After investigators announced there would be no criminal charges in the death of Prince, the singer’s family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an Illinois hospital that treated Prince a week before his death as well as pharmacy chain Walgreens. The lawsuit contends that Moline, Illinois hospital Trinity Medical Center …
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R. Kelly‘s lawyer and publicist have severed ties with the singer, Rolling Stone has confirmed. The departure of his lawyer was first reported by the BBC on Friday. In a statement, Kelly’s publicist, Trevian Kutti, told Rolling Stone, “effective April 16, 2018, I no longer represent Mr. Robert Kelly.” In …
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The Prince estate unveiled the musician’s original 1984 recording of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” pairing it with a video filled with previously unreleased rehearsal footage of Prince and the Revolution. Prince periodically performed “Nothing Compares 2 U” in concert – a live version appears on 1993’s The Hits/The B-Sides – …
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Portugal. The Man recruited a string quartet for their performances of Woodstock singles “Feel It Still” and “Live in the Moment” on Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! During “Feel It Still,” singer John Gourley blended his falsetto with a backing vocalist over a dense backdrop of pizzicato plucks and breezy electric …
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Hip-hop icon Kanye West has been laying pretty low since the 2016 tour following hisseventh album,The Life of Pablo, abruptlycame to a halt: Hecancelled the final 21 datesand entered the hospital for exhaustion. In 2017, he featured on Drake’s “Glow” and Mary J. Blige’s “Love Yourself”; this year, he is …
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They’ve seen a million faces, and they rocked them all. And on Saturday night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland, the members of Bon Jovi thanked a few of them, too. It was a poignant moment, since the multiplatinum rockers have been eligible for …
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Young Thug recruits Nicki Minaj for his new song “Anybody,” off the rapper’s surprise new EP Hear No Evil. Young Thug also unveiled the video for the track, featuring a pair of sign language interpreters performing the song’s lyrics. “I never killed anybody/ But I got something to do with …
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U-God represents Wu-Tang Clan across the globe in his eye-popping “Epicenter” video. Fellow Wu-Tang members Raekwon and Inspectah Deck appear in the digitally enhanced clip, laying down their verses in exotic locales. The video opens with U-God driving a motorcycle on a deserted, lightning-lit road and cuts to the emcee …
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Vince Staples defends his “avant-garde” creative choices and blasts the Grammy Awards for ignoring his acclaimed 2017 LP, Big Fish Theory, on the new song “Get the Fuck Off My Dick.” “I ain’t taking no more calls, might think ’bout calling it quits/ Press is trying to block my blessings; …
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Jim James, Animal Collective, Angel Olsen and Flying Lotus are among the artists slated to perform at the David Lynch Foundation’s Festival of Disruption, which comes to New York’s Brooklyn Steel on May 19th and 20th. The director himself, who will curate and host the two-day festival, will also present …
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