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 …
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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 …
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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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This week is the 30th anniversary of U2‘s landmark album Achtung Baby, and they’re marking the occasion by announcing vinyl reissues of the album (out Nov. 19) and a 50-track digital box set (out Dec. 3), which will feature 22 songs that have never been released digitally. They’ve also re-teamed …
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Rick Ross has dropped new single “Outlawz” featuring Jazmine Sullivan and 21 Savage. It’s the first single from the rapper’s upcoming album Richer Than I Ever Been, which arrives Dec. 10 via Maybach Music Group/Epic Records. On the new song Sullivan opens the track, soulfully declaring they’re “forever outlaws” and …
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John Legend has unveiled a new holiday single, “You Deserve It All.” The song was released to celebrate the singer’s signing with major label Republic Records. “I am excited to partner with Republic Records in this next chapter of my career,” Legend said in a statement. “Everyone at the label …
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Even before the events that killed eight people were killed at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld Festival, concert organizers and city officials were worried that the show might get out of hand. The New York Times obtained two lengthy security plans prepared by concert organizers that highlighted a number of concerns related …
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In the tradition of many sad Christmas classics, Amanda Shires sings of a heartbroken holiday in the new song “Home to Me.” The track appears on Shires’ upcoming album For Christmas, set for release Nov. 12. A stately waltz, “Home to Me” opens with not much more than piano, acoustic …
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Nearly 40 years ago, Abba were in the studio for one last time, to cut a tragic ballad called “The Day Before You Came.” They knew this was goodbye; both couples in the group had finalized their divorces. Agnetha Fältskog recited a bleak tale of total emotional isolation, words scripted …
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When Summer Walker‘s new album, Still Over It, comes out on Friday, commercial expectations will be high. The R&B singer erupted in 2019 with singles that channeled Nineties classics, especially the Top 20 hit “Playing Games” — which built on the unimpeachable foundation of Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” — …
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