Lil Wayne has been pulled from the bill of another music festival as his run of bad luck continues. The rapper was forced to cancel his performance at the Strawberries & Creem festival in the U.K. on Saturday, June 18, after he was denied entry into the country “directly by …
Read More »Afropunk Festival Makes 2022 Return With the Roots, Burna Boy, Isaiah Rashad, Lucky Daye
Burna Boy, the Roots, Isaiah Rashad, Freddie Gibs, Tierra Whack, and more have been tapped for the 2022 Afropunk Festival, returning to the live music sector for the first time since 2019. Having taken place virtually for the past two years, Afropunk will return to Brooklyn, New York’s Commodore Barry …
Read More »Eddie Vedder Adds 'Encore' Weekend to Ohana Fest with Alanis Morissette, Black Keys, Haim
Ohana Fest is adding a second weekend of music at the beach this October. On Monday, Eddie Vedder‘s music festival announced that it will be extending itself to a second “Ohana Encore” weekend with Vedder headlining, alongside Alanis Morissette on day one and the Black Keys and Haim on day …
Read More »'I'm a Romantic': David Cronenberg on the Heart Behind His Body-Horror Masterpieces
“I’m basically a romantic,” David Cronenberg says, somewhat unexpectedly. This comes after my admission that I found his new movie, Crimes of the Future, surprisingly moving, and before the 78-year-old auteur reminds me, with a laugh, that a photo of kidney stones he recently passed is currently available for purchase …
Read More »Vance Joy Celebrates Summer in 'Catalonia' Music Video
Vance Joy has released a sunshine-fueled new music video for his track “Catalonia.” The song appears on the Australian singer-songwriter’s new album, In Our Own Sweet Time, out now via Atlantic Records. The video was directed by Macari de Golferichs and stars Inés Coca. Recorded largely over the course of …
Read More »Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Announce Collaborative Album '18,' Share First Single
The rumors are true: Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have recorded a new album, 18, that will arrive this summer. After jetting off to Europe to play some shows with the famed guitarist amid the closing of his contentious defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard, Beck teased that the duo …
Read More »Man Arrested Outside Brett Kavanaugh's House Charged With Attempted Murder
A man who said he wanted to kill Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the Supreme Court justice’s home, multiple outlets reported on Wednesday. The Justice Department has now announced that Nicholas John Roske, 26, has been charged with attempted murder. Roske was apprehended on a street near Kavanaugh’s home in …
Read More »Post Malone Expands 'Twelve Carat Toothache' With Two New Songs
Post Malone has tacked on a pair of bonus tracks — “Waiting for Never” and “Hateful” — to his latest album, Twelve Carat Toothache. The two tunes feature production from J. Lauryn and Malone’s frequent collaborator, Louis Bell. Both boast that quintessential Post Malone woozy hip-hop vibe, though on “Hateful,” …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen and Chris Martin Duet 'Working on a Dream' at New Jersey Coldplay Concert
Coldplay performed at Metlife Stadium for a second night on their Music of the Spheres tour on Sunday and treated the audience to a surprise appearance from New Jersey’s very own Bruce Springsteen. The musician joined Chris Martin for a back-to-back performance of “Working on a Dream” and “Dancing in …
Read More »Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney Pleads Guilty to DUI
Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney will serve two days in jail and lose his driver’s license after pleading guilty on Wednesday to a 2021 DUI charge, according to The Tennessean. A Class A misdemeanor, it carried up to 11 months and 29 days of jail time. Rooney’s remaining sentence …
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