The Library of Congress has revealed the latest National Recording Registry inductees. ABBA’s “Dancing Queen,” Blondie’s era-defining Parallel Lines, The Notorious B.I.G.’s landmark Ready to Die, Green Day’s Dookie, The Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces” and Lily Tomlin’s comedy are among the inductees. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden named 25 recordings as audio treasures worthy of…… read more »
In a recent interview with The Standard promoting her BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds series, “Courtney Love’s Women,” Courtney Love slammed Taylor Swift, saying “she’s not important” and “not interesting as an artist.” “Taylor is not important,” Love said. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of…… read more »
The BET Experience 2024 Concert Series will feature Cardi B, Gunna and Sexyy Red among others. The week-long celebration of Black culture, entertainment, and comedy will kick off on June 26 with the inaugural late-night live comedy series at the Miracle Theatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by Chris Spencer & Friends, this series will feature…… read more »
YoungBoy Never Broke Again has been arrested on multiple charges in Utah. YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, was arrested by the Cache County Sheriff’s Office at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, reports quoting police records say. The 24-year-old Louisiana rapper has been charged with procuring or attempting to procure prescription drugs; possession of other…… read more »
Maggie Rogers has announced her first-ever arena tour dates in support of her new album, Don’t Forget Me. The Don’t Forget Me Tour, Part II will launch on October 9 at Moody Center in Austin, Texas, and include shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden (October 19) and the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California…… read more »
Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” has remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a third consecutive week. “Like That” is a song from Future and Metro Boomin’s new album, We Don’t Trust You, released on March 22. The track drew 40 million streams and 14 million radio airplay audience…… read more »
A judge has dismissed hip-hop superstar Drake from multiple lawsuits over the tragedy at the Astroworld festival in November 2021 that resulted in the deaths of ten people and left several hundreds injured. State District Judge Kristen Hawkins dismissed Drake from the case in a brief order. The judge also dismissed Epic Records, concert promoter…… read more »
Willow recently shared a new single, “b i g f e e l i n g s,” from her upcoming album empathogen. empathogen is set to arrive on May 3 and marks Willow’s first studio album in nearly two years, following 2022’s Coping Mechanism. “The piano part of this song is so dense and dissonant…… read more »
Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter has topped the Billboard 200 for a second straight week. The eighth solo album from the superstar, released on March 29, earned 125,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the April 5-11 tracking week, according to Luminate. However, album sales went down from last week, when Cowboy Carter debuted…… read more »
Dua Lipa recently released a video for “Illusion,” the third single from her upcoming album, Radical Optimism. The music video, directed by Tanu Muino, shows Lipa alongside a slew of dancers, high divers and synchronized swimmers at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Spain. Lipa co-wrote “Illusion” with Caroline Ailin, Danny L. Harle, Tobias…… read more »