UPDATE: The default judgment against R. Kelly was vacated by the judge Wednesday after the singer’s lawyers argued that Kelly is illiterate and therefore never responded to the multiple court summonses, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. A June 19th court date was scheduled for the civil lawsuit. One of R. Kelly’s …
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Three 6 Mafia‘s DJ Paul has sued Travis Scott over the rapper’s song “No Bystanders,” The Blast reports and a rep confirmed to Rolling Stone that the parties are in touch about the matter. The copyright lawsuit claims that the chant on the Astroworld song has a “cadence and sound” …
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Jack Johnson has launched BYOBottle (Bring Your Own Bottle), an environmental campaign aimed at reducing plastic pollution throughout the music industry by promoting reusable water bottles and water refill stations at events. Other artists who have signed on to support the initiative include Wilco, Maroon 5, Pink, Bob Weir, Bonnie …
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Wiz Khalifa is recruiting French Montana and Playboi Carti as special guests for his upcoming “The Decent Exposure Tour.” Moneybagg Yo, Chevy Woods and DJ Drama will also join for the 29-date North American trek, which launches July 9th in Atlanta, Georgia and wraps August 15th in Boise, Idaho. General …
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French singer Jain released a new track, “Gloria,” on Friday, her first new music release since her sophomore album Souldier last August. “Gloria” is an upbeat dance-pop track that describes the perils of fame and promotes being true to one’s own creativity. As Jain sings on the track: “I keep my …
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Carly Rae Jepsen pines for a lover that haunts her on her new single, “Julien.” The song is slated to appear on Dedicated, which will be released on May 17th via School Boy/Interscope. As a glitchy groove unfolds, Jepsen relays a day waking up in a funk about a lover …
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Netflix premiered the trailer for ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads, an original documentary film on the life and death of legendary blues guitarist Robert Johnson. As the trailer details, Johnson was a little-known musician and juke joint performer in Mississippi during the early 1930s, before mysteriously disappearing for a year …
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A group of un-super humans try to take down a corrupt cadre of superheroes in the trailer for the new Amazon series, The Boys. The show will premiere April 29th at the Tribeca Film Festival before arriving on Amazon July 26th. Based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic of …
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Aaron Watson has revealed the first 13 dates of his Red Bandana Tour, which will kick off June 28th in the singer’s hometown of Abilene, Texas, and wrap on the West Coast in early September. The tour takes its name from Watson’s 12th studio album Red Bandana, set for release …
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On Friday, President Trump tweeted a video featuring out-of-context remarks Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) made about 9/11 juxtaposed with graphic images from the terrorist attack. In just three days, it has received nearly 100,000 retweets and over a quarter of a million likes. At one point, Trump had the tweet …
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