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News Kinky Friedman, Alt-Country Musician and Celebrated Humorist, Dies at 79 Friedman’s band the Texas Jewboys found underground success satirizing American politics, Jewish culture, and taboo subjects June 27, 2024 Facebook X Richard Samet “Kinky” Friedman, March 2022 (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for SXSW) Facebook X Kinky Friedman, the tongue-in-cheek humorist and alt-country musician of the

Play video content BACKGRID Kesha tried to pull off a gas station photo shoot — while seemingly jabbing at Katy Perry — but the manager wasn’t having it, and told her and the photog to get the hell out!!! The “TiK ToK” singer pulled into a Sinclair gas station Thursday afternoon in L.A., and started

News New Ryuichi Sakamoto Album Opus Announced: Listen to New Version of “Tong Poo” The new album captures the late Japanese artist’s final concert performance By Matthew Strauss June 27, 2024 Facebook X Ryuichi Sakamoto, photo by Neo Sora (c) 2022 Kab Inc. Facebook X Milan Records will release a new album from the late

The family of one of Jeffrey Dahmer‘s victims is speaking out, slamming Ariana Grande for once saying she’d be interested in having a sit down with the late serial killer. ICYMI … the pop star’s gotten some backlash this week for a recent podcast interview where she recounted saying Dahmer — who killed and dismembered

News Killer Mike Will Not Face Criminal Charges Over 2024 Grammys Arrest The Run the Jewels rapper was booked for misdemeanor battery, but prosecutors have now chosen not to pursue a criminal case By Matthew Strauss June 26, 2024 Facebook X Killer Mike, February 2024 (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Facebook

Britney Spears has not reconciled with her children, despite reports to the contrary. Stories have surfaced 18-year-old Sean Preston and 17-year-old Jayden James have seen their mom and have been communicating for months. Sources with direct knowledge beg to differ. We’re told the kids have had one convo with Britney — on Mother’s Day, but

News Buscabulla Share Video for New Song “11:11”: Watch The Puerto Rican duo’s first new single in years By Eric Torres June 25, 2024 Facebook X Buscabulla’s Luis del Valle and Raquel Berrios, photo by Quique Cabanillas Facebook X Buscabulla, the indie duo comprising Raquel Berrios and Luis del Valle, have shared a new single.

Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock‘s sudden death is under investigation … and law enforcement sources tell us cops are looking into the possibility of a fatal drug overdose. We’re told police and fire responded to Shifty’s L.A. area home Monday afternoon, after someone stopped by the house and found his body on the floor. Our

Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock‘s sudden death is under investigation … and law enforcement sources tell us cops are looking into the possibility of a fatal drug overdose. We’re told police and fire responded to Shifty’s L.A. area home Monday afternoon, after someone stopped by the house and found his body on the floor. Our

News LSDXOXO Announces Debut Album Dogma, Shares Video for New Song “4Luvn”: Watch The Berlin-based producer and singer-songwriter’s album arrives later this summer By Eric Torres June 25, 2024 Facebook X LSDXOXO, photo by Samuel Ibram and visual art by Truong Huy and Tat Kha Facebook X LSDXOXO has announced his debut album. The Berlin-based

Morgan Wallen got a face full of thong during a recent concert, when a fan threw the underwear garment at him as he performed on stage … and it’s all on video!!! It’s pretty funny … Morgan was doing his thing at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis when all of a sudden a blue thong

News Rema and Shallipopi Share Video for New Song “Benin Boys”: Watch A tribute to the artists’ shared Nigerian hometown By Matthew Strauss June 21, 2024 Facebook X Facebook X Rema is back with his first new song of 2024, a collaboration with fellow Nigerian artist and Benin City native Shallipopi called “Benin Boys.” It

News A$AP Rocky Announces Release Date for New Album Don’t Be Dumb The long-teased follow-up to 2018’s Testing lands on August 30 By Matthew Strauss June 21, 2024 Facebook X A$AP Rocky, February 2024 (Daniele Venturelli/WireImage) Facebook X A$AP Rocky has announced the release date for his long–teased album Don’t Be Dumb. The new project,

News Charli XCX & Lorde, King Krule, Villano Antillano, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork June 24, 2024 Facebook X Play/Pause Button Pause Graphic by Chris Panicker Facebook X The staff of Pitchfork listens to a

News Naima Bock Announces Tour and New Album, Shares Songs: Listen The former Goat Girl member’s sophomore solo LP, Below a Massive Dark Land, arrives in September By Nina Corcoran June 24, 2024 Facebook X Naima Bock, photo by El Hardwick Facebook X Naima Bock, the London singer-songwriter and former Goat Girl member, has announced

News MJ Lenderman Announces New Album Manning Fireworks, Shares Video for New Song: Watch “She’s Leaving You” leads the Wednesday guitarist’s fourth solo studio LP By Nina Corcoran June 24, 2024 Facebook X MJ Lenderman, photo by Karly Hartzman Facebook X Wednesday guitarist MJ Lenderman has announced his fourth solo studio album. The new LP

News Modern Baseball Announce 10th Anniversary Reissue of You’re Gonna Miss It All The new release includes a 7″ with unreleased demos by the Philadelphia emo band By Nina Corcoran June 24, 2024 Facebook X Modern Baseball, photo by Jess Flynn Facebook X Modern Baseball went on an indefinite hiatus in 2017, but, today, they’re

News Ms. Lauryn Hill and the Fugees Announce 2024 Tour Dates Celebrating the anniversaries of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and The Score By Jazz Monroe June 24, 2024 Facebook X Ms. Lauryn Hill, April 2024 (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella) Facebook X Ms. Lauryn Hill has announced a new run of tour dates with

News First and Final Posthumous SOPHIE Album Announced The self-titled LP is led by a new song with BC Kingdom and Kim Petras called “Reason Why” By Matthew Strauss June 24, 2024 Facebook X SOPHIE, photo by Renata Raksha Facebook X The first posthumous SOPHIE album has been announced. SOPHIE, produced by the late artist

News Kanye West and Donna Summer Estate Settle Copyright Infringement Lawsuit The executor of the late singer’s estate accused West and Ty Dolla $ign of interpolating “I Feel Love” without permission on Vultures 1 By Matthew Strauss June 24, 2024 Facebook X Kanye West, Donna Summer (Getty Images) Facebook X Kanye West and Ty Dolla

News Shaboozey Announces North American Headline Tour The “Bar Song (Tipsy)” singer and Beyoncé collaborator will play shows in September and October By Matthew Strauss June 24, 2024 Facebook X Shaboozey, photo by Daniel Prakopcyk Facebook X Shaboozey has announced a headlining tour of North America. The shows take place in the United States and

You don’t have to understand a single word of the lyrics to recognize that singer Mark Conklin has a lot in his heart to sing about in his new album The Gospel According to Mark. Music is an all-powerful entity that doesn’t acknowledge the earthly borders we place between one country and the next, and

In his new single “Every Small Town,” star country singer Chris Chitsey turns his focus to the homespun element of his sound and entirely abandons the notion of commerciality in his artistry at the door. From the moment we press the play button forward, Chitsey is on top of us with a rhythmic swing from

Enchanting — the Texas-born female rapper who was once positioned to be the First Lady of Gucci Mane‘s 1017 Records — died suddenly this week … leaving him completely gutted. On his IG, Gucci posted a pic of Enchanting with the heartbroken caption … “So sad to have to say R.I.P to such a great

News Watch Billie Eilish Perform “The Greatest” on Colbert A high-stakes rendition of the epic Hit Me Hard and Soft track By Jazz Monroe June 11, 2024 Facebook X Billie Eilish (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS) Facebook X Last night, Billie Eilish was a musical guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert for the second time during

Funkmaster Flex doesn’t care about understanding the music generation gap — he’s calling Tommy Richman‘s hit, “Million Dollar Baby” garbage, and says the same about YOU … if you think the song is hot!!! A social media user caught wind of Flex giving an unhinged review of “Million Dollar Baby” while on the air at

News Fucked Up Announce Tour and Album, Share Video for New Song: Watch The Canadian hardcore band ushers in Another Day with the single “Stimming” By Jazz Monroe June 10, 2024 Facebook X Fucked Up, photo by Colin Medley Facebook X Fucked Up have announced a new album, Another Day, and a tour of North

Play video content Citizen McCain with Meghan McCain Meghan McCain says Jennifer Lopez is getting bad-mouthed and dog-piled these days — which is odd … ’cause she just threw some extra shade herself with an ugly anecdote. The ex-talk show host didn’t have very nice things to say about J Lo on her most recent

News Charli XCX Releases Deluxe Edition of Brat: Listen As the cheeky title promises, Brat and It’s the Same But There’s Three More Songs So It’s Not features three new tracks By Nina Corcoran June 10, 2024 Facebook X Charli XCX, photo by Neil Mockford/GC Images Facebook X Three days after Charli XCX released her