A 31-year-old man, Anthony Jamel Ellison, has been arrested and charged for allegedly attempting to rob rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine in July, The New York Post reports. The alleged incident took place July 22nd, with Tekashi 6ixNine claiming he was kidnapped and robbed of $750,000 in jewelry and $20,000 in cash …
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Over the weekend, Facebook tiptoed out the launch of a new app aimed at two specific things: competing against the massive video media app TikTok (formerly Musical.ly) and winning back teenage users. The app, Lasso, lets users share 15-second “short-form, entertaining videos” and touts, per Facebook’s pointed wording, a “massive …
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November 6th was a bad night for President Trump, no matter what he says. He now has to deal with a newly empowered opposition party with a mandate to check his myriad abuses and scandals. The rebuke wasn’t as harsh as it needed to be, though. Trumpism, which is essentially …
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Reigning CMA Male Vocalist Chris Stapleton, who garnered more nominations than any other artist this year, will take the stage for a special performance with soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples and Female Vocalist of the Year nominee Maren Morris, as the latest round of performers is revealed for Wednesday’s …
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Before the rapper Smino dropped his official debut, blkswn, in 2017, he started to loathe the music on it. “There was a point when I got to the end of the project where I was like, ‘I hate that shit,’” he recalls. “Then people are like” — he adopts a …
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At 85 years old, American icon Willie Nelson continues to inspire fans and fellow artists with his music, activism and philanthropy. On January 12th, 2019, an all-star cast will gather at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to pay tribute to the legendary entertainer with “Willie: Life & Songs of an American Outlaw,” …
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When Brothers Osborne snapped Florida Georgia Line’s three-year run as Vocal Duo of the Year at the 2016 CMA Awards, it was a pivotal moment in country music. The Deale, Maryland, sibling duo of singer TJ Osborne and guitarist John Osborne represented a return to the rootsy side of the …
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In the regimented world of country music — where would-be stars pass through a Music Row boot camp of nights spent at open mics and days spent peddling songs to publishers — Kane Brown, 25, thinks of himself as an outcast. He’s biracial, and came up hard in Tennessee and …
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The Prince estate has announced plans to upload weekly batches of music videos, some rarely seen, from the late icon’s 1995 to 2010 output to video streaming sites. The first batch of videos – 1995’sThe Gold Experienceand 1996’sChaos And Disorder – includes the music videos for “Gold,” “Eye Hate U,” …
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On October 17th, Melissa McKinnies, a prominent activist in Ferguson, Missouri, discovered her 24-year-old son, Danye Jones, hanging from a tree in a wooded area behind her home. A bedsheet was tied around his neck and his pants were down around his ankles, which a family member documented by taking …
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