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Now That’s What I Call Music! has been going ever since 1998 in the United States, but it’s only just now that series has reached its magic number. Somewhere along the line, the entirety of the internet agreed the only suitable answer to whenever the number 69 popped up is “nice.” The 69th installment of America’s […]
The Super Bowl is set to kick off with a lot of controversy surrounding the halftime show. Maroon 5, Travis Scott, and Big Boi will play the halftime show despite calls for them to step down or take a knee during their performance. After a few artists passed on the show in solidarity with Colin […]
Jussie Smollett performed Saturday at West Hollywood’s Troubadour in his first public appearance since being assaulted in Chicago earlier in the week. The Empire star addressed the attack as he held back tears in front of the supportive audience. “The most important thing that I can say is to keep it simple and say thank […]
Former YouTube star Austin Jones pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography on February 1. The Chicago area 26-year-old rose to YouTube stardom after uploading his music videos to the site in 2013. Even following the child pornography charges, Jones still has 500,000 subscribers to his YouTube page. According to prosecutors, Jones […]
The last few years have felt a bit off for plenty of reasons. Everywhere is sinking into the ocean and a reality TV star is the president. Even with all this, few things felt stranger than the absence of Rihanna. The singer has sat out since Anti but the absentee pop star has reportedly finished her […]
New Zealand duo Broods have released their third studio album Don’t Feed the Pop Monster, their first full-length release since 2016’s Conscious. The effort spans 12 tracks and includes production by Big Taste, Tommy English, and Jack & Coke. Brood members Caleb and Georgia Nott approached the album with the intention to deliver something both personal and […]
Singer-songwriter and Empire star Jussie Smollett was hospitalized earlier this week following an assault that’s being investigated as a racist and homophobic hate crime. The assault allegedly took place around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning outside a Subway in Chicago, with TMZ reporting at the time two white men in ski masks shouted “this is MAGA country” at the […]
Ariana Grande knew exactly how to handle the mild 2 Chainz drama. After releasing her record-breaking single “7 Rings” this month, the Grammy-nominated singer was hit with multiple cultural appropriation claims. Rappers like Soulja Boy and Princess Nokia called out Ariana for allegedly stealing their respective styles on “7 Rings,” while 2 Chainz suggested the track’s official music video […]
New year, same music industry, dropping albums at midnight every Thursday, because fuck our bedtimes! Thankfully, 2019 is already off to an incredible start, and not just because of that egg that broke Kylie Jenner‘s Instagram record. In times like these (negative temperatures, political turmoil, etc.), a solid album can serve as the perfect distraction—or […]
With backlash mounting toward the Super Bowl’s halftime performers, Maroon 5 took a page out of Travis Scott‘s book by announcing the charity where they would like the NFL to make a donation. On Tuesday (Jan. 29), People reported that Maroon 5, the NFL, and Interscope Records will make a $500,000 donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of […]
