Rick Ross Apologized For Saying He'd Expect Sex From Female Protégés
The comments had “pushed every stereotype women have to deal with in this industry,” one music executive said. On Thursday evening, Rick Ross apologized for incendiary comments he made earlier this...
View ArticleR. Kelly Show In Atlanta Will Go On Despite Local Government Opposition
Jason Merritt / Getty Images Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, want to ban R. Kelly from performing a concert there later this month, but the show's promoter says it will go on as planned.Members...
View ArticleJ Balvin's Fast-Rising “Mi Gente” Is A Challenge To The US-Centric Pop World
Rodrigo Varela / Getty Images A little more than a year ago, J Balvin, the 32-year-old Colombian reggaeton superstar, set out to prove that a new generation of Latin music could be as big and...
View ArticleSpotify Is Removing Bands Accused Of Promoting White Supremacy
Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify. Toru Yamanaka / AFP / Getty Images Spotify says it has removed several bands identified with white supremacy, following a blog post that brought new attention to the...
View Article11 Things You Probably Didn't Know Were Funded With Help From The National...
President Trump has proposed eliminating the NEA in his first federal budget. Here's a sampling of famous American art created with the help of the endowment since it was founded in 1965. View Entire...
View ArticleTim Heidecker, Bard Of The Anti-Trump Movement
The surrealist comedian of Tim and Eric fame is writing surprising and irreverent songs that speak to liberal indignation. To his straight white male antagonists in the alt-right: “Why don't you be a...
View Article11 Things You Probably Didn't Know Were Funded With Help From The National...
President Trump has proposed eliminating the NEA in his first federal budget. Here's a sampling of famous American art created with the help of the endowment since it was founded in 1965. View Entire...
View ArticleTim Heidecker, Bard Of The Anti-Trump Movement
The surrealist comedian of Tim and Eric fame is writing surprising and irreverent songs that speak to liberal indignation. To his straight white male antagonists in the alt-right: “Why don't you be a...
View ArticleHere's The Story Behind That Kendrick Lamar And U2 Song
Mike Will Made-It, who produced "XXX," explains how he and Kendrick connected with Bono: Jimmy Iovine. "Jimmy might have anybody around." View Entire Post ›
View ArticleThe Fyre Festival Fiasco Shows How Insane The Festival Market Has Become
"You always have to be upping your game because the competition is so fierce." View Entire Post ›
View ArticleWho Decides What Gets Played On The Radio? More And More, It's Listeners
Recent fan-chosen singles from Drake and Future show how even the oldest traditions in popular music are shifting. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleThe Making Of “DNA.,” Kendrick Lamar And Mike Will Made-It’s Militant...
The inside story of Damn.'s showstopping second single, as told by the super producer who made it. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleIs Shazam's Game Show The Future Of Unscripted TV?
The first primetime show based on an app is a testing ground for Hollywood, the music industry, and Silicon Valley. View Entire Post ›
View Article17 Pro Tips For Staying Safe At Concerts And Other Live Events
"It's important to live your life, but you should be smart as well." View Entire Post ›
View ArticleTo Modernize The Grammys, The Recording Academy Will Try Online Voting
But can a technical fix solve a cultural problem? View Entire Post ›
View ArticlePeople Think Bob Dylan Plagiarized His Nobel Lecture From SparkNotes
Like a trolling stone. View Entire Post ›
View Article13 Things You Should Know About Lorde's Long-Awaited New Album...
The pop prodigy's second album is finally here. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleInside The 2017 Battle For Song Of The Summer
DJ Khaled, Luis Fonsi, Diplo, Zedd, and Carly Rae Jepsen explain how random chance — and careful planning — fuel an annual midyear tradition. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleHere's What 43 Of R. Kelly's Former Collaborators Said When Asked If They'd...
After BuzzFeed News reported that parents told police Kelly has been holding several women against their will, we reached out to some of his former collaborators. View Entire Post ›
View ArticleHow Haim Became Rock's New Royalty
Music’s favorite all-sister trio on smashing genre divisions, the pop charts, and the patriarchy. View Entire Post ›
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