Eazi has announced a new EP called Something Else. The EP is out February 19 via Mr Eazi’s own Banku Music/emPawa Africa.. Today (January 28), Mr Eazi has shared his new single “The Don,” which appears on the EP. Listen to that below. “The Don” was produced by Killertunes and E Kelly.

Phil Collins and his ex have not had a groovy kind of breakup, and it seems she don’t care anymore … because she’s damn near giving away his awards and gold records. Orianne Cevey has put multiple gold LPs and “Assorted Phil Collins Awards” on the auction block in the latest bitter development in their

Death Cab for Cutie were the musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (January 26). Benjamin Gibbard and co. remotely performed TLC’s 1994 classic “Waterfalls.” TK details. Watch it all go down below. Death Cab’s version of “Waterfalls” appears on their new covers record The Georgia E.P.—a five-track project featuring covers of songs by

Halsey just dropped a bombshell … she’s got a bun in the oven!!! Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. The “You Should Be Sad” singer definitely is not that now … she made the surprise announcement Wednesday, posting three pics of her baby bump and adding the caption, “surprise!” It’s unclear when

You can now read all 80 issues of Punk Planet for free on the Internet Archive. Founded by writer and editor Dan Sinker, the Chicago music and politics zine ran as a print publication from 1994 until 2007. In addition to music features and reviews, Punk Planet covered topics like feminism, politics, human rights, and

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com A new video from the Trey Songz saga shows he had a good excuse to take off his mask at one point during the Chiefs game — but it won’t help his case with cops. As you can see, Trey’s face mask was in chin strap mode as he chowed

HAIM appeared on the latest episode of Hrishikesh Hirway’s Song Exploder podcast. The Los Angeles band was joined by producers Ariel Rechtshaid and Rostam to discuss the genesis of their 2019 single “Summer Girl,” from last year’s Women in Music Pt. III. Listen to the full episode below. In the episode, the sisters talk about

Pitchfork is pleased to announce that the Weather Station—the recording project of Toronto singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman—is performing a stay-at-home concert that will broadcast live on Instagram on Wednesday, February 3, at 6 p.m. Eastern. You can tune in at Pitchfork’s Instagram. Viewers who tune in will be able to donate to the charity of the

Exclusive Kanye West‘s cooking up something with his futuristic foam footwear … with a little spray. A Yeezy employee was spotted outside Ye’s Calabasas office Monday spraying on what appears to be a new Yeezy Foam RNNR Ararat prototype. It’s unclear what exactly the employee’s trying to accomplish, but the sole’s getting the bulk of

Adrianne Lenker was the musical guest on tonight’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. From a remote outdoor location, she performed “anything” from her album songs. Watch it happen below. At the end of 2020, Lenker performed several songs from her new album on NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series. Listen to her conversation

Exclusive Megan Thee Stallion recently sounded off about Tory Lanez allegedly shooting her, and now he wants to level the playing field, and speak his mind. A judge had ordered Lanez to keep his lips sealed about info he gets from prosecutors in his case, and also barred him from contacting Meg on social media

FKA twigs, London rapper Headie One, and producer Fred again.. have come together for the new song “Don’t Judge Me.” It’s an expansion of the “Judge Me (Interlude)” from the rapper and producer’s 2020 GANG mixtape. The new song arrives with a video directed by Emmanuel Adjei (who also co-directed Beyoncé’s Black Is King). The

Play video content @torylanez / Instagram Lil Wayne wasted no time getting back to stuntin’ after he received a pardon from President Trump … and it looks like he was enjoying the hell out of his free pass. Tory Lanez says Tunechi was on set to help out with his music video for “Big Tipper”

Bartees Strange was the musical guest on Late Night With Seth Meyers yesterday (January 25). The Oklahoma-raised, Washington, D.C.-based artist performed “Boomer” from his latest album Live Forever (which, at the start of the episode, Meyers called one of his favorites of 2020). The performance took place in a room filled with anatomical curiosities. Check

Trey Songz got arrested at the Chiefs game after cops say he refused to wear a mask, but photos show him wearing one in the crowd and posing with security. Trey just posted a bunch of pics from the AFC Championship, and one shows him wearing a black face covering at Arrowhead Stadium, standing next

On March 12, producer and multi-instrumentalist Lorenzo Wolff will release Down Where the Valleys Are Low: Another Otherworld for Judee Sill, a tribute album for the late singer-songwriter Judee Sill. Guests on the album include Bartees Strange, Bobby Hawk, Osei Essed, Mary-Elaine Jenkins, Grace McLean, Kate Ferber, Emily Holden, and Michael Cerveris. Below, listen to

Exclusive Chico DeBarge is famous for making hits with his family members in the ’80s … but cops say he tried to throw one of them under the bus during his latest arrest. The DeBarge singer got busted in Burbank when he was pulled over near a shopping center on January 13. Cops say he

serpentwithfeet has announced his album DEACON with a video for the single “Fellowship.” The track was co-written and co-produced with Sampha and Lil Silva; check out the Kordae Jatafa Henry–directed clip for “Fellowship” below. DEACON, the follow-up to serpentwithfeet’s 2018 debut LP soil, is due out March 26 via Secretly Canadian. “​I originally approached this