Kanye West defended himselfin a wide-ranging New York Times profileamid the backlash for his support of President Trump and his controversial comment that slavery “sounds like a choice.” Attempting to frame his Trump endorsement in a wider context, he compared what he felt was a societal pressure to vote Democrat …

In 1992, music-industry legend Irving Azoff went out for ice cream with Gunter Ford, manager of the Florida death-metal band Morbid Angel, to discuss a possible signing. “The actual negotiations took 10 minutes,” Ford told author Albert Mudrian in the extreme-metal history Choosing Death. “Irving asked me what kind of …

UPDATE: U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Coachella’s organizer Goldenvoice, Billboard reports. The suit alleged the California festival’s restrictive radius clause, which prevents Coachella-booked acts to perform at any other North American festival from December 15th through May 1st, violated anti-trust law. The suit …

One humid afternoon in Atlanta, Cardi B, the new princess of hip-hop, wakes up in an endless white mansion flanked by tall trees. This is her fiancé’s castle – he’s Offset from Migos – and there are enough six-figure cars parked outside to form a small-town parade. By the curved …

Jay-Z continues to expand his business portfolio as the rapper, Roc Nation founder and Tidal owner has aligned with Puma to become the apparel brand’s President of Basketball Operations. In his new role, the rapper is expected to assist with the brand’s creative direction and product as well as recruit …

Nick Knox, longtime drummer for the influential psychobilly band the Cramps, died Friday at the age of 60. Fellow former members of the Cramps, including the band’s second drummer Miriam Linna and guitarist Kid Congo Powers confirmed Knox’s death on social media. No cause of death was provided. Born Nicholas …

This column contains SPOILERS for all of Billions Season 3, which aired its finale earlier this week. The midpoint of Billions Season 3 featured a huge moment for the series to date: the Showtime drama’s arch-rivals, U.S. attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and hedge fund mogul Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Damian …

On July 13th, nearly 40 years after his debut LP was released, Rodney Crowell will issue his 19th album. Acoustic Classics vividly re-imagines some of Crowell’s best-known songs and personal favorites with stripped-down – and in a few cases, markedly different – arrangements. One such tune is “Leaving Louisiana in …

The Grateful Dead have announced their latest deep-dive box set release, Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings, which will feature six complete shows recorded during those years. Today the band is previewing the set by unveiling a 26-minute medley including the American Beauty closer “Truckin’” and Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade …

Drama students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School performed the Rent standout “Seasons of Love” at the 2018 Tony Awards to honor their theatre teacher Melody Herzfeld, who helped saved dozens of lives during the shooting at the Parkland, Florida school. Herzfeld barricaded 65 students inside a closet within her …