Amazon has revealed it will livestream Kanye West and Drake‘s “Free Larry Hoover” benefit concert on Thursday night. The concert, which is set for Dec. 9th at Los Angeles’ Coliseum, is meant to advocate for prison reform and for the release of Hoover, the Gangster Disciples co-founder who is currently …
Read More »DaBaby Did Da Bare Minimum After Meeting With HIV/AIDS Organizations
DaBaby appeared not to follow up on his conversations with an array of HIV/AIDS organizations he met with after his controversial comments at Rolling Loud, according to a new report from The Daily Beast. Back in August, DaBaby met with nine HIV/AIDS awareness organizations as part of his Rolling Loud …
Read More »Turnpike Troubadours Talk Unexpected Hiatus, Newfound Sobriety, and Surprise Reunion
Absent from the stage and on a self-declared “indefinite hiatus” since May 2019, Turnpike Troubadours — a band known as much for its volatility as for its literary songs and stomping melodies — have hit the most-anticipated reset button in Americana music. The group will headline the venerable Red Rocks …
Read More »Lady Gaga Reveals She Wore a Bulletproof Dress to Biden's Inauguration on 'Colbert'
Lady Gaga appeared on The Late Show to discuss her role in House of Gucci, her collaboration with Tony Bennett and her rendition of the National Anthem at President Joe Biden‘s inauguration. Speaking about the inauguration, Gaga noted, “It was one of the proudest moments I have ever had as …
Read More »“There Was No Training”: Two Injured Astroworld Security Guards Sue After Tragedy
Two security guards who worked Travis Scott‘s Astroworld Festival in Houston are suing two weeks after a brutal crowd rush at the concert killed 10 people and injured hundreds of others, including the guards. Samuel and Jackson Bush, an uncle and nephew who worked the fest on Nov. 5th, told …
Read More »Billy Hinsche, Longtime Member of Beach Boys' Touring Band, Dead at 70
Billy Hinsche, singer in the Sixties boy band Dino, Desi and Billy and longtime member of the Beach Boys’ touring unit, has died at the age of 70. Lucie Arnaz — the daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and whose brother Desi Arnaz Jr. was a member of Dino, …
Read More »Billy Porter, Machine Gun Kelly, Brandy Tapped to Present at American Music Awards
UPDATE (11/19): Billy Porter, Machine Gun Kelly, Brandy and more have been enlisted as presenters for this year’s American Music Awards. The other celebrities who will be handing out awards include West Side Story stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler, JoJo Siwa, Winnie Harlow, JB Smoove, Anthony Ramos, Liza Koshy, …
Read More »Young Dolph Deserved to Live
When news broke of the tragic death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph on the afternoon of Nov. 18, it was a sorrowful reminder of the way violence has robbed us of so many hip-hop greats. Dolph, born Adolph Robert Thornton Jr. in Chicago and raised in Memphis, was innately talented. …
Read More »Adele Shatters Hearts as She Casually Belts 'To Be Loved' on Instagram
Adele performed a devastatingly gorgeous “To Be Loved” — while casually sitting in a living room — in a video she shared on Instagram. The heartbreaking track appears on 30, her five-star album arriving on Friday. Related: Where to Find Every Edition of Adele’s 30 Online In the clip, she’s …
Read More »KennyHoopla Wants to Make Gen Z's 'Mr. Brightside'
KennyHoopla is sitting on the steps behind the stage of Pier 17 in downtown Manhattan, his hands neatly folded in his lap, his head and shoulders hunching his body into a ball, his lips in a despondent frown. The 25-year-old pop-punk artist from Wisconsin — real name KennethLa’ron — is …
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