Dave Grohl comes to the defense of teachers amid the “daunting and evermore politicized question of reopening our schools in the coronavirus pandemic” in the Foo Fighters singer’s first audio version of his Dave’s True Stories series. Grohl begins by recounting his own experience as a student in the Fairfax …
Read More »Kanye West Confirms 'Donda' Release Date, Tracklist
Kanye West has tweeted out another new tracklist for his next album, Donda, and said it will be released Friday, July 24th. West posted the 12-song tracklist early in the morning on July 21st, just a few days after tweeting and deleting a 20-song tracklist on Saturday. The album title, …
Read More »Linkin Park Issue Cease and Desist After 'In the End' Appears in Trump Video
Linkin Park issued a cease and desist against Donald Trump after the president’s team used their music without permission in a campaign video posted on Twitter Saturday. The tweet that embedded the two-minute video — posted by White House social media director Dan Scavino and retweeted by Trump — now …
Read More »Paul McCartney Previews 'Flaming Pie' Reissue With 'Beautiful Night' EP
Paul McCartney has shared his new Beautiful Night EP, a four-track digital release that extracts the various versions of the 1997 single from the upcoming Flaming Pie reissue. The EP includes the Flaming Pie finished version of “Beautiful Night,” McCartney’s 1995 demo for the track, a “run-through” take and the …
Read More »Metallica's Lars Ulrich Talks Volunteering With Feeding America on 'Full Frontal'
Metallica drummer and co-founder Lars Ulrich discussed the band’s recent volunteer efforts with Feeding America onFull Frontal With Samantha Bee this week. Although Metallica had been holding food drives and other charity events at their shows for nearly four years, their work has become even more vital during the COVID-19 …
Read More »Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Addresses Anti-Semitism in Sports and Hollywood
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar addressed anti-Semitism in the sports world and Hollywood in a new column for The Hollywood Reporter. In his piece, he questioned why in the midst of the Black Lives Matters movement, there has not appeared to be much outrage against anti-Semitic messages that several prominent celebrities …
Read More »Flashback: Naya Rivera Sings Fleetwood Mac's 'Songbird' on 'Glee'
OnGlee, Naya Rivera proved herself to be the ultimate triple threat. Starting out as the minor character Santana, she quickly stole scenes as the mean girl’s relationship with fellow cheerleader and best friend Brittany (Heather Morris) began to develop into one of the show’s most moving romantic pulses. By Season …
Read More »Juice WRLD Fights Demons in Animated 'Come and Go' Video
Juice WRLD and Marshmello have shared the new visual for their collaborative single “Come and Go,” a track off the late rapper’s posthumous album Legends Never Die. The Steve Cannon-made video opens with footage of Juice WRLD and his girlfriend Ally Lotti hanging out before the couple suddenly transform into …
Read More »Sufjan Stevens Releases 10-Minute Track 'My Rajneesh'
Sufjan Stevens has shared a new 10-minute song, “My Rajneesh,” the B-side to his even longer epic “America” that was released last week. The song is themed after the Rajneesh cult movement of the Seventies and Eighties, stemming from a controversial sect of Hinduism created by the Indian mystic Baghwan …
Read More »Buju Banton Returns With 'Upside Down,' His First Album in a Decade
In February 2011, one day after dancehall and reggae icon Buju Banton won his first Grammy, he went to trial to face charges of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute. Despite a thin case and evidence that Buju had been entrapped, he wound up serving seven years in …
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