Cardi B‘s former manager is suing the rapper for breach of contract. Klenord “Shaft” Raphael filed the $10 million lawsuit on Thursday in U.S. district court, Variety reports. Quality Control’s Kevin Lee and Pierre Thomas, and publicist/stylist Patientce Foster are also named as defendants in the complaint. In late March, …
Read More »The Rolling Stone Guide to Legal Pot: Maine
In 2016, Maine became one of the first states on the East Coast to approve a referendum that allowed for the legalization of recreational marijuana. While this was exciting at first, two years later Maine is still working at implementing a system that will allow them to tax and regulate …
Read More »Why Joshua Hedley Is Country Music's New King of Broken Hearts
When we meet for lunch at East Nashville’s Butcher & Bee on a damp Tuesday afternoon, Joshua Hedley is wearing a camouflage trucker cap that reads “Elizabeth Cook for Sheriff.” This is noteworthy, because seated directly behind Hedley, at a table with her manager, happens to be the Americana singer-songwriter …
Read More »Police Rule Out 'Criminal Suspicion' in Avicii's Death
Police in Muscat, Oman investigating the death of Avicii, the Swedish DJ-producer born Tim Bergling, announced that they have ruled out “criminal suspicion” in Bergling’s death at the age of 28. “Two postmortems were carried out … and we can confirm that there is no criminal suspicion in the death,” …
Read More »'Super Troopers 2' Review: Cult Comedy's Sequel Is a Cop-Out
Attention all you SuperTrooperheads, you Trooperphiles, you maple-syrup–guzzling guys with your #MeowToo hashtags at the ready – your prayers, for better or worse, have finally been answered and crowd-funded. Chances are you either squealed with delight upon the news of a second Super Troopers flick, before strapping on your bulletproof …
Read More »See Florida Georgia Line, Bebe Rexha's Revamped 'Meant to Be' on 'Ellen'
After giving an uplifting rendition of “Meant to Be” during Sunday’s ACM Awards, Florida Georgia Line and Bebe Rexha stopped by Ellen to offer an encore performance of their smash collaboration. Don’t expect a repeat of Sunday’s performance, though, as the Rexha and Florida Georgia Line trade out a gospel-influenced …
Read More »Hear Jim James Preview New Album With Blistering 'Just a Fool'
My Morning Jacket‘s Jim James unveiled a striking new song, “Just a Fool,” from his upcoming solo album, Uniform Distortion, out June 29th via ATO Records. “Just a Fool” arrives with a mesmerizing black-and-white video that matches the slow-burn pace of the tune. Over the distant strum of a guitar …
Read More »Courtney Love on Milos Forman: 'We Have Lost a Cinema Giant'
Courtney Love, who starred in Milos Forman’s The People Vs. Larry Flynt and Man on the Moon, paid tribute to the Oscar-winning director following Forman’s death at the age of 86. “He was always gentle and always brought out my best,” Love wrote of filmmaker on Instagram. “I was surrounded …
Read More »Songwriter Shane McAnally on New SiriusXM Show, Writing With Sam Hunt
Trust, according to Shane McAnally, is not just an essential component but a downright necessity when forming a healthy relationship between a songwriter and artist. In that way, “writing songs with someone is more intimate than dating,” the Grammy-winning songwriter-producer contends with a laugh. “It’s not always the first date …
Read More »Hear the Temptations' Rich Cover of the Weeknd's 'Earned It'
TheTemptationshave released a cover of theWeeknd‘s “Earned It,” reworking the original with extravagant vocal harmonies and screaming guitar. The cover will appear on the group’s upcoming album,All the Time, along with several other renditions of modern pop hits. For the Temptations, incorporating contemporary tracks into their classic-filled repertoire is perhaps …
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