Colombian rock star Juanes, Spanish singer-songwriter Natalia Jiménez and Dominican crooners Prince Royce and Leslie Grace performed three charming renditions to the show’s “living legends” Julio Iglesias, Roberto Carlos, and Juan Luis Guerra at the 2020 Latin Grammys. Wearing a fluffy retro-like dress, Jiménez opened up with a homage of …
Read More »Bobby Brown's Son Bobby Brown Jr. Dead at 28
Bobby Brown Jr., the son of R&B singer Bobby Brown and half-brother of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown, died Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 28. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call for a medical emergency Wednesday afternoon; upon arrival, Brown Jr. was pronounced dead …
Read More »Diplo Denies 'Revenge Porn' Allegation Following Restraining Order Application
An application for a restraining order has been filed against Diplo by a woman who alleges the producer distributed “revenge porn” images of her to allegedly “humiliate her and to scare other women out of coming forward,” The Daily Beast reports. Diplo’s lawyer has denied the accusations against his client, …
Read More »Run the Jewels Drop 'No Save Point' Video, Talk 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Run the Jewels premiered their futuristic video for “No Save Point,” their contribution to the video game Cyberpunk 2077, during the Adult Swim Festival Friday. For the visual, El-P and Killer Mike deliver their new song from the dystopian neon world presented in the much-anticipated video game, with many of …
Read More »Tones and I Aims for Happiness on New Single 'Fly Away'
Tones and I reflects on chasing her dreams in the new single “Fly Away.” The singer wrote the track while quarantining at home in Melbourne, Australia, during the pandemic. Co-produced with Dann Hume, the video features Tones standing on a stage in the spotlight, later joined by a crowd in …
Read More »BMI: Employees Accuse Music Company of 'Toxic' Environment, 'Casual Racism'
In March, Doreen Ringer-Ross, then vice president of creative relations at the music company BMI, posted a picture of a pool gathering in China on Facebook. At the time, Covid-19, which was first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan, was beginning to spread around the world, and some Chinese …
Read More »James Taylor Performs 'America the Beautiful' on Election Day
James Taylor attempted to soothe our Election Day anxiety by performing “America the Beautiful” from home. The singer-songwriter sang the patriotic tune in front of his fireplace, strumming his acoustic guitar in his newsboy cap. He also shared lyrics to his 2015 song “Before This World”: “The way ahead is …
Read More »Joan Baez on the 2020 Election and Painting Portraits for Social Change
Since retiring from touring last year, Joan Baez has shifted her creative focus to painting portraits. In the years before her farewell trek, she’d sit on her tour bus and paint before shows. “I wasn’t paying any attention to the concerts, really,” the folk icon says over Zoom from her …
Read More »Becky G, Ozuna Collaborate on New Song 'No Drama'
Becky G and Ozuna have teamed up for a new single, “No Drama,” dropping the Hydro and Elof Loelv-produced song and accompanying music video on Thursday night. “I love this collab with Ozuna,” Becky G stated. “I have always liked his music and I knew that together we could record …
Read More »Eddie Van Halen: The Joy and Pain of Rock's Last Guitar Superhero
I n 1983, when Eddie Van Halen first built his beloved 5150 home studio in the hills near Hollywood, he decorated its kitchen with a photograph of a squat old apartment building in a city more than 5,000 miles away. Every time he’d head to the fridge for a beer …
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