Rapper Drakeo the Ruler was killed in Los Angeles late Saturday night after he was stabbed during an altercation near the Banc of California Stadium in Exposition Park, during the Once Upon a Time in L.A. concert where Drakeo and dozens of performers, including Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, were …
Read More »Travis Scott Finally Breaks Silence on Astroworld Tragedy
Travis Scott finally spoke about the Astroworld tragedy in a 50-minute conversation with Charlamagne Tha God that was posted Thursday. In his first interview since the Houston festival on Nov. 5 that killed 10 people, the rapper claimed he did not know anyone died until after his performance. “I’ve been …
Read More »Alice Glass Breaks Her Chains in 'Fair Game' Music Video
Alice Glass has released a video for her new song “Fair Game.” The dramatic clip, directed by Bryan M. Ferguson, sees the singer bound in chains in a darkened room and slowly shows her escaping. “FAIR GAME is TRAUMA CORE,” Glass wrote on Twitter as the video premiered. “Pain equalizes …
Read More »Permission to Rest: BTS are Taking a Break, But a New Album Is Already in the Works
BTS will finally get some time off, their label, Big Hit, announced on Twitter Sunday, Dec. 5 The “period of rest,” as Big Hit called, will mark the Korean group’s first major break since 2019. It comes after a wildly busy period, during which BTS released a pair of albums …
Read More »Le Tigre Reuniting for Festival Featuring the Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Phoebe Bridgers
Le Tigre are reuniting in 2022 for Goldenvoice’s newest festival, This Ain’t No Picnic, running Aug. 27 through 28 at California’s Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The fest lineup also includes the Strokes, LCD Soundsystem, Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, Courtney Barnett, Caroline Polachek, Honey Dijon, Four Tet x Floating …
Read More »Flashback: Beach Boys and Chicago Team Up to Play 'Saturday in the Park' in 1975
Brian Wilson and Chicago announced a co-headlining tour this week that will take them to amphitheaters all over America in the summer. It begins June 7 in Phoenix and wraps up July 26 in Clarkson, Michigan. This might seem a little familiar to any Beach Boys or Chicago fans who …
Read More »Watch Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker Perform 'Bite Me' on 'Fallon'
Avril Lavigne and Travis Barker appeared on The Tonight Show to perform their joint single “Bite Me.” Appearing with Lavigne’s band, the duo gave a punk-inspired performances complete with fish-eye lens shots. “Bite Me,” released earlier this month, marks Lavigne’s debut on Travis Barker’s label DTA Records. The song shows …
Read More »Astroworld Suit Seeking $750 Million Names Drake, Apple, Even Britney Spears' Ex-Manager
The latest lawsuit filed over the deadly Astroworld tragedy is seeking at least $750 million from a long list of defendants including Travis Scott, Drake, Apple, Live Nation – even Britney Spears’ former management company Tri Star Sports & Entertainment. The complaint, filed Tuesday in Texas, calls out Tri Star …
Read More »Smokepurpp, Lil Gnar Serve Up Weed-Smoked Burgers in 'Not Your Speed' Video
Smokepurpp and Lil Gnar team up in the new video for “Not Your Speed.” It’s Smokepurpp’s first new music since he dropped the EP Psycho (Legally Insane) in February. In the Ndoh-directed clip, the rappers flip off their boss at a diner in favor of taking a joy ride. But …
Read More »Big Thief Tease New Album 'Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You' With 'Time Escaping'
Big Thief will release their new album — which boasts a mystical mouthful of a title, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You — Feb. 11 via 4AD. The announcement arrives alongside another single, “Time Escaping,” which joins four previously released tracks now attached to the LP. The album, …
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